@@DABUNGINATOR I rarely see such clear examples of work where only half the tools were used. Your comment just struck me that I hadn't seen a painter, but no writer, try and tell a story was all.
When your main gameplay loop revolves around platforming you need solid controls for it to be fun. Hearing people say "awkward and floaty" is an instant 'do not buy'. Granted this could be fixed with patching. Shame really, the game looked charming.
I would still not recommend a game that has been patched post release, because it's a bad dev habit. I get that games take a lot of time to make, but I personally consider this complacency, even if it takes a lot things have to be planned accordingly.
Whoever the hell made the art for this should just join a bigger team. The characters look amazing, especially the main one. Shame it’s not fun to actually play.
The solo person who made this worked on Breath of the Wild. This is a person who's already worked on big teams trying to go solo... with apparently mixed results.
The idea behind is great, so is art. I believe they need to find a better programmer and some animator plus a writer so far it looks like a students project or a game pitch.
a programmer just puts the game together, they need a story writer and that's it/ I cant see how the programmer could have done better its a smooth game technically
Such a pity, that this game just isn't bigger with more to do. With the way the world looks it's a place I would love to spend hours and hours in, just doing more engaging things than the game offers. As far as I know it's by a single dev though so I guess it was always gonna be too ambitious for its breeches.
I think there is some merit to having a simple platformer in today's world where games are often over saturated with shit to do. However, for a game with a simple gameplay loop -like platforming- to shine it needs to have tight controls at the very least, and preferably an interesting narrative to carry it along. Look at games like Firewatch, which have very little "gameplay" by most standards but is kinda a cult classic thanks to its story. This game is just missing anything compelling while being further held down by grind. I agree with the reviews that the rich visuals fall flat without being capitalized on in narrative.
Thanks man. Really looks good in visuals but when it comes to platforming I have no patience to fall down 3 stories high and then try it all again. Movement to me has to be gud.
This looks like it could be a lot of fun, but not if the controls aren’t tight. I need someone to review the PS4 version that just came out, to know if it’s better now.
Man... That's just.. sad.. I really liked the artstyle that the game is going for. But everything else, is not good.. This game had a lot of potential in my eyes. It's really sad to see such a beautiful game failing at the end.
It's very pretty! Nice character work with all the dynamic flappy bits. Are there any plans for a 3MR of 'Narita Boy'? I finished that recently and really enjoyed it.
Talk about a rough review. I played the game to its fullest and I honestly enjoyed the game a lot. Not to say some of your points weren't valid. The story is far from on par with the visuals and the controls were a little floaty, but workable. But your points about having little reason to engage with the game and getting lost I feel misses the entire point of the game. It's supposed to be a laid back exploration platformer that you can explore at your leisure without threat, and getting lost is part of the whole experience. The game is still far from perfect and could have benefited from more time in the oven. It's a rough gem at best, but hardly the jagged rock you are painting it to be.
I played the demo, the movement was real floaty for a platforming game and everything looked so bare bones, but still had my hopes up as it was only a demo And then the game launched, gameplay footage shows the control still looks floaty, im not gonna buy it now but hopefully the devs will fix the game cause the game looks pretty and has potential
Disheartening . I was really looking forward to Tasomachi since months before it came out . I absolutely loved the art style and the concept looked good , hoped it could have been similar to Journey somehow albeit in its own unique way . Then when the game actually came out and I saw everyone's reviews and the gameplay videos I decided not to buy it . I still come back to search for whether things have changed or not from time to time but I haven't seen many encouraging news .
I had fun for the first two areas but then the emptiness and repetitiveness of the game started to be more obvious, everything looks the same and when the platform challenges become harder the poor and awkward jumps become quite annoying and the task of collecting the lamps is very tedious and I got tired and bored. I really enjoyed the art and music tho and found the game entertaining for the first hour and a half, so I don't regret trying it out at least. But that's just me.
No shit I gave up playing in less than 3 min... very unfortunate considering how good it looks when you stand still... but standing still is not a game....
The thing that really stuck out to me in this review is the first moment you said the controls were floaty and imprecise. A platformer doesn't exactly need combat, if you can make the act of going around fun, with something like parkour and movement skills, add a kind of time trial in worlds/cities to incentivize players to mess around with the skills and an interesting terrain so it's equally as challenging to get somewhere as it would be with combat, kind of like Celeste, but in this case 3D.
despite the review's warning I still think I want to try this for 2 reasons 1 I like the aesthetic and 2 I don't mind hard platformers with imprecise controls cause I grew up in the 90's playing platformers with imprecise controls and grew to love the challenge despite peoples nostalgia most platformers in the 90's didn't have good controls like any of the mario games did just saying...
