Fun and charming but would have benefited greatly by having a few more challenges and more levels.

User Rating: 7 | The Wonderful End of the World PC
Gameplay: 3.5/5
+ Basically this is a game of pathing. You start as a small avatar and can absorb items that are smaller than you, which in turn makes you grow larger and allow you to absorb bigger objects. The idea is unique and fun and what it comes down to is you trying to figure out the best path that lets you absorb the most stuff in the level to get an A+. Since the levels are timed you have to plan where you're going to go and which items you can absorb. Some levels I was able to get an A+ on the first time which kind of was disappointing. The levels that took me 5+ times to find the perfect path to absorb everything were the most fun and interesting ones. Considering the game only has 12 levels, though, it was really hit or miss. If there were more levels (or more specifically more challenging levels) this game would have been incredible. There were a few small quirks, too. I would have liked the ability to jump. There are two secret Portal-themed levels that allow you to jump, which I had a blast playing so I kind of wish the regular levels had a jump. Also, there were times when I would collide with objects and get stuck for a few seconds. Or an object looked like I could clearly absorb it but I would bounce off. In the end though, I had a lot of fun playing it and just think that it could have been a much better experience if a few small things were changed.

Story/Presentation: (N/A)
+ There isn't any real clear story here. I guess the world is ending and you control a puppet that is able to absorb things. You must try to rescue as much stuff as you can in the world by absorbing it. It's enough to give the game some meaning, which is fine, but there's no real connection or elaboration.

Graphics: 2/5
+ The graphics are fair. They don't look that good but when I was playing it didn't bother me. And I'm not sure if better graphics would have changed anything. The real fun was trying to absorb things. One technical problem I found was that if you absorbed too much and grew too large then the game would start to chug and turn real choppy and laggy.

Value: 2/5
+ The $10 asking price is clearly more than what I would expect. I really liked this game but I was able to get an A+ in all levels in 1-2 hours. It's really short. And the problem is, after you find the proper path that lets you complete the level then there's really no point in returning to it. If some levels were randomized or if there were more levels then maybe I could see paying $10. But honestly, $5 is pushing it. I'm not saying it's a bad game, I'm just saying that it's a small package that you can easily finish completely in an hour or two.