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The design for the main character seems quite similar to Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes. I played through the first 10 levels, and was pretty bored. Not bad, but also not terribly inspired gameplay, but I can see myself wasting some time at the DMV playing this or something. The UI seems pretty weird though? Why is there no settings button? I wanted to turn off the music, but could not find a way. When I tapped the sound box on the right side of the main menu it brought me to the level select screen. Once there, there’s no way to go back to the main menu. Ok, weird but I guess if there is no reason to be on the main menu (such as to turn the sound off) it doesn’t matter too much. Also when in the game, the pause button does not have any way to restart the level, it forces you to quit to the level select screen and then reselect the level you were playing. Which wastes time and there’s no reason for. And of course, again no way to get to settings from the pause menu or turn off the sounds. Overall, it’s ok.

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I was drawn to this game for its art style but can’t get past the poor gameplay. It looks like a side-scrolling endless runner crossed with a platformer, reminding me of games like Nitrome’s Leap Day, but the control responsiveness and physics are off. So for example, the first character has a roll move that allows you to dodge under hanging obstacles. However, this dodge has a tightly predefined distance, so the character pops up immediately upon completion. That’s fine in a game with stationary objects, like most endless runners, but here there are objects that move. That means you can easily find yourself in situations that are unwinnable, e.g., if you are moving in the same direction as a swinging platform that you need to dodge under, because you run a little slower than the swing, your only option is to dodge under it (limited distance) or jump over it (finicky hit box). Combine that with limited lives and an unskippable countdown timer after losing 3 lives, and you have a lot of unnecessary and repetitive frustration. There are also odd choices for the physics; for example, your character typically sails through the air when jumping in a slow arc yet if you walk off of a ledge, you drop literally straight down like a rock, and at a FASTER rate than you fall in jumps! That just makes no sense at all; the game does not consistently apply its own physics, which for a platformer, for me, is the kiss of death.

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I’m bummed man, the song is pretty repetitive and annoying, but some times that happens with games like this, and endless running games aren’t always that great, maybe you thought about making the character control-able, maybe not idk, but I would have preferred the control. But what I’m truly bummed about is your main character.... I’m a massive fan of Calvin and Hobbes, so to see you try to make some a game in honor of that is cool, but poorly executed. Calvin and Hobbes is something very dear to millions, and I’m assuming to you as well, at least I hope so, so I bummed to see that your inspiration veered to closely to plagiarism, the main character looks ALMOST identical to Calvin. From a business standpoint that’s just marketing, from a fans perspective of the original IP, it hurts because Bill Watterson hated gimmicky sellout stuff.... I believe you were inspired, I just don’t think you understood how to go about it without making the true fans angry, BUT I’m also bummed at how some people are just being insanely hurt to the point that they can’t give constructive criticism, so from one artist to another I’m sorry you have to deal with that, but I also can see where both sides are coming from.

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(Review Updated) It’s kind of disappointing because somewhere in this app is a fun, creative game wanting to break free. But it’s held back by — A.) I don’t care if it was an attempt at a homage or not - The main character looks too close to Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes to be acceptable! Buuuut that said, other issues are: B.) The obnoxious, unbearably annoying rock music... EDIT: Fixed! Great work! The new music fits in very smoothly with the levels now and is no longer distracting. Made the game MUCH more playable and —along with the simplistic gameplay— dare I say, relaxing! The added mute button is appreciated too. However, if you’re not looking for a potentially relaxing game: C.) The gameplay and levels themselves really lack energy. The game honesty looks great visually with smooth character animations, but actually gets pretty boring and mindless once you start playing it. Just run through the panel. Pick up collectibles. Duck. Jump. Done. Incorporating some more variety, such as an attack move that can be performed against enemies (as opposed to just jumping over everything) could possibly fix this problem. The controls need to be a little more responsive too. And the menus need to be more user friendly (Add a “restart level” button!) The concept is really cool though, and if these features of the game were fixed (with a new main character and more fun and engaging levels) it would be awesome!

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Kudos for obviously taking inspiration of Bill Waterson. Calvin and Hobbes was an amazing comic growing up and better as an adult understanding the satire. That being said, this isnt a good game. The animation is unpolished, the levels are pretty bland, the gameplay and control are not fluid or executed well. It's got ads at the end of every level (the ads are longer than most levels....). Its overall a very unpolished, amateur attempt at a game. Devs should work on animation, better world/level art and design, game play and mechanics polish; basically realize this was a very shoddy attempt at a game but in line with a very amateur release and needs major improvement or complete overhaul. The fact that its Apple's game of the day is a disgrace against titles that actually have some polish and fun to play