Mr. Sleepy Man

[h1]There's a Little Sleepy Man in us All[/h1] [b][url=https://youtu.be/ACnniv-poc4] Check out the full breakdown on 2 Headed Hero![/url][/b] After spending way too long in the demo, picked this up for a song. Not even a platformer fan, but this was tremendous! Great music, silly shenanigans, wonderful writing and some truly tear-jerking moments later down the line. Although it has some stumbles with the camera and difficulty spikes in a few of the mazelike sections, Mr. Sleepy Man captures that Mario 64/Psychonauts vibe wonderfully well. Full breakdown in our latest roundup: https://youtu.be/ACnniv-poc4

what a joyful little game. one can clearly see the early 3d era influences, in a world with its very own artstyle. the gameplay feels sometimes a little bit challenging, but not in a too frustrating way. thank you for this funny experience!

i think this game has a lot of good ideas but the execution didn't turn at as well, i've had so many small issues that made the game unfortunately not fun for me when i started the game, i selected that question block that plays a random five second second before you start playing and the first song i ended up getting was something like "you'll get cancer and die" and it immediately soured my first impressions and i was really hoping this type of humor wasn't all over the game, thankfully it wasn't that much but i still kind of don't really like the overall humor of the game mr sleepy man doesn't feel nearly as fun or satisfying to control like other 3D platformers i've played, i can't quite put my finger on why but one big reason i can tell was whenever i wanted to dash, i always would get confused between the blanket and pillow buttons, because if you're on the ground you use the blanket to dash, but in the air it's the pillow to dash, i know it's because the pillow is a weapon and the blanket is a glider so they can't both function as a dash both on ground and air, but it's very inconvenient when i think "i need to dash" and press the wrong button each time, aside from that the gameplay feels kinda fine, i do wish the game was a bit more cohesive tho, because it kinda sucks how you're thrown in with barely any explanation of the main mechanic of the game, because i got jumped between a nightmare(?) and a boss and then was in the nowhere and i wish the game at least clarified the main mechanic is basically having to restart your night, there's also no timer on screen like in majora's mask so you have to rely on finding clocks to know the time, but if you're somewhere without clocks then you have no way of knowing how much time is left until bedtime, and i assume you can't clear certain objectives past bedtime i also just am not a fan of this game's voice acting, all characters with spoken dialogue almost have very little important things to say, and then nothing important, it doesn't help that they're all irritating to listen to and reeeeeaaaaally drag on their words and sentences that it gets exhausting to sit through, it's a minor complaint but i wish they had more interesting things to say or at least gave more direction other than just one important piece of information and then nothing, if you need hints, then you need to buy them at the shop, i didn't find any other in-game way to find hints from different characters, the reason why i mention hints is because you have a blank to-do list, but no indication of what to do, you can naturally complete some of them by messing around and experimenting, but there are some stuff that you probably will need hints to figure out and you can't "unlock" objectives, you either know your objective after you finished it and crossed it out, or buy a hint also when you start the game, you're only guaranteed to get the blanket, because it's in the same room you start in, but i don't really know how the game expects you to get a pillow (your main weapon and air dash), the next objective is to go to the clock tower which would unlock the shop, but i feel like the pillow should be a prioritized objective in the beginning since there's no tutorial that leads to a guaranteed unlock of the pillow, i only managed to get it by exploring a bit before going into the clock tower, but i feel like the game should give you a linear set of objectives that make sure you get your base toolkit before letting you loose to explore freely the game didn't click with me and i unfortunately didn't like it

This is a fun, extremely polished collectathon-like experience focused on experimentation and discovery, with insanely detailed lore, in the style of n64 games of yore, a deep message about nostalgia, an amazing soundtrack (If Dreams Remain is a total banger) and...it's all made by ONE guy? Like, tripleA games should be ashamed by what the DeSanti one-man-army accomplished, refined, and charged with feeling and emotion. Is this for everyone? maybe not unless you're into 3d platformer and adventure games. Was it fun for me? absolutely, though the nostalgia left me with a heavy heart. I can't wrap my head around why this game isn't more popular and dominating the retrogaming communities, getting interviews, and hopefully a community that will dig into the game and reveal its most hidden secrets if there's more - and I think a lot has gone undiscovered yet. I just have the feeling that there's more to the ending that nobody has find out yet.

I'll amend this review once I've 100%'ed the game and can give my full thoughts, but for now I'll say this: Mr. Sleepy Man is legitimately awesome and one of the best games I've played in recent memory.

It's a fun enough game with an interesting premise, I like it although it is a bit rough around the edges. The movement is ok but a bit floaty. There aren't that many distinct characters but they are interesting. The whole thing is very vague with the gameplay structure not being immediately obvious and even the tips that you can get are often not enough which is problematic in a game that isn't that well known since there aren't proper guides for a lot of things. I had things break a few times and the object culling is a bit over aggressive in some places. This is a good game and I like seeing more personal creations like this, just be aware that it's not going to be ground breaking.

An incredibly charming game that is a ton of fun to just mess around in, but also has Plenty of stuff to do on its own terms with a large variety of... tasks, and tight platforming challenges 48 hours well spent! Probably more after I post this

If you have nostalgia for any of the 64 platformer classics (mario 64, conker BFD, DK 64, banjo and kazooie, etc.) this is a must play. Its absolutely insane that all this was done by one person. the music 10/10, lore 10/10, gameplay 9/10. I'm sure some people judge the graphics and visual style but to me, they are also a 9/10 as they are perfect for the overall arcing theme.