Adventures of Helio

First things first, I was a beta tester for the game. So take that as you will. Another thing is that this is Steal Fishes first game ever. So my standards are very low for this review. Note this review contains spoilers The game is made with passion as the person did their best with minimal experience and I can fully respect that. The game is also a full-length game which is great for someone's first outing. Lets start with the Pros The art style for the dragons is very consistent and has Spanish undertones which I find pretty cool. Some of the bosses like the Gargoyle dragon, Slime, and…. Crazy Woman was fun. The Gargoyle was just fun in general using the stone dragon to make the fight more entertaining, the Slime boss had two fazes in which both were radically different, and the Crazy Woman….. That one just through me through a loop. About ¾ levels are pretty decent to fun. As its just some basic platforming that gives you a challenge from time to time. All of the po...

The game has a nice soundtrack and a cute and charming art style. Just finished the first world section facing the boss and I've found the gameplay so far very enjoyably and fun. I like the gameplay flexibility offered to the player of speedrunning to the space gem, ending the level or going around the platform level collecting and staying everything to maximize your score. I really like that part because to me it helps with the replay-ability of both the levels and the game as a whole. :)

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It's a fun little platformer; 60 levels if you can call that little. It is definitely not easy in places and ignoring the few bugs I encountered it plays just fine. The difficulty isn't from any sort of poor controls, but rather finding the best way to approach some of the longer or more complicated levels. The story is simple and easy to follow with nice voice acting, but at times it feels like this could be a second game in a series due to how familiar characters are with each other. At the moment I would like to see an extras / bonus section on the menu for art, basic world info, and short character backgrounds (like where they are from, how they know X character, and a few simple bits of info about them). Other than that it's a fun game and a great start considering it's a first. It's not a ten out of ten game, but overall not bad. I wouldn't give it less than a seven. Great job, I looking forward to more in the future.

The Adventures of Helio is a cute platformer, with Super Mario and Donkey Kong country vibes, funny characters, and a simple-yet-fun story. It has a bright and colorful whimsy that seems to be making a comeback in modern games, which is always welcome!