The Big Catch: Tacklebox

A fun game, and an insane amount of content to release for free. Thanks so much. [h2]What I like[/h2] [h3]Great level design[/h3] It is very fun to slowly explore and figure out how to traverse. I will say, there is often only one obvious path up a building. I was led to believe that this is not the case in "expressive" platforming, but this hasn't hindered my fun at all. [h3]Open world Feeling[/h3] If you're frustrated in one place, you can always go to another. One big caveat: There is no fast travel to places you've already been, and the checkpoints are far and few between. Losing all your health or restarting the game means you respawn really far away. IMO the devs should add a respawn checkpoint at every location. [h3]Super smooth movement[/h3] Landing on a small rope takes some precision, but is not frustratingly difficult. Wallruns take some time to master, but are satisfying once you do. Everything feels tuned just right in this game, bravo. [h2]What I don't like[/h2] [h3]Some movement is excessively difficult to trigger[/h3] In order to do a slide kick jump, you need to press three buttons while running, which feels excessive. Even worse is the spin jump, which you [i]can[/i] trigger in mid-air, but it takes forever to spin your stick and destroys your movement. Spinning should be bound to one of the many many free buttons on the controller rather than spinning the stick. I have not once in this game successfully used a spin for anything. [h3]Enemies / Life / Respawning[/h3] I feel like this adds nothing to the game. The game is about platforming, and when you fall, you have to start over - there is already a punishment mechanism. The enemies that just bob around are fine since they're so easy, but the ones that throw bombs at you are just no fun at all. The weird thing is the punishment for dying, which respawns you in the middle of nowhere and you need to travel back to where you were. Death in this game feels like the game is actively trying not to be fun. [h3]Saving[/h3] When I want to exit this game, it can say things like "Last save was more than 1234 seconds ago" which can be pretty alarming. But the game doesn't tell you whether you are actually going to lose progress (I don't think so?), nor does it tell you where to save. It's very confusing. [h2]Conclusion[/h2] Play it, it's good and it's free!