Pigbook

I don't know if it's just my copy of the game that's broken since I don't see anyone else mentioning this in the reviews, but there is no item descriptions for anything, which is incredibly annoying. Some of the items you can intuit from sprites or names alone like grapes restoring HP or bombs doing bomb stuff, but what the hell does the crab claw do? Is it even supposed to do anything? What about the scrolls that display next to the money at the top of the screen? What are those even called and why do I need them anyway? Another issue with the game: it does not telegraph the main character getting hit well enough. Even in my short time playing there were several occassions where I was simply exploring around thinking I was doing well for myself only to suddenly notice I'm at half HP. When did I take all that damage? I couldn't tell you because the game didn't either. Other games have things like knockback or special sound effects for getting hit, but not this one. Overall it's a shame becuase I can tell other parts of the game have a surprising amount of polish and it looks pretty interesting, but those two annoyances make me not want to continue. If they get fixed I'll consider…

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Fun little game! You are a pig trying to save the world from an evil dragon. It's a standard platformer in some ways, but it has some fun features like making combos while jumping. Will play more.

Vertex Shader error fixed. Thank You for feedback.

Pigbook is a small platformer with a pretty funny setup. I play as Bacon, a pig living in a world where humans are gone and a Dragon Corporation has taken control of things. Bacon leaves his temple and heads out to try and restore the Sunshine island pig community, which leads into a short adventure with platforming, exploration and some fairly strange characters. I like how weird the whole thing is because it gives the game its own personality without needing a huge story. The platforming is simple but it works well enough. I can jump on enemies to collect gems, then use those gems to buy items from the shop. There are also progression items that let me reach new parts of the world, which gives it the Metroidvania side of the game. I enjoyed having to look around instead of always being told exactly where to go. It is not a complicated Metroidvania, but there is enough exploration to make finding a new item or figuring out where it can be used feel rewarding. The six bosses are probably the main goals I work towards, and they give the adventure some structure. I also liked the NPC conversations and books because they give me clues about the world and what I am supposed to be doi…

This was a great and fun metroidvania-experience! The complete gameplay time of 4,4 hours may not be very long, but for a free game that's still a great amount of time. One reviewer here did complain about the lack of object-descriptions here, but honestly... you are able to figure it out pretty well by yourself. I will say that much though: if you don't understand the use of this object with it's description alone, then it's most likely a quest-item. The crab claw for exampe: [spoiler]is used as a tool in the sewers stage for fixing some water issues[/spoiler]! I had a lot of fun with this game and the end was surprisingly, well... logical! What I enjoyed a lot was to see the villages in this game, because they were jump and run alike experiences as well, even the houses inside! For Linux users I recommend Proton 9.0-4, because with Proton Hotfix the game crashed for me (the game itself is not made for Linux, should point out that extra).