Garlic is a hard game, but it’s fun. It’s not a long game, but it packs in a lot of variation and surprises. I’m glad I stuck with it. I’m not about to attempt the speed run any time soon, but I imagine many platform fans will be up for the challenge. Good luck.
Garlic
Sylph · Jun 15, 2021
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You are Garlic, an onion-headed boy, and you want to climb the Sacred Tower to meet the Cyber Goddess who will grant your wish. But then something doesn’t go as planned…
Walk, jump, and dash your way through levels full of enemies, traps, and innovative platforming mechanics. The game includes many checkpoints to not get frustrated in a simple and fun mechanics, with the option of performing amazing combo dashes.
Inspired by classics of the genre, Garlic is a tough but fun platfromer outing perfect for both new and experienced players alike.
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- 8.0Garlic isn’t the longest of games, though the amount of time you spend with it will depend on your skill level. Being published by Ratalaika Games, its trophies/achievements come rather easily, and you’ll have earned them all long before the end credits roll. It’s one of the rare cases it’s a shame, as it’ll undoubtedly take the impetus away from some players to keep on going. But you should: its gameplay is just as rewarding, if not moreso, than the achievements you’ll unlock.
- Visually Garlic looks a lot like something from the Game Boy Color era, but I don’t mean that as a negative. I loved that era of gaming, where a few simple colors can express a whole lot. I appreciated the various color schemes throughout the different Zones, and though I didn’t love how the boss battles actually played out, the bosses themselves are all interesting and cartoony looking. Garlic himself is also delightfully expressive in the game’s cutscenes, and shows a lot of crazy emotion on his huge head. Musically the game is also pretty enjoyable, with laid-back tunes that don’t distract you from your intense platforming.
- 7.5Garlic is a retro-inspired 2D platformer that is full of crazy humour and personality. It is challenging but incredibly rewarding when you make progress; Garlic definitely makes your palms sweat!
- 8.0Garlic marinates in that charm. The art may look 8-bit, but the animations and character designs are very much modern. The overblown reactions of Garlic are hilarious, cribbing from Japanese animations like One Piece, gurning in an over-the-top fashion as the Cyber Goddess flirts with you, or you get hit by that flipping aardvark. It just looks and feels polished, buffed to a glorious sheen, and that cleanness allows the random moments to really sing.
- 8.0Garlic entra en ese tipo de «plataformas hardcore», que peca de simplificar de menos. Es un factor que, decía, termina alejando el título de Hugo Guerrini de la excelencia de sus referentes, más transparentes e hilando fino en todos los detalles, con un objetivo claro del que consiguen no desviarse para añadir elementos más convencionales. Pese a todo, Garlic sigue siendo una experiencia muy disfrutable, única y con unos mimbres tan brillantes que algún día podrán ser referencia de muchos desarrolladores, como el propio Guerrini, con una pasión tan honesta por los juegos de plataformas.
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