Rooster Tale (2D Platformer) Reviews

This game is a clear example of a case that, unfortunately, happens pretty often in the indie development scene: a developer so blinded by the fact that they are making a game, that they forgot to make a game actually enjoyable for other people. This is by no means a "low-effort" game. I see all the time that went into making visuals and designing levels (there are a lot of them), but I seriously doubt that the game have been tested enough (if it was at all). The main issue lies in the level design: all levels are centered around the same idea. You have to find a certain object, bring it to the other side of a level, that will give you another object, that you have to bring somewhere else. In most levels, you have to do that a couple of times, which gets tedious REALLY fast and starts to feel like a chore. And I am not talking about cases when you can lose the improtant object if you take damage in the process. The game progresses by adding different enemies, mechanics and gimmicks, but the gameplay loop is always as I described above: monotonous and boring. Honestly, I decided to complete all levels just because I wanted to see how far the developer could push that. Doing the same thing on 80+ level is NOT fun at all... In addition to that, the production quality is lacking too. Physics are jank, there are just 2 music tracks for the whole game and there is even one impossible level close to the end that I had to cheat to complete. The developer is not responding to my attempts to contact them, I am not sure if it's going to get fixed. I really wish to give this game a neutral review, but Steam forces me to choose between "Yes" and "No", and in this state the game gets a "No" from me, that is honestly really sad :(