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Red Goblin: Cursed Forest

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19%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
25% User Score Based on 28 reviews

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About Red Goblin: Cursed Forest

Red Goblin: Cursed Forest is a single player action game. It was developed by Eerie Games and was released on May 14, 2015. It received negative reviews from players.

Venture into the darkness of the Dream Forest and discover why it's now called "Cursed". Meet interesting characters in a psychological adventure, solve puzzles and learn all about the story of Red; a fire goblin that is now looking to find his master...

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25%Audience ScoreBased on 28 reviews
music3 positive mentions
grinding1 negative mentions
  • Charming and cute art design with a catchy and atmospheric soundtrack.
  • Offers a challenging old-school platforming experience that rewards memorization and skill.
  • Short but engaging gameplay length with satisfying progression moments.
  • Unfair level design with invisible or sudden instant-death traps requiring tedious memorization.
  • Flimsy, floaty, and sometimes inconsistent controls leading to frustrating gameplay.
  • Technical issues including lack of controller support, bugs, and frequent resets to the title screen upon death.

  • music

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    75% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music received mixed feedback, with some finding the high-pitched piano notes unpleasant, while others praised the soundtrack as charming, catchy, and well-suited to the game's art, enhancing the overall experience.

    • “The art design and soundtrack is fantastic.”
    • “Fitting music and cute art make it less frustrating when things go wrong.”
    • “It's charming, with a top notch, catchy, addictive soundtrack.”

  • gameplay

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The gameplay combines challenging, old-school mechanics that reward memorization and precision, offering a nostalgic and engaging experience. Though initially unforgiving, it encourages players to master its unique controls and immerse themselves in a thoughtfully designed world.

    • “While the game seems unforgiving at first, it's actually a great game with lots of old school mechanics. Sonic and games of that sort were built and thrived off of this style of gameplay: memorize the levels, perfect your movements, and progress in the game.”
    • “Fight your own logic as much as the featured slope jump mechanics as you work your way through a world that speaks very little and lets you embrace a childhood sense of imagination, fervor, and challenge.”

  • graphics

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The graphics are described as cute but the level design is fundamentally flawed, featuring hidden spike traps without any visual warnings, which can frustrate players.

    • “The graphics are cute.”
    • “Fundamentally broken level design: in the first four screens of the game, there are no less than four arbitrary spike traps that kill the player upon trying to step onto a certain area of ground, with absolutely no warning whatsoever, no graphical hint or clue that there might be anything other than normal ground there.”

  • grinding

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is seen as unnecessarily tedious, especially since retries often involve unpredictable outcomes that can lead to frustration.

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game suffers from significant performance issues on most modern CPUs, leading to a subpar optimization experience.

    • “Serious performance issues on most modern CPUs (wtf?)”

  • atmosphere

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The atmosphere is praised for its stylized simplicity, creating a distinct and immersive mood that enhances the overall experience.

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Red Goblin: Cursed Forest is a action game. Common tags for Red Goblin: Cursed Forest include indie and trading.

Red Goblin: Cursed Forest is available on PC and Windows.

Red Goblin: Cursed Forest was released on May 14, 2015.

Red Goblin: Cursed Forest was developed by Eerie Games.

Red Goblin: Cursed Forest has received negative reviews from players. Most players liked Red Goblin: Cursed Forest for its music but disliked it for its graphics.

Red Goblin: Cursed Forest is a single player game.

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