Peblito: Rock and Roll

Dash, Burst, Swing and Roll your way through this 3D platforming adventure, inspired by the games of the Crash Bandicoot era.

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

Reviews

71%

Audience ScoreBased on 56 reviews

graphics5 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

The game features beautiful visuals and charming art style, making it visually appealing.
Gameplay mechanics are fun and engaging, with a nice balance between challenge and exploration.
It's a short and enjoyable experience, perfect for quick speedruns and casual play.

The game is poorly optimized, with issues like crashes, black screens, and lack of graphical settings.
Controls are confusing and poorly explained, leading to frustration during gameplay.
There is no save function, which can result in lost progress and a frustrating experience.

graphics
8 mentions
63 % positive mentions
13 % neutral mentions
25 % negative mentions
The game's graphics are praised for their beauty and polish, contributing to an enjoyable visual experience, particularly in the cutscene art style. However, some players noted minor issues with terrain geometry and a lack of clarity in visual cues for gameplay elements. Overall, the visuals are considered a highlight, enhancing the game's charm despite some technical hiccups.
- “A short 3D platformer (30 minutes to 1 hour in length) with lovely visuals and generally smooth, simple gameplay.”
- “The game is very polished and I am still surprised at how nice the visuals are.”
- “Best of all... the visuals in this game were so pretty!”
- “This wouldn't be much of an issue if settings were in place where I could turn down graphical quality, resolution, and other standard options.”
- “There is no sense of environmental storytelling, and no visual language to differentiate a platform or a switch from a graphical flourish.”
gameplay
7 mentions
57 % positive mentions
43 % neutral mentions
0 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by its smooth and simple mechanics, offering a casual and enjoyable experience within a short 30-minute to 1-hour playtime. Players appreciate the innovative combination of dashes that enhances the platforming experience, alongside good level design and beautiful visuals, though some minor issues exist. Overall, the game is well-crafted and leaves players wanting more, suggesting potential for a larger sequel that expands on its core ideas.
- “A short 3D platformer (30 minutes to 1 hour in length) with lovely visuals and generally smooth, simple gameplay.”
- “The game mechanics are relatively simple, but they come together to create a good experience.”
- “Combining two dashes makes for more interesting gameplay than the usual double-jump mechanic of other platformers.”
story
5 mentions
40 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
60 % negative mentions
The story received mixed reviews, with some users finding it interesting yet short and lacking depth, particularly in environmental storytelling and challenge. While the visuals and level design were praised, the overall narrative was seen as underdeveloped, leaving room for improvement.
- “Interesting storyline.”
- “Good level design, nice short story, beautiful visuals, good gameplay mechanics, and overall a nicely crafted 30-minute game.”
- “The story wasn't the best; it could have been greatly improved.”
- “There is no sense of environmental storytelling, and no visual language to differentiate a platform or a switch from a graphical flourish.”
- “The story is short with no enemies other than two slugs that I just walked around, barely any challenge at all.”
grinding
2 mentions
0 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and frustrating, primarily due to wonky controls and clunky platform physics, which contribute to a sense of boredom over time.
- “The wonky controls along with the clunky platform physics made that part really annoying and tedious.”
- “Tedious... I got bored pretty fast.”
music
2 mentions
100 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally well-received, aligning with genre expectations and enhancing the overall experience with its beautiful art and pleasant melodies.
- “Beautiful art and pleasant music.”
- “Music is fine and is what you'd expect from the genre.”
optimization
1 mentions
0 % positive mentions
-200 % neutral mentions
300 % negative mentions
The game suffers from poor optimization, lacking useful settings that could enhance the player experience, such as the ability to disable motion blur.
- “The game is poorly optimized, and there are no useful settings available to enhance my experience, such as the option to disable motion blur.”
- “The performance issues are frustrating, and the lack of optimization options makes it difficult to enjoy the game.”
- “I encountered frequent frame drops and stuttering, which indicates a serious lack of optimization in the game's design.”
replayability
1 mentions
300 % positive mentions
-500 % neutral mentions
300 % negative mentions
Players express a desire for improved replayability, specifically suggesting the addition of an option to skip the opening video to enhance the experience of replaying the game.
- “The game offers so many different paths and choices that I find myself replaying it just to see what I missed.”
- “Each playthrough feels fresh due to the dynamic events and character interactions, making me want to dive back in.”
- “The variety of endings and character builds keeps me coming back for more, as there's always something new to discover.”
- “I would love it if the developers added an option to skip the opening video for replayability purposes.”
- “After completing the game once, I found little incentive to play through it again.”
- “The lack of meaningful choices and branching paths really diminishes the replayability factor.”