Crowtel Renovations
- January 6, 2017
- SinksAdventure
Get on Steam"Crowtel Renovations" is a quirky puzzle game where you play as a criminal crow managing a rundown hotel. Rearrange rooms, fix plumbing, and avoid suspicious guests to complete each level's objective. With its unique gameplay and charming art style, Crowtel Renovations offers a fresh twist on the puzzle genre.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- Charming art style and cute characters that enhance the overall experience.
- Fun and engaging gameplay with challenging boss fights and platforming elements.
- Short and sweet, making it easy to complete in one sitting while still providing replay value through achievements.
- Frustrating controls and hit registration issues that can detract from the gameplay experience.
- Some levels, particularly in Croaktel, feel overly long and can lead to irritation.
- Bugs and audio issues, such as loud sound effects and music stacking, can disrupt immersion.
- music28 mentions
- 43 % positive mentions
- 46 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally praised for its charm and retro appeal, enhancing the overall experience with catchy tunes that complement the quirky art style and gameplay. However, some players noted issues with music stacking during repeated deaths in boss fights, which can lead to a grating experience. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a highlight, contributing positively to the game's fun and engaging atmosphere.
“The music and sound effects have not let me down.”
“This low budget indie game is bursting with charm, snappy music, and good old fashioned platforming challenge.”
“Fun, quick-burst platformer that contains some great music, quirky and charming characters and a pretty smooth difficulty curve.”
“Drags out boring parts way too long, the music is very grating and the final boss is just a giant bullet sponge that extends the boring boss fight into absolutely insufferable.”
“One run where this was a huge issue was one where I had died around 10 times, and the music stacked each time.”
“But a sidenote I'd like to add is that at the cat inspector's boss, if you die in the fight, the original music will stack.”
- story22 mentions
- 14 % positive mentions
- 73 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
The game's story is described as simple and straightforward, with a charming yet basic narrative that pairs well with the gameplay. Players can unlock additional content, including a side story that serves as a prequel, which adds some depth but remains lighthearted and quirky. While some reviewers found the story lacking in charm, others appreciated its simplicity and the engaging challenges presented in the gameplay.
“Bonus: it includes a nice little side story game about Lilly the Fatalist Frog, so you can do that, too.”
“The story is simple, cute, and pairs well with the gameplay.”
“While the game is short and simple, it offers some challenging boss fights and platforming, especially in the second story mode.”
“But I was expecting to feel charmed by the story and characters, yet the negatives seemed to outweigh the positives.”
“The story is pretty straightforward.”
“On the surface, this story seems fairly basic, but play the second episode and then the story is still basic but it's nice anyways.”
- graphics16 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics of "Crowtel Renovations" are widely praised for their charming and consistent art style, which complements the game's endearing theme and humor. Players appreciate the cute aesthetics and well-designed levels, noting that the visuals enhance the overall experience despite the game's short length.
“Crowtel Renovations is a short and sweet platformer with a charming art style and surprisingly well-designed levels and bosses.”
“Crowtel Renovations is a short but sweet game with a very endearing theme, art style, and sense of humor.”
“There are some good things to remember: the music and art style are good, and I like how the Croaktel and Crowtel sections intertwine.”
- humor8 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its standout humor, featuring witty dialogue and amusing boss encounters that enhance the overall experience. Reviewers appreciate the blend of humor throughout, describing it as both short and sweet, with unique comedic elements.
“A crown jewel of humor.”
“Short and sweet with some humor sprinkled in.”
“The bosses were really cool and the dialogue was funny!”
- gameplay6 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The gameplay is described as cute and charming, featuring challenging elements that some players found engaging. However, others felt that the gameplay did not sufficiently motivate them to invest effort, despite the appealing story that complements it.
“Cute and charming with challenging gameplay.”
“The story is simple, cute, and pairs well with the gameplay.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game has been reported to have stability issues, with users experiencing bugs such as vsync not enabling on the first attempt and frequent crashes in specific modes like frog mode.
“A bit buggy; VSync didn't enable the first time I turned it on, and Frog Mode crashed very quickly.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is relatively easy to complete in a single session, but it offers replayability through achievements that challenge players to improve their performance, such as completing the game without dying or finishing it in under 20 minutes.
“Easy to beat in one sitting, achievements such as not dying and beating the game in under 20 minutes offer replay value to those aiming to perfect it.”
