Animal Well GameSpot Review
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Animal Well delights with its non-traditional approach to Metroidvanias, combining unique items with a reactive and surreal world that's full of surprises.
It's usually pretty easy to predict how a 2D Metroidvania is going to play out. At some point, you'll probably unlock a double or even triple jump to reach previously inaccessible areas, obtain an air dash that helps you traverse large gaps and pass through specific blockades, and acquire a weapon upgrade that functions as both a killing tool and a way to progress past certain obstacles. Animal Well contains most of these things, but never in ways that are expected. Created by solo developer Billy Basso and published by Bigmode, Animal Well is a surrealist puzzle platformer that's delightfully surprising. Even if its pixelated art style and genre trappings make it seem familiar on the surface, it is a game that often eschews conventional wisdom and stands out because of it.
It's impressive that this is the lone blemish on an otherwise excellent addition to the pantheon of great Metroidvanias. This is a game that's chock full of pleasant surprises, from the way its items forgo tradition in interesting ways to the visual design and sense of atmosphere generated by its bizarre, neon-soaked world. Animal Well might look antiquated and familiar at first glance, but this well is cavernous and unpredictable.
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“An iguana with a long tongue” I believe that is called a chameleon.
Wait till this guy finds out there is a fast travel, man this game is great
@michellegodwin6567
13 күн бұрын
Yeah saw the whistle in his inventory and was like "poor guy doesn't know"
This is the first Long Tounge Iguana Type of Game.
@kingsalvy138
Ай бұрын
🤣😂
The first "well" type game
@Mcfarad595
Ай бұрын
No, first "animal" type game.
@Tino_Tino_Tino
Ай бұрын
Nope, downwell
@alargefarva4274
Ай бұрын
*open well
Are you guys talking about animal well?
They gave it a 9/10.
@scopilio13
Ай бұрын
they must not have liked halo 2 or halo 3
@frostah
9 күн бұрын
It's a MASTAPIECEEEEE
did this mf just call the chameleon an iguana
@danieljensen6154
Ай бұрын
I thought it was at first too
It's like Halo 2 meets Halo 3.
@Terron29
Ай бұрын
This meme is really taking off isnt it.
@sidewinder2057
Ай бұрын
Yeah, kids love to repeat nonsensical things over and over again, so fun!
@NyQuilDonut
Ай бұрын
@@sidewinder2057And Grandpa's love to complain about people having fun!
@NathanSouzaXII
Ай бұрын
@@sidewinder2057 We are not Kids, we like games for big people, games like Call of Duty and Super mario Brother 2, you are not ready for this conversation.
@Jellygrass
Ай бұрын
@@sidewinder2057 It's been always like this. No matter which fanbase. It will died down in a matter of time
Played it for about an hour last night and really enjoyed it. My suggestion is it's something you shouldn't look up too much, reviews and such. The game is getting 9s on average so go out and enjoy the experience for yourself!
@inforism.
Ай бұрын
well said, plan on downloading it tonight.
@Furzgranate666
Ай бұрын
True, true. The less you know in advance the better.
This game is also made using its own engine, giving it an extremely tight file size and low latency.
Are you guys talking about Animal Well?
Those iguanas look a lot like chameleons
The visual style is so beautiful
Just to reassure people, this game does have instant fast travel, the reviewer just didn't find it.
There is a way to fast travel from anywhere, though you can only travel to pre-determined places. It involves your Animal Flute, but I won't spoil it for you beyond that.
Really makes you feel like Animal Well
Very happy that dunkeys first adventure was successful
This game seems really cool and I'd love to check it out but does anyone know if it has an option to turn off flashing? I'm epileptic and the firecrackers really get to me
@You-fools
Ай бұрын
There is!
@honeyroha9780
Ай бұрын
@@You-fools Great thank you!
This reminds me of Rain World and looks like a lot of fun.
