Tanglewood

3/10 They don’t make them like this any more, YUP. reason for that i still play some of my retro games from time to time, but only the best ones. this would be one i never returned to if i had played it - game doesnt tell you anything at all. trail and error you need to figure it out on your own . spent a massive amount of time at the first check point cause i didnt know you need to again press thge button on the baby bird to gain its power from a short amount of time that lets you glide - $17

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First I gotta give kudos to the devs for making a game for the SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis and porting it to PC, I think it's really impressive, as opposed to making it simply retro-styled. Tanglewood is an eerie platformer game. You'll find yourself traversing locations around Tanglewood that start in the bright and comfortable daytime that becomes unnerving and dangerous by nightfall. The art style is beautiful, both between the cover art and the game art style, it's really impressive, even though the little fuzzballs still confuse me what they are besides giving Nymn, our fox protagonist, special powers to overcome the challenges that Tanglewood presents. The music is fantastic and the game knows how to capture the atmosphere of the world, from the natural forest life to the intense scenes when you're chased by the creatures of the night. Controls occasionally throw me off but it doesn't take a lot to get used to what is jump, what does actions and what lets you use powers (when you use them.) Mechanically, the game works although at times I feel the hitboxes for certain enemies attacking you are a bit generous for them when they get you. That besides, the puzzles are de…

Super charming and cute game. It can be pretty confusing near the beginning, since the game doesn't really give you any instructions, but I didn't find myself lost for all that long. The game is definitely some type of homage to retro platformers, and I think it does do pretty well here. However, Tanglewood is clearly designed to be played played on said retro consoles, rather than on PC, so the game can play somewhat janky at times. As for the game itself, I think that the pixel graphics look quite nice, and the animations of the foxes look even better. The child fox, Echo, is both the best and the worst part of this game. On the one hand, he is incredibly adorable and has some amazing moments late game. On the other hand, though, I can't explain how annoying it can be when he gets stuck about 4 miles back, and you have to backtrack so he can make the simplest jump of all time. Overall, though, I thoroughly enjoyed my time with this game. It kept me coming back consistently until I 100%'d it, and I don't regret a second playing this game. I don't think it is worth the full $18 it is being sold for (I got my copy as part of a larger bundle of games), but if you see it on sale or as…

The epic adventures of Nymn and [spoiler]wait Skivv NO STOP SKIVV I WAS JUST ABOUT TO... Ugh I didn't even leave Echo for that long, bruh.[/spoiler]

This is an incredible game by all means. It brings back that 90s Genesis era and essence of gaming all wrapped into your fingers as a modern game. The game is simplistic and easy to understand as you play. Positives: 1. Original 16 bit graphics 2. Controls for both keyboard/mouse and gamepad are perfect 3. Game mechanics are well constructed and easy to understand for solving 4. You play as a cute fox creature! Negatives: More critiques and less of a negative outlook at the game 1. The game does have bugs that in a way keep the charm of old classic Genesis games 2. I will say that the game has no tutorial of any kind so its completely user error with learning controls and how to understand the mechanics for puzzles. 3. Screw the squirrels and little hog creatures!!!