The Big Journey Reviews

[b]PROS:[/b] + cute art style + collecting friends/photos [b]CONS:[/b] - input problem with controllers - glitchy achievements - floaty controls/camera - repetitive level design [b]Comment:[/b] I got this game because I wanted to try out other games from the Konstructors bundle. Except this game is by Catfishbox and the Konstructors was the publisher, which is now Hook Games? Confusing. But after some logic games I tried a casual cute looking rolly polly experience. It started out fun for a few levels but then it began to feel really sluggish. The levels had little variance and so did the enemies. There are two enemy options - the flying one that you can punt away or the spiked one you should not touch - with some reskins here and there. So visually it is nice looking, pretty 2D art and all the friends and foes are cool to look at. There are twenty five basic levels across five areas with some (more or less) hidden areas with unlockable friends or cat skins. Some of these you have to find to get those 3-star ratings. Stars are divided between bug eating, dumpling eating and time trial. Then there are the extra five Adventure/Wonderland levels which also add three keys you have to find. On the side you can take photos in special areas (highlighted by a heart). In text the gameplay doesn’t sound so bad but here comes the biggest problem of the game – the floaty controls that scream for a controller but cannot be played this way because there is some glitch that forgets you are holding the analog stick every three seconds. This is crucial for rolling your cat through and over obstacles. Thus making Steam Deck unusable. On keyboard it works but still feels unfair when the camera is zoomed in and rotated in a way so that you cannot see what is to come. It is not hard, just annoying. And this blends into the experience and even the music. In the end I could not wait to get through it. Adding issues with some of the achievements on top and you get a „no“ as a review. The idea, while copied, is good. But the implementation is just to bland and lazy... ------------------------------------------------------------------ [b]If you liked this review you can find more on the [/b][url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/28638055-Subjective-Reviews-Corner/][u]Curator page[/u][/url][b] or in my [/b][url=http://steamcommunity.com/groups/srcorner][u]Review Corner[/u][/url][b].[/b]