Candlelight (2016)

Launched on [url=https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0518-CUSA01747_00-PIXELCANDLELIGHT] PS4 [/url] as well as Steam this solo effort, by Rod Moye/ Pixel Maverick Games was 3 years in the making. The result is a solid casual 2D platformer that’s charm kept me playing all 15 levels, collecting every idol and some speed runs. An evil being extinguishes all the candles in the land. It’s the job of our lone candle to bring light back to the land. Despite this not offering anything new there is some reasons that elevated this from meh to recommend: The artwork in this game is very appealing. It has a cute aesthetics even with the enemies. The use of colour is applied well with good shading and light. It is more muted tones than bright colours but it suits the storyline. Its charming, cute and fun to play. I was unsure of my intentions when I started this but I ended getting sucked in and enjoying my time with it. There is a nice balance in levels and difficulty progression. You are steadily introduced to all the game mechanics and enemies before having to use them all in later levels. The levels themselves also vary in length. Within each level there is a good balan…

beautiful game. It shows passion and hard work from the dev. 10/10 would recommend.

Having Candlelight on the PS4 and loving it, the first game I got when I joined Steam was Candlelight. This game is very entertaining. If I had to describe it to something I've played before I would have to say a modern day Pitfall with a candle. The graphics are well put together. Some graphics are blocky like minecraft while other graphics are wispery like the clouds. The lighting is fantastic blend to the game. I can see great effort was put into the graphics unlike most dev games you see. The play is fun, I had a great time playing the game. I then turned it up a notch and played through going as fast as I could with out dying in the level/(next land). By doing this this made the game totally different an easy level became not so easy. I also could then understand how the developer created the level and how the level flowed which gave me even more respect for the game. The game has many lands and themes to the land. I really enjoyed the Raiders of the Lost Ark theme and Alice and Wonderland theme blew me away. I definately thought I got my money's worth, I payed full price on both platforms, ps4 and steam. I highly recommend this game, and if you do buy it then for each land go…

A great little platformer that kind of slipped between the cracks when it was for released for most people. The good: Aesthetically, very winning, in a charming, N-64 era-ish kind of way. The controls are tight and I never felt frustrated. Very casual difficulty - in a good way. If you just want to finish each of the 15 levels, you're not likely to spend more than 15 minutes on each one. But if you're a completionist and want to find all the semi-hidden secrets, it'll take a bit longer. Music and sound effects are all decent. The meh: I finished the game in about 6 hours. That might be short for some people (though I had no problems). The few bosses present aren't really interesting, though this isn't really a game about bossfights. The maps for each level are a bit hard to read. The verdict: This is the perfect coffee-break platformer. I was rarely frustrated and it never wore out its welcome. I feel sad this didn't get more attention when it was first released.

Nice and charming ! -- Disclosure: 70 y.o. gamer, I use my own Cheat Engine tables in everything I play. For other mature gamers or the interested in help: - Wax (health) is Type Float, 250.0000 full, current and max. - Fireballs, wax collected, Idols lighted, all Type 4 Bytes. - Muti jump: 4 Bytes, 0 ground, 1 1st jump, 2 2nd jump. Freeze address with 0 = infinite jumps. Enjoy this polished and hefty creation !

very nice platformer with great sound and graphics.