Awesome game. Really addicting. Only downside is the lack of a savepoint before the second boss. Since you have to travel so far just to get to him, the chances of meeting him with full health is rather small, unlike the first boss who had a savepoint directly before the encounter. I really enjoy the color styling as well. It reminds me of the old school Gameboy games.
Reviews for "Shybot"
a really successful game,has excited me immediately!keep it up,Skudge!
Really like the game design, the pixel graphics, the intuitive controls, simple interface, story that progresses as you move along, transitions between rooms... it's all awesome. The only thing I'm missing is more space, areas feel somewhat closed in and you don't real feel that freedom of exploration that you could feel, probably because there's always a roof above your head, always a wall one side... at least as far in as I'd played.
The darker areas on the wall tiles sometimes look like they are part of the background, so I tried walking into walls for a while at the start, maybe the borders could be clearer on some locations. But all in all it's an awesome experience; I'll be playing through it all eventually. Appreciate the save feature, the colors are a kick of nostalgia and remind me of old GB consoles... the music's catchy 8bit, it's great. Nice work!
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So far the game's pretty darn good and challenging. Yeah the hitbox was difficult to adapt to...
But my only real gripes is the "POINT OF NO RETURN" so I was 1 goo-ball away from getting all 5. -.-; Why did you do that without warning?
And my 2nd gripe is the boss music... it's too peaceful of tune for something trying to crush ya.
But other than that, good game. 4.5 stars.
Great game, really fun. I just think you could gave us more save points, perhaps at the entrance of every new level/dungeon/place. Really fun nonetheless.