Grapple Dog

Fun. I do wish the momentum carried over from jump to jump, instead it feels completely tied to how long your hook is currently

awesome

Fun game with no lofty ideals to do something revolutionary. It's a small platformer with few mechanics that executes them well without pretending it's something bigger than it is. WATCH OUT, however, because there are NO CLOUD SAVES. Pretty confusing as to why that is the case but alas, just remember that your saves won't carry over to another device.

I played for a couple of hours, and I'd say this is an overall good game. However, it feels like a "baby's first platformer." It's the kind of game I'd put on the TV when a child comes over — cute and simple, like a PEGI 3 game. As an adult, I just found it boring. You can pet the dog, though, so I'd give it a 10/10 for that.

Good art style, great runtime, and very clean mechanics. Would recommend in a heartbeat! Took me 15.7 hours to 100% the game.

I really wanted to enjoy this game. I really did. But it doesn't feel like it respects my time at all. The levels are too big. You have to collect the jewels to advance in the game, but if you die, well you have to collect them again as you get sent back to the checkpoint. The grapple doesn't always grab on, nor does he grab onto the grass and you fall to your death. The grapple is also too finicky to just pick up and go. If you have to get up a narrow shaft, well good luck. Everything about this says that Donkey Kong Country is in its DNA but they didn't learn enough from it. I might just be bad at the game but I just don't care about this.