I noticed the author left a lot of feedback on other submissions, so it wouldn’t feel right not to leave one for this game. So I played the game, and I’m writing a pretty detailed review, hope you enjoy it like I did!
Note: you don’t have to review my game or anything, I just had a lot of free time and happened to see your game on the list of games that needed a rating and I liked the theme of yours.
(Spoiler alert for those who haven’t played yet, I’ll describe some specific parts of the game.)
Gnomora is a very cozy and charming little game.
At first, I wasn’t quite sure what I was supposed to do. Then I realized you could climb on the wooden mug, hold it, and jump, making the mug float with me on top of it. Suddenly, I could see way beyond the “towering fence of Gnomora’s backyard”.
After having some fun exploiting this “feature,” I decided it was time to play seriously.
I think there could be a bit more guidance about what to do. I see a locked gate, but nothing stopping her from just jumping off the balcony. (Not a real complaint, just teasing typical game logic.)
I grab a key from the table (better take this mug too, just in case I need to fly again, right?)
The lock is gone, and so is the gate. I arrive at an area that says “Must Have Match,” so obviously I put on my best outfit and take a nice photo… turns out it’s a different kind of match.
In some folk tales, gnomes are protectors of nature. Not this one. This one just wants to watch the world burn.
I didn’t fully understand what I was supposed to do in this new area, so I kept exploring. I found a locked door and also a mound of dirt that clearly needs a shovel. Of course, I don’t have either yet, so let’s keep looking.
Backtracking a bit, I found a wooden spoon, which for Gnomora probably looks like a perfectly reasonable shovel.
I started digging through every mound of dirt, hoping to find a key. Naturally, I found it in the very last one. (I wonder if it’s actually coded like that.)
With the key in hand, I opened what looked like some kind of storage room. There was a piece of cheese on a shelf (no clue what that’s for yet, but I have a feeling…) and also a rat, which Gnomora disintegrated without hesitation. Brutal.
Suddenly, it turned into a 3D platformer. I reached a rope that must be thirty times Gnomora’s size, but of course, she just picks it up like it’s nothing and stores it in her mysterious pocket dimension.
Still no idea what the rope is for, but I’m sure I’ll figure it out. (Apologies if I’m doing everything out of order, but that’s how it goes.)
The next stop is a slide. Naturally, Gnomora does what every kid does: climbs it from the wrong side. At the top, the rope magically transforms into a bridge.
Take a deep breath before crossing, because one wrong move and Gnomora is doing it all over again. At the top of the swing, she casually grabs the chains from the swing to create yet another bridge. Apparently, just reusing the rope would’ve been too easy for her all-powerful skills.
For some reason, the chains disappear when I jump, which feels like it should be catastrophic… but I carefully hope the hitboxes are larger than they look. Finally, after crossing, Gnomora discovers that it was all a simulation the whole time.
Thanks for the experience, please keep going!