Ookibloks
- September 24, 2015
- Lampert & Sons
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Reviews
- Charming and colorful art style with cute character designs that appeal to both kids and adults.
- Engaging gameplay with fun puzzles and a catchy soundtrack that enhances the overall experience.
- Offers a good balance of challenge and accessibility, making it easy to learn but hard to master.
- Poor adaptation for PC, with controls that feel clunky and issues with resolution scaling affecting gameplay.
- Lack of a retry button and unclear daily rewards can lead to frustration during gameplay.
- Feels more like a mobile app than a full PC game, with limited depth and technical issues that detract from the experience.
- graphics24 mentions
- 13 % positive mentions
- 75 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The game's graphics feature a simplistic, cartoony 2D art style that some reviewers liken to low-effort mobile apps, lacking the depth and polish expected from a PC title. While the artwork and character designs align well with the game's tone, the visuals suffer from resolution scaling issues and a general lack of substantial graphical enhancements. Overall, the bright and colorful aesthetic appeals to a younger audience, but may disappoint those seeking a more visually impressive experience.
“The artwork and character designs match the tone of the game perfectly, and I feel it was a great design choice.”
“The bright, colorful art style and monkey theme make it accessible to kids, but it's definitely challenging enough for adults.”
“The pleasant, well-polished (and very cute) music, sound, graphics, and play mechanics are very cohesive... nothing ever seems remotely out of place, confusing, or imbalanced.”
“While there are options to change the resolution for the game, all this does is scale up the simplistic 2D art assets used to make the game, which makes little or no difference to the graphics quality.”
“Considering this is being evaluated as a PC game, having the graphics phoned in like this isn't going to result in a high quality, visually impressive game that PC gamers are used to seeing.”
“The game features simple, cartoony 2D graphics, of the type you normally expect to see in low effort mobile apps.”
- music22 mentions
- 64 % positive mentions
- 23 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for being catchy, charming, and well-integrated with the overall aesthetic, enhancing the cute and colorful visuals. Many players find it to be the standout feature, with some even extracting the music files for personal enjoyment due to its superb quality. Overall, the soundtrack contributes significantly to the game's relaxing and cohesive experience.
“Cute, charming puzzle game with an earmeltingly wonderful soundtrack, simple controls, addicting combo-score attack mode, and wonderful visual direction.”
“The music is superb and really catchy, probably my favorite aspect of the game.”
“Gameplay feels solid and fast, and the music is great.”
“I saw that the music was given with the game and I was skeptical about it really being worth as MP3s, and oh boy was I wrong.”
“The MP3s have some very noticeable compression artifacts.”
“I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
- gameplay14 mentions
- 43 % positive mentions
- 36 % neutral mentions
- 21 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally well-received, featuring long play sessions and engaging puzzles that are both simple and challenging, with responsive controls. However, some players find the lack of a retry button frustrating, and while the overall experience is polished and cohesive, it may feel shallow for some, particularly on platforms like Steam.
“The gameplay is simple but challenging, and the controls are very responsive. However, the lack of a retry button is annoying.”
“It's a fun game, with some interesting puzzle mechanics.”
“A bit convoluted to explain, but you can get the idea pretty quick watching a gameplay video... and ultimately it's a shallow experience that would barely be worth playing on an iPhone, let alone here on Steam.”
“Gameplay feels solid and fast, and the music is great.”
“The pleasant, well-polished (and very cute) music, sound, graphics, and play mechanics are very cohesive... nothing ever seems remotely out of place, confusing, or imbalanced.”
- story6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The story is considered minimal and superficial, serving primarily as a backdrop for the gameplay rather than a focal point. While it lacks depth and immersion, it effectively sets the stage for a fun and engaging block puzzle experience, making it suitable for players seeking light entertainment.
“Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
“I wouldn't play this game if I was looking for a deep, immersive story - but for light entertainment purposes, this game is great and time will go faster than you might think!”
“So the story is just fluff and took one minute to write, but this is just a setup for a very fun block puzzle game.”
- character development4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Reviewers praise the character development for its charming artwork and designs, which effectively align with the game's overall tone. The characters are described as irresistibly cute, enhancing the appeal of collecting them throughout the game.
“The artwork and character designs match the tone of the game perfectly, and I feel it was a great design choice.”
“If you have seen any screenshots of this game, the character designs are too cute not to collect!”
