- September 9, 2020
- Johan Plasencia @CroixDev
Get Ogre It
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About
Get Ogre It is a roguelike dungeon crawler. Shapeshift between ogre and human, escape ever-changing dungeons, deceive and hide from your enemies. Can you reach the exit?. Watch your steps, transform, and die a lot.Play as Gobby, a little ogre who's been cursed and turned into a human. But the curse isn't working perfectly and Gobby keeps transforming between ogre and human every 8 moves.Gobby can'…





- The game features cute aesthetics, pleasant pixel art, and catchy 8-bit music that enhance the overall experience.
- The unique mechanic of transforming between ogre and human forms adds an interesting twist to the traditional roguelike formula.
- The game can be enjoyable for speedrunners and offers a fun, quick playthrough despite its simplicity.
- The gameplay is overly simplistic, with no combat and limited actions, leading to a lack of depth and strategy.
- Levels feel repetitive and mostly empty, with little variation between randomly generated maps, making exploration feel tedious.
- The tutorial is poorly designed, failing to adequately explain the game mechanics, which can lead to confusion for new players.
gameplay
8 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 unique side-swapping mechanic, many players find the overall experience to be boring and mediocre. However, some appreciate the cute aesthetics, music, and the original mechanics, particularly in the context of a budget-friendly 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.”
“Liked the concept and gameplay.”
“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.”