Cornflower Corbin Reviews

I was fortunte enough to meet the creators of the game at the Grand Rapids Maker Faire. They were very nice and super helpful when my five year old wanted to try it. I am happy to support some local devs.

Even at its modest price, I cannot recommend this game which feels like someone tweaked a basic 'Unity' tutorial. In fact, it feels exactly like a hastily made flash game from back in the day; lazy graphics, no "feel" to the game as such (it is hard to tell when you have been hit unless you check your status bar), very rudimentary audio design, and the most basic side-scrolling gameplay. The "growth" aspect of the game adds a little bit of depth, but it also helps accentuate how slipshod the rest of "Corbin" feels. I am sure the developer was leaning heavily on being "charming" here, but whatever charm the game has can be gleaned from its screenshots (and perhaps the wordy tutorial). I appreciate what the developer was going for, but a few fish-puns don't make up for action that gets old after a few minutes. The only thing that saved this game from an instant refund was my four-year-old who found some enjoyment in it, but even she lost interest fairly quickly. This game is certainly "family friendly", and for those with kids it might be worth a purchase. Again, the price-point is a saving grace, but there are free games out there that have significantly more care put into them. This game feels like a first draft made with placeholder assets, in fact I double-checked that the game wasn't in "early access" after first playing it. The fact that Steam was promoting this game on their front page does not inspire confidence in how they 'curate' games. --- Update: There now seems to be a playable demo available (wish it was an option before I purchased the game) and I heartily recommend that if you have any interest in this game you demo it first; there is not much else in the full game that you should be able to experience in the demo... if there are hidden depths to this game I haven't seen evidence of them.