- November 30, 2020
- Johan Plasencia @CroixDev
Get Ogre It
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About
Play as Gobby, a small ogre who has been cursed and turned into a human by an mediocre alchemist and goes horrible wrong, the curse randomly transforms Gobby between human and ogre. Gobby must learn to manage his curse to pass between enemy troops and face his fears if he hopes to go back home as a normal little ogre. Enter ever changing dungeons full of creatures and soldiers, depending on your …











- The game features cute aesthetics and great music, enhancing the overall experience.
- It introduces a unique mechanic of swapping alignment, which can create an entertaining and fast-paced gameplay experience.
- The pixel art is well done, and the game has potential for speedrunning and replayability.
- The gameplay is overly simplistic, with no combat and limited actions, making it feel shallow and repetitive.
- There is a lack of content, with only a few levels that feel mostly empty and not significantly different from one another.
- The tutorial is poorly designed, failing to adequately explain the game mechanics, leading to confusion for players.
gameplay
7 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe gameplay is characterized by its simplicity, allowing players to understand mechanics without tutorials, but this results in a lack of depth and engagement. While the transformation between ogre and human forms is automatic and the game features a side-swapping mechanic, many players find the overall experience to be boring and mediocre despite the appealing aesthetics and music. However, some appreciate the game's puzzle elements and value, noting its originality as a simple indie roguelike.
“Cute aesthetics, cool music, and great gameplay that makes it kind of a puzzle game; it also has great value for its price.”
“A simple indie roguelike with an original and fun mechanic.”
“The devs made a game that could be understood without tutorial text, but this required them to make the mechanics very simple.”
“The other main game mechanic, transforming between ogre and human forms, happens automatically.”
“Decent core concept, graphics and music are nice, but the execution in terms of gameplay is kind of aggressively mediocre.”