Beautiful, challenging puzzles
Fri Jul 16 2021 atash1618Let me start this by saying that anyone who didn’t enjoy this game has zero patience and shouldn’t be playing this type of game, or puzzle games similar, anyways. This is such a beautiful game, great graphics and art, beautiful storyline and the puzzles are thought provoking, & I love how *if you’re stuck all you have to do is pause it and it shows you as much as you want to know of how to beat it* (so don’t know why some of the reviews are crying ab it being too hard? Bc some of it is about timing? 🤦🏻♀️ like I said, no patience), so if I’m only stuck to a point I can figure out the rest for myself or just show myself the entire answer. This game is beautifully written with amazing art and isn't too easy but isn’t too hard. It’s great for a relaxing game that still has a challenge.
My only critique is that it shows the grandpa and little girl as apart of the story at the beginning and never really brings that any closure, but if you’re looking from the point of view you’re only worried about getting your babies back, it doesn’t really matter or hurt the story. Great game! Hope they add more puzzles! Maybe related to the grandfather and little girl bc they can totally go in and do that now. Also I loved how there were a few extra levels after you get your chicks back, definitely some of my favorite levels.
A delightful game!
Sun Mar 07 2021 FishmongerelI’m in love with the level designs. So many beautiful backgrounds full of vibrant colors! Not to mention, every single level is entirely unique from the rest. From a glittering dragon’s horde to a pastel-colored playground, from gorgeous forest landscapes to creepy alien nests, each and every one of the levels has wonderful colors, artwork, and unique puzzle obstacles. Every level has something new that keeps you guessing as to how to solve. Moving a little bit towards the solution each time I interact with one of the scenes feels like a little “aha!” goes off in my head. Even getting through some of the more frustrating puzzles by trying every possible solution feels gratifying.
I’m a little disappointed that there’s only 72 levels, but nonetheless, I’m satisfied. One thing I would suggest is that when the chicken fails offscreen (transitioning between scenes), there should be an indicator that you’ve failed, like an icon.
Gorgeous game, wish it was longer
Fri Sep 23 2022 CowBuster48There was once a chicken. She lost her chicks in an incident involving a train. In this game you aid the chicken in finding her chicks in many ways. Play or pause, flip, or swap (and sometimes even multiple), you must play mind-bending puzzles to proceed through the game. A great game to play when you’re bored! However, there is one minor flaw: The story is relatively short. However, I understand that. The graphics are very high-quality, and it would take forever for the devs to make so many (spoiler alert) dream levels! Besides, how would you come up with so many dazzling puzzles like that? On the bright side, this game is short and (very) sweet, a good game to get if you’re on, say, a plane, no internet required! -A puzzle-loving soon-to-be gamer
Sooo funny
Tue Nov 17 2020 WatchmanBlueI enjoyed “bring you home” more but this was certainly clever and entertaining. Level 61 was pretty frustrating - I’ve always been terrible at “jump at the right time” games but that was really the only one that I found annoying. Most of the levels are more about thinking it through and watching to see what happens. I found myself laughing at my failures - this could also be called 70-some ways to kill a chicken lol. My 6 year old loved watching me play and while very perceptive he didn’t have the patience to play through many levels on his own. Overall a solid arcade game with a sense of humor for older kids/adults. Thanks for making this!
(I saw a comment about being stuck on 62. You want to get the chicken to swap cars :-)
Great But Not Perfect
Mon Dec 28 2020 shempzillaI have enjoyed all of Alike’s games going back years. This is another fun game with a once again interesting and unique style of play. The only problem is when some levels veers away from puzzle game and into “jump at the exact right time” game, which I don’t care for. I’ve never enjoyed that style of game, which is why I chose a puzzle game instead of one of those in the first place. There’s nothing more frustrating than playing the same level over and over again because you can’t get the timing right. I hope Alike will continue to make wonderful games like this, and I hope when they do they leave the timing levels on the cutting room floor.
Middle of the Road
Mon Nov 16 2020 WingedBeauxI’ve really loved this devs previous puzzle titles but this one had me more frustrated with working out timing than it did with solving a puzzle.
There have been a number of puzzles that see you trying to start a circle and stop them almost immediately afterwards. One mess up in timing means starting all over again.
Two in particular, one with a monster hanging in the top middle, and another involving a lot of ledges you don’t want to hit, are far too finicky and frustrating. I had figured out the “puzzle” fairly quickly but failed on it repeatedly because elements were a fraction of a second off from each other, or because the trajectory I was expecting was just thrown off by a hair in the transition between sections.
I’ve also had my Achievement notifications for clearing level 15 and 30 keep popping up after finishing every single level. A bug I feel like I’ve seen a lot in arcade games.
Overall, I like the art, the animations are cute, but the completion of a puzzle can sometimes be infuriatingly frustrating long after you’ve solved what needs to happen. There needs to be better mechanics for control of the elements when tight timing windows or very precise interactions need to happen.
Very pleasant game, may be lacking some controller support
Fri Nov 06 2020 vgbm1I love this game. The music and art are very pleasant, and the puzzles are very enjoyable. I really like the gameplay and how intuitive everything is. Each of the puzzles introduce a new concept or variation on a previous puzzle, which keeps the game fresh and keeps you on your toes. Overall the game is a pleasant experience and definitely worth trying out.
From what I can tell though, I don't think you can fully play the game with a controller. I tried playing with a PS4 controller, and while most things work, I am not able to drag circles to switch their positions. Not sure if I am doing something wrong or if the control is not mapped to anything.
I need more of this!
Mon Mar 21 2022 ryan.hoveyI’m not one for writing reviews cause I’m not very good at typing out how I feel but here I go.
The second I downloaded this game I was hooked. At first I didn’t think much of it when looking at the preview and the pictures but once I started playing it I couldn’t stop.
The puzzles where so unique and somewhat challenging but not overly challenging. Also they had a little guide if you got truly stuck.
I would love either a part two or some extra levels cause I’m truly sad I beat it.
If you are looking for a fun puzzle game with a cute story and somewhat funny. This is the game for you!
I really want to like it
Wed May 26 2021 NkreegerLove You to Bits is one of my all time favorite games of *any* platform. I’ve played it through a dozen times and my son finds it so soothing that watching me play can lull him right to sleep.
This game however has the same spirit but much less enjoyability for me. The finicky timing and tiny round frames totally cancels out any serenity otherwise found in the beautiful graphics and music. And it seems so pointless since the story in this game would lend itself perfectly to the same structural format used in Love You to Bits. The vibrant colors and adorable animations are what make this particular creative studio so special. I think the developers and players alike got needlessly shortchanged with this game.
Final grade: a mediocre C- following the absolute masterpiece that is Love You to Bits. ☹️
It gets annoying
Sun Nov 22 2020 Peter otNThis is one of those puzzle games where each level has different rules. For example, there is only one level with a fan in it. You have to figure out how to turn it on and what needs to be blown away. That is the fun part of it.
The not-fun part is the timing. In the higher levels, you need split second timing to finish it, and that is so frustrating. I have spent way to long on levels where you have to activate a tile for 2.7 seconds, activate another title for 0.5 seconds, and then flip and activate a tile in 0.2 seconds, only to have everything fail because the first title was active for 2.6 or 2.8 seconds instead.
I thought that perhaps my solution was wrong, but when I looked up a walkthrough, I could only find profanity laced videos. When reviews can’t avoid f-bombs, it’s time to stop playing.