Was the game fun to play?
This is a super fun game. I managed to defeat the black cat and win the game. The concept for how it works is genius and I love how you pass the skills on to your descendants. All of the characters look great and I like the interactivity with adding hearts to yourself and sending bolts of lightning to the enemy during the battles. Not something that will affect rating, but slowing the clouds in the background could be a good thing.
Did the game include the core elements from the original?
Yes. I like the variety of food friends and having the food friend being determined by the base stats that you choose is an awesome way to handle the branching paths element from the original.
Was there a clear path of progression?
Definitely. It’s great that the stats improve with each generation and it’s clear that you have to defeat each enemy to progress and that they get progressively tougher.
How good was the audio and sound FX?
The sound effects like the button clicks are crisp and satisfying. However, the music could use more variety in my opinion. The tracks for the main game and death part sound okay and are well-implemented and loop seamlessly but because the loop is so short, it becomes a bit repetitive and the tune stays stuck in your head.
How well implemented was the UI?
Seeing the physical buttons on the device go down is cool and I like that you have kept to the traditional setup with the 3 button controls and square screen. It’s hard to think of much to make the UI better as it’s already great, the only thing that comes to my mind is adding the letters A, S and D on the device buttons but I get that the original didn’t have letters so I don’t know. The navigation felt very intuitive and I understood how to play the game instantly without even playing games like this before. The way the stats are added and how the start button becomes selectable feels very natural and is awesome.