Fool's End
- February 28, 2024
- Pickled Cactus Games
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Get on itch.io Store"Fool's End" is a chaotic mining and platforming game where you play as a degenerate named the Fool, trying to escape a maze of caves. The entire world is destructible, allowing for creativity in escaping each of the 35 hand-crafted levels. With daily challenge levels and leaderboards, as well as quirky enemies and boss fights, it promises high-risk gameplay and a bumping original soundtrack.
Windows
Reviews
- Clever action puzzle design with multiple ways to solve each level, providing both puzzle-solving and exploration satisfaction.
- Tight controls and engaging gameplay reminiscent of classic platformers, making it fun and rewarding.
- Beautifully crafted levels with great sprite work, challenging mechanics, and a variety of content that keeps players engaged for hours.
- Some players experienced crashes early in the game, affecting their overall enjoyment.
- The game may feel less substantial compared to its flash game predecessor, lacking the depth some players expected.
- Window resizing options are limited, which can affect the gameplay experience on different screen sizes.
- gameplay5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 40 % negative mentions
Fool's End is a well-crafted mining-platforming game that features intricate level design and engaging mechanics, including a unique death mechanic. The gameplay is systemic, with obstacles, traps, and enemies interacting in interesting ways, providing a challenging and enjoyable experience for players.
“Fool's End is a brilliantly designed mining-platforming game packed with hand-crafted levels and challenging mechanics.”
“The gameplay is quite systemic with obstacles, traps, and enemies all interacting with one another.”
“Neat game that combines platforming with a combination of interesting interactive mechanics for obstacles.”
“Once upon a time, there was a flash game called 'Go to Hell!' that had a lot of mechanical similarities to this game.”
“The gameplay is quite systemic, with obstacles, traps, and enemies all interacting with one another.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -150 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The graphics are praised for their cohesive and polished pixel art style, reminiscent of classic NES games like Spelunky.
“Great pixel art style, very cohesive and polished.”
“The visuals are stunning and beautifully crafted.”
“The visuals are reminiscent of NES-era games, lacking the detail and polish expected from modern titles.”
“The graphics feel outdated and do not match the current standards of the gaming industry.”
“The art style is unappealing and fails to create an immersive experience.”
- music2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is praised for its creativity and ability to enhance the overall experience, complementing the fun platforming elements and providing an engaging atmosphere. Reviewers note that the soundtrack strikes a balance between being enjoyable and suitably challenging.
“A fun platformer that is fueled with creative designs and wonderful music to go with it.”
“The right amount of challenging and good music too.”
