Skip to main content

Indie game storeFree gamesFun gamesHorror games
Game developmentAssetsComics
SalesBundles
Jobs
TagsGame Engines

BoomBox5 rated climb to the top of crow hill

BoomBox5 rated a game 2 years ago
A browser game made in HTML5.

If there's one thing I can always count on from a sirmilkman game, it is innovation.  This game is no exception.  From the moment the game opens, you can tell you are in for a real treat.  The control scheme is vastly different than anything I've encountered before, and it took me numerous minutes of wild clicking and swiping my mouse before I discovered that this game has pioneered its own control scheme of the arrow keys, completely casting out the traditional point and click gameplay I had grown accustomed to in games like "Pajama Sam," "Solitaire," and "DOOM."  Despite struggling to come to terms with this new, complicated, yet surprisingly nuanced method of playing, I was still completely immersed in the story.   I never stopped asking questions. Who is this lone traveler? What lies at the top of Crow Hill?  Am I invading the crow's homeland?  Why are they fleeing from me?  Am I really the good guy here?  Is that crow floating?  Are they a ghost?  Which one of the arrow keys is used to move left?  And more.  I was pleased to see that there was a rich lore inscribed on the tombstones, though more than one inscription would have been nice.  I was wholly unprepared for the ending.  So mysterious!  I won't give anything away to those who have yet to experience the adventure themselves, but you're in for quite a mixed feeling.  
  In summary, you've done a wonderful job at bringing such a novel story and fun gameplay mechanic to life.  Seeing the small figure balancing on top of their sturdy staff filled my heart with joy.   I hope to see this concept expanded in future titles- there's so much more that can be done with keyboard based gameplay!  Personally, I would love to see the introduction of the "A" key, which I believe could be utilized for a mechanic involving apples.  Who knows?  Maybe you could even find a use for the down arrow!    If I were at a restaurant, I'd be calling out for a waiter twice now, begging them for more Sirmilkman games please!!!!
Have an absolutely terrible day, 
BoomBox5