Miracle Fly

Okay, this is a pretty fun game from a very simple core concept. (Why didn't I think of this?) Low stress, coherent art style, charming characters, fun gameplay. It's got what appear to be some leftovers from mobile, but they're really not intrusive the way they are in some other games. Resolution and fullscreen support, controller support, and borderless windowed mode all implemented correctly. This is actually [i]very[/i] well done, especially for a Japanese title, and it makes the simple concept transform from something trivial into something that's actually an immediately GOOD GAME. Thanks, devs. Looking forward to seeing more from you.

Miracle Fly is a fun little indie platformer that avoids many of the pitfalls that indie platformers tend to have. To me, its biggest strength is you never feel like you're getting locked out of content. Most platformers are level based, and more levels are unlocked as you complete currently available ones. Though no matter how skilled I am, there's a good chance at some point there will be a level I simply will not be able to beat, and as a result, I miss out on experiencing anything from a few levels to an entire chunk of a game. Miracle Fly avoids that by having multiple paths on level selection screen, so odds are you will usually have more than one level to choose from in order to unlock more levels. Additionally, stars can act as a cushion for when you get into a difficult situation. These stars are collected by getting all the gems in a level, collecting a certain coin in a level, or defeating a world's boss. For a certain amount of stars, you can revive yourself at the locatio...

A solid little puzzle platformer that gets absolutely brutal towards the end.

The level design feels like the devs had a lot of fun getting mileage out of their mechanics, and puttering around on a broomstick is delightful.

Didn't expect an almost 10 year old indie game to be nearly as fun as it is! I've only played a bit so far, but it seems seriously under rated!

Amazingly underrated title. The gameplay is unique and original, being easy to learn and hard to master. A lategame level can be unlocked near the start to showcase how difficult it gets, although by the time you get to the lategame your skills will likely have improved enough to make the level much more manageable. Similar to MagiCat, which this game precedes, there's a lot of forgiveness mechanics here with the game letting you respawn an infinite amount of times provided you have enough Stars (obtained by collecting 100 coins or clearing a level with all three Gems, to name a few methods). Unfortunately, the developer has left the publisher so a few bugs in the game will likely never be fixed. You can switch between full 2D or PS1-style 2.5D, but one endgame level crashes when playing in 2D mode, so sticking to 2.5D is the best choice. There are four game modes: the normal game, New Game+, Bonus Game and Boss Challenge. The normal mode has you choose between three characters to clea...

Well... what I can say here? This is one of the most cute, astonishingly simple and surprisingly fun games I've seen so far. +: EXTREMELY cute design and characters (you can choose between three witches with different attack styles). +: Really good and not annoying soundtrack. +: The basic idea of the game is a most simple platformer as it is, but with really unusual mechanic - you move yourself with the recoil power from your shots, shooting and flying simultaneously, which is really hard to master at first. +: Learning curve is very good, almost every level have some new small elements and tricks (well, I've only played through the middle of the second world and there's 100+ levels in total, but it's still feels fresh). +: The game is simple and absolutely not frustrating in general (it's actually the very opposite of a rage game), but every level could be considered as a small puzzle, with its tricks and traps here and there. +: Once again, it IS cute. And Daria is the best) -: I'...

Much more challenging than the cutesy facade given off.

Very cute, very fun, pleasantly challenging for the first two hours or so. Then I encountered the horror stage that is Bump Madness. Thankfully, I could skip it, but that would anyway prove to signify the end of my honeymoon with this game. I perservered for a few more stages, but gradually, the difficulty level overcame me. I really like this game, but I'm really too noob for it. T_T

It's good