Unnamed Pogo Game

would rather work at a maid cafe then play ts

It was fun to follow this game's development in Instagram. Here are my thoughts. Pros: The game's core movement mechanics are really fun to play around with (at first at least; see below). I love any game where you play as a skeleton. The game looks excellent. Cons: It's very difficult to exert precise control over the pogo with keyboard controls. WASD pushes you all the way in whatever direction, which makes it difficult to recover and stay on top of the mushrooms. I know there's a small hops key, but the fact that it's bound to Ctrl with no way to change it discouraged me from using it (my pinky isn't built to reach down there). I feel like being forced to commit to these big motions is turning the first two tiers of the mountains into a memorization problem (where do I jump from on each mushroom so I hit the next one without overshooting?). Also, the trial and error of getting onto the first mushroom at each tier is frustrating. Just that might account for 20-25% of my playtime. Overall I think this game could be really fun if I didn't have to commit 100% to every single jump or mess my hand up to do small hops. But I don't think I could recommend this one in its current state.

I've seen this game multiple times on the internet and have been interested to try it out. But man it really feels like there was just no QA testing even considered. First of all, for a game built around a single core mechanic, it constantly fights against it. There is virtually no friction, causing you to slide down even the smallest slopes as if you are on ice. The controls are unresponsive and there's no consistent way of telling how high a jump is gonna be. Additionally, the game never lets you pause to plan your next jump, basically forcing you to move non-stop. I love Foddy-like games and have completed Jump King, Getting Over It, Get to Work and other similar games. The difference is that in those games when you fall, it's your own fault; here you're constantly fighting against the non-deterministic physics and controls. On a somewhat nitpicky note after watching a playthrough, the overall world feels somewhat rushed. The same assets are reused across a mountain that isn't particularly tall, content-rich or interesting to begin with. (The most interesting asset you are ever gonna see is a cube on top of a sphere) Ultimately at this point, I'd rather recreate the game with deterministic physics and ship it myself. This execution of the idea is just embarrassing.

UNNAMED GAMES!!!! ADD THE ABILITY TO CHANGE KEYBINDS AND MY LIFE IS YOURS

Really good game, This is one of my first pc games and I'm having a fun time. Definitely recommend this game

This is the type of game you see your friend playing on their chromebook after rushing through their test in 2 minutes. Love the game, my only complaint is no ability to switch keybinds but I'm guessing that will come soon enough.

i love pogo

It's like the game getting over it if it was better.