Fjong

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Fjong is a single player casual platformer game. It was developed by VaragtP and was released on September 11, 2017. It received positive reviews from players.

"Fjong is a physics-based game where you help small, bird-like creatures reach a bucket of candy to inflate themselves and fly. Play as one of three characters, starting with basic jumping challenges and progressing to challenging physics puzzles. Collect 60 normal and 20 hardcore stars across 20 levels to achieve super-skilled status."

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84%

Audience ScoreBased on 49 reviews

graphics4 positive mentions

replayability3 negative mentions

Fjong is a fun and quick game that serves as a great time-waster, especially for casual players and children.
The game features cute characters and cheerful music, making it an enjoyable experience for players of all ages.
Despite its simplicity, the game offers challenging puzzles that require practice and patience to complete.

Fjong feels more like a mobile game than a PC title, with poor graphics and a lack of customization options, such as resolution settings.
The game is very short, with many players completing it in under an hour, leading to concerns about its overall value.
Gameplay can be frustrating due to inconsistent physics and overly tight requirements for achieving high scores, which may deter some players.

graphics
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with many users criticizing the use of outdated pixel art and lack of resolution options, making it feel more like a mobile game. While some appreciate the colorful art style and find it appealing for younger audiences, others lament the low quality and limited customization, suggesting that the visuals do not meet contemporary gaming standards. Overall, the graphics are seen as a significant drawback, overshadowing the game's potential.
- “An indie game with a great art style and interesting mechanics, looking easy at first, but getting pretty challenging later.”
- “Good game, lovely music and graphics.”
- “The artwork and actual build of the game was well done; I think there's potential for the company who created this to make engaging games for all ages (if they so choose).”
- “A choice was made to use obsolete, decades-old retro pixel art as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics.”
- “There's no options to change the resolution for the game or customize the graphics settings.”
- “Looks like it was supposed to be a mobile game due to the screen size and the graphics quality.”
gameplay
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is centered around using touchscreen controls to fling a pixel blob at candies, offering a blend of simplicity and increasing challenge as players progress. While the mechanics are intuitive and the art style is appealing, the overall experience is likened to a simpler version of Angry Birds, with some players noting that the graphics and sound could be improved. The game features straightforward objectives, occasionally requiring players to interact with switches to advance.
- “An indie game with a great art style and interesting mechanics, looking easy at first, but getting pretty challenging later.”
- “This game has an easy-to-understand core with mostly intuitive controls and seemingly simple game mechanics.”
- “I like the characters, the idea, and the mechanics; the last works well despite being suited for touchscreen.”
- “Gameplay consists of putting your finger on your iPhone screen to fling a pixel blob at various candies to eat them.”
- “Graphics are bad, sound is not interesting, gameplay is similar to Angry Birds but easier.”
- “Gameplay: the gameplay is pretty standard, get fjong into the cup of candy; sometimes it's straightforward, sometimes you have to hit a switch before you can get in the candy cup.”
music
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is generally described as cute and fitting for its lighthearted theme, enhancing the overall experience. However, some players found the music to be limited and repetitive, leading to irritation over time. Additionally, the lack of volume control options was noted as a drawback, impacting the enjoyment of the audio during gameplay.
- “With equally cute music and characters, the game is definitely a great one to pick up!”
- “The music fits the light, happy game and sounds are good too.”
- “Music/sound: the music and sounds are cutesy and at times the sound effects can be endearing.”
- “Only con for me was that there were no settings to lower the volume of the music, so most of this playthrough has no sound other than my voice and a few choice words!”
- “The music is calming but very limited.”
- “The music became quite irritating after a while.”
replayability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users indicate that the game's replayability is significantly lacking, particularly for adult players, suggesting that once completed, there is little incentive to revisit the game.
- “But as an adult, the replay value is non-existent.”
- “Once you've completed the game, there's little incentive to play it again.”
- “The lack of varied outcomes makes replaying feel tedious.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from significant stability issues, with buggy physics and unintuitive controls that detract from the overall experience. Players find it frustratingly similar to Flappy Birds but with even more pronounced problems, leading to a lack of precision and a shorter gameplay experience.
- “This buggy nuisance thinks that it can be a precision game.”
- “Fjong is very similar to Flappy Birds but with more buggy physics, less intuitive and difficult controls, and is much shorter.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players generally find grinding for achievements, such as earning purple stars, to be an enjoyable aspect of the game, indicating that it adds a rewarding layer to the overall experience.