Pal Up!

This is terribly made asset flip type of game, no two ways about it. Let's talk about presentation first and lack of overall cohesion. The main character, fox lady, is quite detailed and well animated 3d model. And then, NPC models and the maps are very low poly 3d - clearly there is a disconnect here. I did some research and found some of the original models: "Kyoko - Game Ready Character" (the fox lady) on cgtrader website, and "POLYGON - Ancient Empire" map (called Empire in game) on syntystore website. That's where I ended my quick search, but I am pretty certain that all levels in this game were store bought, as well as the music. Look, I have no issues with pre-made assets, so long as are used creatively (as opposed to mindless copy-paste) and there is consistency in terms of style. Last but not least, the end product has be functional, which is not really the case here. Yes, this game barely works because it is riddled with bugs, collision detection issues, etc. Here are some examples: you will hit invisible barriers often, fall through the map and die, die just standing there doing nothing, die by getting stuck in a wall, getting stuck on the floor, clipping through ob…

Ye, most those reviews are bogus, the controls are not clear, even the tutorial is not clear as it says shift is roll but it's sprint. Also a lot of the assets look stolen (or free from a pre-made library) like the flowers, skeletons, and chests. As far as I've gotten it reminds me of a "souls" version of "Getting over it". The character looks good (high poly with a decent amount of animated fabric physics) if a bit over glossy which is jarring when everything else looks like it was pulled out of a Nintendo 64 or Playstation one game (really blocky with flat textures). I get it's cheap but at this point the reviews are fake and the description is lying about what is in game. It plays like a very early alpha build and could use a bit of work to be beta ready let alone early access or full release. I hope the dev takes some time to polish what they have here and work on some things like the control handling and geometry collision.

poorly optimized. runs worse than Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth on my computer from 2021. the lag ruins the only gameplay, the slippery platforming.

I didn't expect too much goin' into this one but I was surprised. I didn't think we'd be goin up in this game. figured it was gonna be on the ground. Not bad for an Only Up type of game. It also has elements of the Souls series when it comes to fires replenishing health/bringin enemies back etc. I quite like the stylized look of the game and the main character design. Good stuff. Some of the jumps frustrated me but they're doable. Not bad. Gameplay Impressions: https://youtu.be/DVYKTNQGplY

The game is really cool, especially this character, I bought and did not regret it, a competitor for most games in any genre, I've played for an hour, but I think I'll stay in it forever)

Not a cohesive gaming experience. Aside from the huge issue of no controller capabilities for a souls-like, this game is just a bit to rough to feel good as either of the genres it is trying to blend. The jumping specifically does not feel good, which is unfortunate considering that its most of the game. The assets are also from a variety of different packs, and the game is... difficult to look at because of it. The devs could have benefited from committing to a lower-poly art style for the main character to match the world and enemies.