This game is amazing...the controls are super tight and the narrative is very strong...although i absolutely hate anything that teaches with textboxes as opposed to gameplay everything was so well done that I overlooked it! at points the player could feel very...worried and not sure what to do...but with a bit of exploration that issue is cured...amazing work and beautiful design...
Reviews for "Phoenotopia"
Phew, finally managed to get to the end, so now I can feel like I can write a fair review.
If you're looking for a game to play for 2-3 hours, complete and forget about, do something else.
If you love Zelda games, give this game a good thrashing.
I have spent the past week playing this game, and it's a lot of fun. There is so much stuff to explore in this game, the enemies will give you a good fight, and the bosses can be REAL monsters. But never let that deter you, since it takes time to recognise strategies to beat them (especially on the final one).
Sticking with it, I have learnt the game is extremely rewarding. Apart from the usual moonstone and heart piece pick-ups for exploring, there are items for acting with citizens and the sense of accomplishment for beating certain areas is great.
The pixel artwork is top quality. I think that the pixel style is a bit overdone in these games, since I think we need to move with the times. But I will say that there is a lot of creativity and imagination, and looking back there are so many different backgrounds, creatures, people ... along with cut scenes and flashbacks. The artist did a great job.
===HINTS FOR THE GAME===
- Don't piss off the bees.
Overall a fantastic game, especially if you love exploring. Despite finishing the game, I've still got 34% more to complete, so I'd better make some progress ...
Really, really, really good. I like the story (or what I've seen of it so far) and the graphics are adorable.
Although I can't find the Duri fruit that you can pick up in Duri forest. I've found the cave that leads to the fish, and the treasure chest, but there aren't any other bombable locations as far as I know.
Awesome game, I've been playing for the past 2 days beating it and looking for everything, I still stuck with 28 moonstones but I'll keep looking. I did notice something about the bacon, when you're going to buy it, it says it heals 40hp but in your inventory it says it heals 30hp. I only bought it for the woman who wants it so I don't know how much it really heals.
Quells responds:
That's a bug. Thanks! This will be fixed in v 1.08
I panicked a lot on the Run Away Scene. I can't catch up.