@whoanelly8403
Ай бұрын
Exactly what I was going to say! I'm getting Rain World vibes too. Loved that game
Indie games >>>>>>>>>> AAAAAAAA games
@84bombsjetpack23
Ай бұрын
your comment somehow has "Translate to English" next to it while others don't.
Bought it, love it so far
Well well well!
9/10
Well well...nice to see Animal Well did so well.😉
what is the game at 0:13 ?
@NeoGenesisDX
Ай бұрын
Tales of Kenzera: Zau
@sagarmajumdar92
Ай бұрын
@@NeoGenesisDXThank you for answering
Brooo those Iguanas with long tongues I swear I saw a bunch here in Florida.
Amazing game. Hurts my eyes. 9/10
at 3:37 he either says ana well or......lol. Definitely going to pick this up though.
I just realized it now hearing this review (having already beaten the first finale of the game), but it is NOT a magic wand, it is just a bubble wand! 😂
I heard it's like Halo 2 meeting halo 3
How well are the animals? 9
i guess it's impossible to show this game without spoiling some puzzle solutions, but glad you mentioned the backtracking, my only issue with it as well.
@EugeneYunak
25 күн бұрын
i don’t think i got bothered less with backtracking in any other metroidvania. world is very well connected, easy to learn, and nothing is ever too far away once you unlock fasttravel (which happens very early in the game). it’s only in the post-ending-b hunt that i kinda felt it was tedious. at this stage, there is no clear direction of what you are even looking for.
It's no Knack 3 but it will do.
Spoilers There is a fast travel system having to do with the Animal Flute, they missed it, but mentioned it’s absence as a downside. Sad
@Flamingmetalheaded
Ай бұрын
Was just wondering this... once he discovers it, does that make the review a 10?
Definitely a game for those who like shovel knight and undertale. Not really my bag baby! But glad y’all r having fun.
@cowmanjoe
Ай бұрын
Why those two? It has nothing in common with them other than pixel art
Odd that the beginning of this review is almost the exact same as the beginning of the IGN Preview review from 2 years ago...
This game really makes you feel like a well
Fantastic game
I heard that if you wish list you'll get a free loaf of wonderbread.
@alargefarva4274
Ай бұрын
Mine arrived in the email this morning! 🍞
I hear it’s like a combination of Knack 2 and Knack 3.
Just only 33mb for whole this game is amazing.
It reminds me a lot of Halo 2, I’m very intrigued to try this out
@Nickbronline
Ай бұрын
Personally it reminded me of Halo 3
@KidAL0
Ай бұрын
@@Nickbronline I hate to play centrist but I’d say it’s a mix of both
@Nickbronline
Ай бұрын
@@KidAL0 you know, for my money I’d have to say it’s almost as if Halo 2 met Halo 3
I feel like this is a massive spoiler review... Glad I played before watching this so I discovered things myself.
how they make this game 33mb is beyond me
@shinobusensui9395
Ай бұрын
True dat son, Sometimes I'm expecting some of these pixel art games to be 1gb and some will be 5gb or higher B
@alargefarva4274
Ай бұрын
Same with Hades 2. On a few GB for a massive game!
This looks like a lot of FUN
Well well well.
Bubble Bobble.
Well of a game
It's like Resident Evil 2 meets How I Met Your Mother.
Where's Kurt?
Sick of the same unoriginal comments being spammed on every video related to this game
@ReallyCoolGuy6969
Ай бұрын
cool bro. how do you feel about Chameleon Twist 2?
@alexbedwell5227
Ай бұрын
The modern internet, where you win if you copy paste a comment to be part of the tribe instead of creating something unique What's super lame is that most people don't even see it's happening, or how much better the internet could be if they tried a bit harder. Humans eh.
@64ccd
Ай бұрын
I wish there was an autoban feature for anyone that started a comment with "It really makes you feel like..." on any game related video. That was grating and old like 5 years ago. Sad thing is that there are some great and interesting thoughts in the comments hiding behind heaps and heaps of copy paste Dunkey quotes :/
@alargefarva4274
Ай бұрын
The irony is, your comment appears next to every repeated comment
Better than being a billion aire
I dont get it whats this game has to do with halo 2 and 3?
