Daddy's gone a-hunting

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Daddy's gone a-hunting is a single player casual action adventure game. It was developed by Wojciech Krupinski and was released on December 12, 2017. It received negative reviews from players.

Daddy's gone a-hunting is a retro 16 bit game with cute explosions, fx-sounds and represents a story of a lazy prehistoric dad.Who was kicked out from home by his wife. And need to find a food for his kids..

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Audience ScoreBased on 11 reviews

graphics3 negative mentions

The game is functional and shows effort in its design, particularly in the second half where the graphics and gameplay improve.
The jump mechanic, while initially awkward, can feel natural after practice and fits the gameplay style.
The game is affordable and may appeal to those who enjoy retro platformers despite its flaws.

Controls are clunky and awkward, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences, especially with jumping mechanics.
Graphics are low quality and inconsistent, with issues like screen tearing and a lack of optimization in the first world.
Sound design is poor, featuring annoying ambient loops and a lack of engaging music, which detracts from the overall experience.

graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
14%
43%
43%
The graphics of the game are characterized as low-effort retro pixel art, lacking UHD support, and plagued by issues like screen tearing and janky visuals, which some players initially mistook for intentional design choices. While these graphical shortcomings do not significantly impact gameplay, they have drawn considerable criticism, with many players expressing disappointment over the overall quality and execution.
- “Great art style and gameplay!”
- “Graphics are low effort retro pixel, there's no UHD support.”
- “A lot of complaints had to do with the screen tearing and janky graphics, and at first I thought it was part of the art style they were going for, but then I got to the underground cave stage.”
- “Granted, the graphics don't actually hinder the gameplay and it is an 8-bit retro game, so you're getting poor graphics already.”
gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
67%
The gameplay features a unique jump mechanic that, while initially feeling awkward and floaty, becomes more intuitive with practice. Overall, players appreciate the art style and find the gameplay engaging, despite some criticism of the jumping mechanics.
- “The jump mechanic does feel weird, but it works for the game, and after a bit of practice, it feels natural for the gameplay style.”
- “Great art style and gameplay!”
- “The jump mechanic does feel weird but it works for the game and after a bit of practice feels natural for the gameplay style.”
- “Horrible, floaty, and weak jumping mechanics.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game is criticized for being a repetitive ambient loop that lacks depth and variety, with many players feeling that it detracts from the overall experience. Overall, the soundtrack is seen as insufficient and in need of improvement.
- “Music is just more of an ambient chord on loop.”
- “This game would be a lot better with music.”
- “Bad 3-second sound loop that isn't even music.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The optimization of the first world is reported to be poor, leading to a subpar performance experience for players.
- “It seems that the first world is just poorly optimized.”
- “The game's performance is severely lacking due to subpar optimization.”
- “I encountered numerous issues that indicate a lack of proper optimization throughout the game.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story is criticized for being overly simplistic and confusing, relying on repetitive and unclear imagery that fails to engage players meaningfully.
- “A basic story told in images, but that's all.”
- “Confusing story... it was a few random undecipherable scenes replayed several times?”