Beard Blade

Look at this crazy guy! Three bristly lobes above, another set below, like fingers, or teeth . . . a good starting point for any kind of transformation, really! Jelly toes, made of hair! And as for teeth, they do [i]indeed[/i] become a set of chompers when you jump up and [b]attack[/b] up. The goblinish Smuglins have an equal amount of personality. The very nice pixel art and animation are [i]really[/i] the main attractions of this short game -- though the basic platforming is certainly pleasant enough to carry an old jumper through three or four days. There's not much "advanced tech" to be found, and furthermore I don't think the part of the programming that reads player input is keen enough to support it. For while I had zero problems steering Branson during some rather fine, albeit ordinary jumps, the activation for the spinning [b]maple key[/b] slowdown is pretty fiddly -- especially when there are screws on the screen you have to use it for. The bounce attack is similarly difficult to pull off. And both, coincidentally, require a second tap of the A button while airborne. It's probably fixable, I think. Did I enjoy it? Certainly, enough to hundred-percent the game,…

A very good platformer with great feeling mecanics. Good level design and ideas thoughout although some design related to other things such as collectable is flawed. For example, it's easy to understand what some collectable such as the soundtrack discs do, but I've finished the game and don't know what the goblin coins do. There also is no tracking feature of what you've collected while inside a level, so unless you go from memory, you won't know if you've collected everything before finishing a level. Also, for some reason, the final world is way easier that the one that comes just before where they like to throw new mecanics and limitations in there (one of my favorite parts honestly though). It was a fun experience and do recommend it even with those small flaws in the game!

Imagine if Super Mario didn't attempt to do anything like introducing new mechanics. The movement isnt fun or fluid, its slow and clunky but theres no platforming challenge in the first place.

Now, this review is coming from someone who has pretty much only played platformers ever since I was 5 years old, and I'm still seeking, finding, and playing platformers of any kind of this day. Beard Blade is no exception, and it definitely shows in every aspect. GWAPHICS ----------------------------------------------------------------- The graphics are really the strong suit here. Everything just feels so alive and shows excruciating detail and heart and soul at that. In some aspects, like some of the nighttime levels, show remarkable attention to detail. MUSIC ------------------------------------------------------------------ The music is literally one of my newfound favorite soundtracks. After hearing that the composer of this game, Steven Melin, was responsible for numerous types of SNES-inspired music, he really hooked me in for some foot-stompin' music. From the way it's all playful jazz music, to anything that comes from a cute 2D platformer, it's all harkening back to the good ol' days. CONTWOLS ------------------------------------------------------------------ The controls, while they're nice to have, can feel a bit slippery at times, and the hovering mechanic, in my p…

Exactly what I wanted and expected when i got it.

Love the art style and the music but the gameplay just feels bad.