A "palethra"? "chomping" at the bit? If you're gonna do a V/O you've gotta know how to say words
Seriously, the video was posted 1 min ago and the bot are already here
@Don_Catan
Ай бұрын
Im being serious, which comments?
@Don_Catan
Ай бұрын
Nvm. Found one
Wow I was told it was a mashup of halo 2+3 equaling 5 and I gotta say it doesn’t disappoint
Is there an original thought when it comes to comments in *anyone's* ability any more?
@alargefarva4274
Ай бұрын
Irony
@DuckAlertBeats
Ай бұрын
@@alargefarva4274 What is? I just mean all this repetition, it gets a bit much doesn't it?
Hey, are you guys talking about Animal Well?
Halo 5 looks so good
how do i buy it?
@NyQuilDonut
Ай бұрын
With money.
Dunkey definitely knows how to pick them!
6:22 Do you even know what the flute does?
Platformers, top down, and turn based games. Ick, sadly there isn't much innovation left in these areas. Completely linear, and as stated you already know how it plays out.
This game makes AAA games look like a waste of money.
I was looking forward until I seen the pixel graphics why do this now when we have super graphics ?? Crazy stop please! 🙏
Fiiiiiiirst👌
It is the sequel to Dead Cells 😆
very spoilery
Been playing it. It’s ok. Hardly any music, and it’s just an ok game. 9/10… people are smoking
@surveyor1515
Ай бұрын
Try playing it when you’re not under the influence of drugs..🤨
Not cool spoiling the game and the objectives
This visual style is so hard to read. Need to really focus to see anything coherent on screen. And I tried on big monitor, and small phone screens - no difference, just poor choice of visual style.
Kurt! ❤
looks ok...but not a 9/10 lol
@Mohgenstein
Ай бұрын
Then why is everyone else giving it the same score
@peterc504
Ай бұрын
@@Mohgenstein not sure. I read it's a metroidvania but there is no combat.. not sure if I'd enjoy that.. maybe when is on big discount I'll try it.. just bc one person thinks something is a 9/10 doesn't mean you will...
@Mohgenstein
Ай бұрын
@@peterc504 so you say it’s not a 9/10 yet haven’t even played it… lol
@peterc504
Ай бұрын
@@Mohgenstein well just by watching walk through I can tell.. is like the Zelda game it was rated 10/10 but to me it was just ok.. it just didn't feel like a Zelda with no dungeons etc..I just feel a metroid Vania without combat is not a real metroidvania... have you played it?
The Dunkey fans are insufferable with the memes. For the love of god no more youtuber games.
@You-fools
Ай бұрын
It really isn't a youtuber game. It's just marketed via a youtuber.
@slackstarfish8133
Ай бұрын
Cry about it
@Jonny312.
Ай бұрын
If that ruins the game for you then you have serious problems. Just go enjoy the game and stay off yt if it really bothers you that much
@kehaar3641
Ай бұрын
Are you guys talking about Animal Well?
@Mohgenstein
Ай бұрын
Imagine you spend 6+ years making a game and no one takes it seriously because any discussion about it devolves into dumb meme spams.
This developer have connections. I smell corruption.
@You-fools
Ай бұрын
Or maybe they reached out via their well known publisher? The game looks great there doesn't need to be a conspiracy about it.
@Mohgenstein
Ай бұрын
How bout you connect with a women
@burritobison7700
Ай бұрын
You will accomplish nothing in life bro I assure you
You lost me at PUZZLE platform...
"Animal well really makes you feel like an animal in a well 7/10 IGN"
@EvanBoldt
Ай бұрын
It has a little something for everyone.
Dunkey should have been mentioned. Just because he is the spaghetti and meatbones behind the hype.