Garbanzo Quest

good

Amazing little game! There's a lot of really high-quality platforming to enjoy, with a lot of really neat level concepts. My biggest gripe with level design is that the Mr. Smiley enemy goes from being a cute little "we brought this guy back :)" joke between developer and player, into more of an almost universal inclusion. He can make for a fun challenge but it felt like he was the token "really hard mechanic" that ended up overused. More variety of ass-kickers would be welcome. I found the rules around pitfalls to be a little frustrating. Falling into a pit is supposed to launch you up onto a platform as a helpless little leguworm. However, it was really often that you wouldn't get launched high enough up from the pit, or would bonk your head immediately and die, and overall it felt a little undertuned. I think I would have preferred a more punishing instant-kill from pits with how inconsistent recovery could be. The powers are really neat and a fun highlight! I used the bounce powerup for most of my playthrough, but I had a friend who used the dog bark for almost all of his. We had different difficulties with our chosen playstyle, and learning from him helped me realize how fun learning the different techniques could be. I think the quick-select is a little clunky, I played on controller and would have liked the option to say, use the control stick for movement and the d-pad for power selection. There are some optional hidden objectives that essentially require you to rebind some buttons to dedicated powers, because you need 2-3 of them to make certain jumps. The game is really fun, and I'm absolutely looking forward to the developer's next game. Already donated on the game's kickstarter, keep up the great work! :D