Li'l Red

I remember Kirby's Dream Land as the game that dared to make platformers accessible to everyone it possibly could. The visual style of Li'l Red had me hoping for something comparable, perhaps something that had been inspired to explore the concept further or take it in another direction. I'll admit that was foolish of me. The first thing I am greeted with upon starting the game is a fighting game-esque control scheme that seems to go against every platforming instinct I have ever developed from the first time I ever held a piece of gaming hardware. Let's start with jumping. You can jump almost as you would in any other platformer, but you will never find a good reason to do so. That's because the standard jump has been obsoleted by a spinning jump, which you can perform simply by holding up or down while pressing the jump button. Now your jump has improved height as well as some limited offensive and defensive capabilities. The spin jump essentially reverses the flow of contact damag...

Some people do retro well. This isn't it. - The music is horrid, - Avoiding attacks is difficult (and that's on easy mode). - Neither 'Enter' nor 'Space' nor 'Esc' work in the menu. I really don't know what the dev was thinking.

Precision platforming that plays like old Mega Man and controls like it too. Easy to pick up, harder to master. Scoring system fairly detailed. Textbook variety of mobs and level progression in complexity.

a great little game that references the Gameboy era of games. a fair challenge and in all mean accomplishes its goal. my only criticism is that it needed like a bonus level or something to break up the platforming to nail that gameboy ascetic.

Cute art style. Pretty hardcore platforming, which is a plus imho Enjoyable boss fights Runs great on steam deck

An enjoyable action-platformer with a focus on combos and hard-counters. I'm not sure what Li'l Red did to piss off all these woodland creatures but you've got a wide variety of moves to help you best them. Alternatively, you can use Red's mobility to race through levels. It's certainly not "Kirby's Dream Land", but I wouldn't say its hard either. It does require a bit of cautious play and it rewards a player who uses all of Red's moves. My controller worked well and the controls themselves were fairly tight. If you're in the mood for a combat-heavy platformer you can't go wrong with Li'l Red.

felis is my goat

The game is too hard. I don't mind a bit of a challenge but this game is just too hard for you to even enjoy it. The controls are delayed, avoiding enemy attacks is almost impossible, and the knockback is ridiculous and makes you fall almost instantly. Not to mention, the weapon charging also sometimes doesn't work.

I love it. It captures that nostalgic feeling that I had playing on my OG gameboy when i was a kid; the visuals, the sound, and the feel. It brought me back and made me smile. I'll definitely be continuing my play through. By the way, hard is hard. You will be challenged. I'm glad it's this way lol.

Cute Gameboy-styled platformer inspired by Kirby's Dreamland 1 & 2. Straightforward gameplay and a difficulty curve that feels just right. Also lets you swap between chiptune and modern soundfonts. Feels great to play!