Ember Kaboom

Ember Kaboom is a lighthearted indie platformer developed and published by Josh Koenig Games that embraces the philosophy of keeping things simple while delivering a satisfying challenge. Instead of relying on an intricate storyline or an abundance of gameplay systems, it focuses on pure platforming fundamentals through the adventure of Ember, a determined fox on a mission to reclaim a lost soul. The straightforward premise serves as little more than a reason to jump into the action, allowing the game to place its full attention on movement, obstacle navigation, and player skill. It feels like a tribute to classic side-scrolling platformers, presenting an experience that values responsive gameplay and replayability over cinematic storytelling. The game's campaign spans more than thirty handcrafted levels, each built around increasingly demanding platforming sequences. Players must leap across gaps, avoid dangerous traps, and survive encounters with unusual enemies including dragons and giant goldfish that add a playful personality to the adventure. Every stage introduces fresh obstacle arrangements that gradually increase the difficulty without becoming unfair. Because the control…

Game does not know if it is a platformer or a running game. Lives system in this century? Attemps various things (platforms, water) but does no one well. Odd fonts and very unpolished game.

Ember Kaboom's a fairly unimpressive, short platformer that still manages to offer just enough to be decent fun for a little while, especially if you get it on sale for pocket change. The game's divided into 12 chapters with 3 levels each. If you get Game Over before beating the third level in a chapter, you need to re-start that chapter. You always start a new chapter with 4 lives, and can get more by either collecting 100 swirls or finding 1-ups in out-of-the-way places. Levels are fairly short, usually with a checkpoint near the middle. There's a lot of platforming and bouncing off enemy heads, which occasionally gets a little frustrating due to the physics. The controls aren't bad per se, but they do feel a little floaty with some hard to gauge momentum (and some of the worst ice physics I've ever seen). The graphics are decent pixel art and the tunes didn't leave an impact (although I played much of the game with the volume low so I could listen to videos in the background). Oh, and there are no achievements or trading cards, if you're interested. Having said all that, there are a few things in Ember Kaboom that I appreciated. Most levels are given some kind of gimmick that…

excellent platformer. Highly recommended.

It's just what you'd expect for the asking price. An acceptable, nice short game.

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