Hookshot Reviews

this is a great game. it's short and simple, but it does *A LOT* right given that. the person who made it should be proud

It's functional, but not worth $3, as much as I want to support newrounds based devs being able to be paid for their work and people who are, from the looks of their libray, learning and experimenting, I felt a bit ripped off even only paying $2 on sale. so my rec is only under signifigant sale.

I'd like to say yes, but the caveat is too great. [h1]Puzzle game with a simple, neat idea[/h1] You auto-rotate and can "hook" yourself to the wall being pointed at. If you hit a spike you die, and once you reach exit you win the level. There are no time limits and the levels are fairly easy, so it's a rather casual game. I only wish the rotating speed was a bit faster. As you complete levels (each of which grants an achievement), new features are introduced, like moving or disappearing platforms, timed doors and auto-rotating level. It's fine and cool so far. [h1]But then it ends[/h1] It lasted less than 15 minutes. Twenty-four (24) levels sounds like a reasonable number, but they are short. Short is good for this sort of puzzles, but then I'd like there to be way more of them, something of the order of 100. Therefore, it's [i]not[/i] worth the full price: I got it for €0.50, which feels almost but not quite adequate to me. There could be e.g. a challenge mode, say, with time limits or limited number of hookshots. Properly balanced, even the present content could be made worth it. [h1]Conclusions: decent but not enough content[/h1] Consider the length: less than 15 minutes. By all means, the levels are nice and puzzle design adequate for the bunch, but it's so short. There's nothing else compelling about it. I mean, it's virtually bug-free (good) and the soft colorful choices of palette are cute (nice) and its music is okay but forgettable (oh well), but nothing is making me say "woah" for its 15 minutes of stage time. Yet, if you get this for about €0.50 or less and want a short achievement/puzzle fix, it may still be worth it. If it were free, it would definitely be a recommendation. Incidentally, you can play it [url=https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/712242]free on Newgrounds[/url]. So maybe go there first and come back if you want to support the dev and/or get the Steam achievements. [url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/9997062/]~Twistorian Curator~[/url]

It's a bit tough to decide whether I should recommend this game or not. The concept is simple, and it could be a good time-killer. The music is average, and if you're into Steam achievements, you'll enjoy that aspect. However, I find the price of 2€ a bit too high for what the game offers. There are similar games available for much cheaper. It's fun, but not worth the full price in my opinion.

For this game I found it hard to decide if i should recommend or not. The game itself is a basic idea and it would be a good game to play, to kill sometime. The music is average. If you like steam achievements then this is the game for you. The price for this game I find way too expensive. You can find games similar to this far cheaper. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoiRKOT4Yi8

100% completion clocking out at 12 minutes is laughably low when the levels are so primitive you could probably crank out a couple of them in one evening with ease.

Very good game. Had fun to play it. Big Thanks to the developer for creating this game.