Red Goblin: Cursed Forest
- May 14, 2015
- Eerie Games
Get on SteamIn "Red Goblin: Cursed Forest" , explore 3 eerie worlds filled with challenging gameplay, secret areas, and magical pixel art. Meet intriguing characters and earn elemental powers to help you uncover the story of Artuo, Red, and Melchior. The game offers different endings and an eerie musical soundtrack, providing a rich and immersive experience. Be prepared to die often in this old-school retro platformer.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The art design and soundtrack are fantastic, creating a charming atmosphere.
- The game offers a challenging experience that can be satisfying for players who enjoy memorizing levels.
- It has a nostalgic feel reminiscent of classic NES games, appealing to fans of retro platformers.
- Controls are unresponsive and floaty, making gameplay frustrating and difficult to navigate.
- Level design is poor, with hidden traps leading to instant deaths and unfair gameplay mechanics.
- Lack of proper controller support and frequent performance issues detract from the overall experience.
- music4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews; while some find the high-pitched piano notes unpleasant, others praise the soundtrack as fantastic, catchy, and charming, enhancing the overall experience and making frustrating moments more bearable.
“The art design and soundtrack are fantastic.”
“Fitting music and cute art make it less frustrating when things go wrong.”
“It's charming, with a top-notch, catchy, addictive soundtrack.”
- gameplay3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The gameplay is a mix of challenging old-school mechanics that require memorization and precision, reminiscent of classic platformers like Sonic. While some players find it initially unforgiving and unfun, others appreciate the nostalgic sense of imagination and challenge it offers as they navigate through its levels.
“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 kind 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.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The graphics are described as cute, but the level design is criticized for being fundamentally broken, featuring hidden spike traps that kill players without any warning or visual cues. This lack of clarity detracts from the overall experience.
“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 even might be anything other than normal ground there.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, as it allows for repeated attempts after failures but can become frustrating due to its repetitive nature.
“You can retry all the times where you get screwed over without knowing what's going to happen, but it's unnecessarily tedious at that point.”
“The grinding feels endless and repetitive, making it hard to stay engaged with the game.”
“I find myself doing the same tasks over and over again just to progress, which quickly becomes boring.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant performance issues on most modern CPUs, leaving users frustrated and questioning the optimization efforts.
“Serious performance issues on most modern CPUs (what's going on?)”
“The game struggles to maintain a stable frame rate, even on high-end hardware.”
“Optimization seems to be an afterthought, leading to frequent stuttering and lag.”
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere is characterized as simplistic yet stylistic, creating a unique and immersive experience that enhances the overall gameplay.
“The game creates a simplistic yet stylistic atmosphere that draws you in.”
“The atmospheric design is both captivating and immersive, making every moment feel alive.”
“The blend of art and sound creates a unique atmosphere that enhances the overall experience.”