When a painter doesn't have a writer for a friend.
There are few clearer examples than this.
@@revzsaz9418 wym
@@DABUNGINATOR I rarely see such clear examples of work where only half the tools were used. Your comment just struck me that I hadn't seen a painter, but no writer, try and tell a story was all.
@@revzsaz9418 Oh, I see now. Thanks
but the game installation size is so small, less than 1gb
In a world where A Hat in time exist, this won't fly
When your main gameplay loop revolves around platforming you need solid controls for it to be fun. Hearing people say "awkward and floaty" is an instant 'do not buy'. Granted this could be fixed with patching. Shame really, the game looked charming.
I would still not recommend a game that has been patched post release, because it's a bad dev habit. I get that games take a lot of time to make, but I personally consider this complacency, even if it takes a lot things have to be planned accordingly.
Whoever the hell made the art for this should just join a bigger team. The characters look amazing, especially the main one. Shame it’s not fun to actually play.
The solo person who made this worked on Breath of the Wild. This is a person who's already worked on big teams trying to go solo... with apparently mixed results.
@@ChromeColossus I think they learned art skill doesn’t equal game making skill lol. The hard way.
This is normal step.stool onto making a game of the year game he is on the right track
As soon as I saw the floaty jump I checked out of trying this game. Fair review though.
Oof brutal. I actually had my eye on this one for a while. That's really unfortunate it look like a cute version of Alice Madness returns.
tbh playin alice wasnt fun dude.. (i finished it around 2010/2011). it was great game, but very lack of bosses unlike the first one.
they gave them the game for free and they were still honest, respect
Thank you for genuine opinion!
The idea behind is great, so is art. I believe they need to find a better programmer and some animator plus a writer so far it looks like a students project or a game pitch.
a programmer just puts the game together, they need a story writer and that's it/ I cant see how the programmer could have done better its a smooth game technically
@@Kadori328 models clip through themselves, animation is clunky. They need to work on collision detection.
They almost got me hooked with what seemed to be Hat in Time MkII but I saw that jump and did a 180 turn immediately
Such a pity, that this game just isn't bigger with more to do. With the way the world looks it's a place I would love to spend hours and hours in, just doing more engaging things than the game offers.
As far as I know it's by a single dev though so I guess it was always gonna be too ambitious for its breeches.
I think there is some merit to having a simple platformer in today's world where games are often over saturated with shit to do. However, for a game with a simple gameplay loop -like platforming- to shine it needs to have tight controls at the very least, and preferably an interesting narrative to carry it along. Look at games like Firewatch, which have very little "gameplay" by most standards but is kinda a cult classic thanks to its story.
This game is just missing anything compelling while being further held down by grind. I agree with the reviews that the rich visuals fall flat without being capitalized on in narrative.
Thanks for an honest review!
Thanks man. Really looks good in visuals but when it comes to platforming I have no patience to fall down 3 stories high and then try it all again. Movement to me has to be gud.
A cute looking game but what's the point?
Very good review
Really sad that Ujico worked on this. He's a decent music artist, & I'd hate to see his work sink with a supposedly bad game.
For what its worth, the photomode can give you wallpapers for free and the ost is definitely worth checking out.
Anyone else feel like Yukumo is too big for the game's world?
I mean, the inhabitants seem to be little cat people, so that's probably on purpose
@@TheThunderbirdRising Maybe, but it still looks awkward to me
anybody else read that as "Tamagochi" at first?
Hey, thanks for the heads up!
This looks like it could be a lot of fun, but not if the controls aren’t tight. I need someone to review the PS4 version that just came out, to know if it’s better now.
Man...
That's just.. sad..
I really liked the artstyle that the game is going for.
But everything else, is not good..
This game had a lot of potential in my eyes.
It's really sad to see such a beautiful game failing at the end.
It's very pretty! Nice character work with all the dynamic flappy bits.
Are there any plans for a 3MR of 'Narita Boy'? I finished that recently and really enjoyed it.
Scathing. Makes you wonder why it's being released at all if it's so bare-bones
And my question is, why should I play this instead of "A Hat in Time"?
Wish it was better. Looks ghibliesque which is super cool.
