SAGE 2023 - Demo Beep Bap The Beep Boop (SAGE '23 Demo)

Always love a good 3D collect-a-thon, and this one definitely is! I like the integration of Zelda-esque combat as well.

Could use more polish, but very ambitious and does everything it sets out to do. Just how I like my indie games. Reminded me of Banjo-Kazooie with the level design alone. It felt really meandering and aimless towards the beginning and I had a hard time trying to decipher how the game was going to play out until I got the butt bounce ability, which for lack of a better term made a lightbulb appear over my head when I just "got it". There were some collectables I grabbed and had no idea how they worked, even as I finished, which is probably why the collectables themselves told you what they are in BK. I think with a bit more direct guidance and polish this will become a standout gem among 3D indie platformers.

Solid 3D platformer, always nice to see banjo kazooie's influence sprinkled all over 3D platformers to this day.

My main critique about the game is that it feels like you have to wait before it gets good, which IMO is honestly lame. Like the beginning isn't SUPER bad or anything and its fairly short, however first impressions with games are everything and at first I wasn't feeling it. It was only when I unlocked new moves when I felt some kind of interest in the game and had the drive to keep playing.
I'm a guy who thinks controlling a character and messing around with their mechanics should be a fun process in of itself, which this game barely gave me any to do so. Think of the beginning of banjo kazooie and how the game provides you with a basic but solid array of moves before you even enter the first level. Its not much, however its enough for me to play around and have a good time with.

When I beat the demo and got a taste of all the new abilities I was both happy and a bit saddened, I have to wonder what exactly is holding you back from making some of these moves unlocked from the start similar to banjo? I could see having the faster dash at the beginning of the game being an improvement (especially since imo the dash you have feels pretty weak) Obviously don't hand out all the moves at the beginning as you gotta make earning them feel rewarding still. But I feel as though the way the character controls at its core should be a solid foundation and the new moves unlocked act as a bonus on top of said foundation. Im a guy who loves to replay 3D platformers, especially collectathons. So knowing i'd have to wait a little bit before I can get to the real meat and potatoes of this game would honestly turn me off from replaying it.
If you choose to keep this game the way it is, then thats okay, Because I still had a good time and could see myself dropping a couple dollars for this on steam or something, just that specific issue stuck out to me is all.