Just because theres a abandoned japanese ghost town, doesnt mean its ghibliesque
Talk about a rough review. I played the game to its fullest and I honestly enjoyed the game a lot. Not to say some of your points weren't valid. The story is far from on par with the visuals and the controls were a little floaty, but workable. But your points about having little reason to engage with the game and getting lost I feel misses the entire point of the game. It's supposed to be a laid back exploration platformer that you can explore at your leisure without threat, and getting lost is part of the whole experience. The game is still far from perfect and could have benefited from more time in the oven. It's a rough gem at best, but hardly the jagged rock you are painting it to be.
I'm very glad this review exists. I'm never playing this
Oof, that jump. Why is it so hard for devs to get this right? Just trial & error it until it actually feels good.
it has only one dev, why don't you try to make your own game yourself and let's see who can be better
@@dantetugaoen5836 If one person is all it takes to see that the jump is awful then one person is all it takes to make a better one.
@@nightcatarts nah, you make a game so you know coding ain't that easy as writing shit on someone
@@dantetugaoen5836 I know how to program, thank you.
@@nightcatarts but can you make a game like this yourself though to complain
I too know how to program and create a game, thank you
I really loved the artstyle of the game so I was pretty sad to find out that he gameplay doesn't make up for it
I played the demo, the movement was real floaty for a platforming game and everything looked so bare bones, but still had my hopes up as it was only a demo
And then the game launched, gameplay footage shows the control still looks floaty, im not gonna buy it now but hopefully the devs will fix the game cause the game looks pretty and has potential
the character design reminds me of Treads of Fate
I feel like thats the worst review any game has ever gotten here, not that i wanted to play it anyway
the game is a disaster, instead of "feeling" try it. And you'll understand. Or shut up.
Reminds me of Threads of Fate (Dewprism)
Disheartening .
I was really looking forward to Tasomachi since months before it came out . I absolutely loved the art style and the concept looked good , hoped it could have been similar to Journey somehow albeit in its own unique way . Then when the game actually came out and I saw everyone's reviews and the gameplay videos I decided not to buy it . I still come back to search for whether things have changed or not from time to time but I haven't seen many encouraging news .
I had fun for the first two areas but then the emptiness and repetitiveness of the game started to be more obvious, everything looks the same and when the platform challenges become harder the poor and awkward jumps become quite annoying and the task of collecting the lamps is very tedious and I got tired and bored. I really enjoyed the art and music tho and found the game entertaining for the first hour and a half, so I don't regret trying it out at least. But that's just me.
Omg... this game could be amazing if it was finished
A must buy for me
No shit I gave up playing in less than 3 min... very unfortunate considering how good it looks when you stand still... but standing still is not a game....
Got 90 lanterns, needed 2/3 more before he could resume actually progressing the game...
The art style is amazing in this game but apparently its not good at all according to other reviews. That's sad, i totally dig games like this.
The thing that really stuck out to me in this review is the first moment you said the controls were floaty and imprecise. A platformer doesn't exactly need combat, if you can make the act of going around fun, with something like parkour and movement skills, add a kind of time trial in worlds/cities to incentivize players to mess around with the skills and an interesting terrain so it's equally as challenging to get somewhere as it would be with combat, kind of like Celeste, but in this case 3D.
*Ground pound ability*
Where's Watson
Looks like I'd hate this game. Great review.
"Thanks I hate it." :D
I saw the jump animation and instantly got triggered.
Sounds like the game should have been called Sadomaso instead.
Pity because it looked really good
Is it weird that I read Tamogachi?
Jesse sounded bored just talking about this game.
so when do you combat?
That's a shame. It looks nice, but it obviously lacks polish.
I bet the publisher regrets giving you that review copy
It should have at least one year more
The thumbnail with the games cover art looked sooooo promising... Shame
Looks like they put dark souls’s movement controls on a platformer... yeesh
a shame, the games looks really pretty
i played it and really wanted to like it, but its so boring....
despite the review's warning I still think I want to try this for 2 reasons 1 I like the aesthetic and 2 I don't mind hard platformers with imprecise controls cause I grew up in the 90's playing platformers with imprecise controls and grew to love the challenge despite peoples nostalgia most platformers in the 90's didn't have good controls like any of the mario games did just saying...
Game was pronounced dead at 2:47
genshin no impact (on gameplay)
TBH the game is just trash, but I came here just for the unique art style. Anyone knows the artist?
Yikes. Looks pretty at least
Man, these games, I always wonder. When they are made, why isn't there at some point anybody in the developing team saying that the game sucks?
Sounds pretty bad
Never even heard of this game till now. Try something like project warlock.
Half bake game
This is a harsh review