Creator's Comments:
Phooey [Creator]
This is a short gimmick game made in a few weeks as a joke.
It's my first fangame, so hopefully it turned out well.
Fair warning, the music in this game is from actual bands and is probably copyrighted. If you stream the game, it might not be a bad idea to turn off music if this is a concern. (Then again, fangames have been getting away with using vocaloid music which is also copyrighted for years now, so it's probably not a big deal.)
Credits just in case you haven't read the readme
Title / clear screen art:
citrus
Made using:
Seph engine by Sephalos
Game Maker 8.2 by renex and Floogle
Testers:
SleepySage
citrus
YaBoiMarcAntony
MKey
KittyGame
Rossiter
IanBoy141
Sanctuspaladin
Patrick
onod
Music (Spoiler):
[ Title ] Elephant Gym - Intro
[ Song 1 ] You Me The Switch - Sky Scraping
[ Song 2 ] a picture of her - picnic-perfect
[ Boss ] Mouse on the Keys - Plateau
[ Gallery ] PRIMITIVE ART ORCHESTRA - qualia
[ Credits ] Clever Girl - Elm
[3] Likes
It's my first fangame, so hopefully it turned out well.
Fair warning, the music in this game is from actual bands and is probably copyrighted. If you stream the game, it might not be a bad idea to turn off music if this is a concern. (Then again, fangames have been getting away with using vocaloid music which is also copyrighted for years now, so it's probably not a big deal.)
Credits just in case you haven't read the readme
Title / clear screen art:
citrus
Made using:
Seph engine by Sephalos
Game Maker 8.2 by renex and Floogle
Testers:
SleepySage
citrus
YaBoiMarcAntony
MKey
KittyGame
Rossiter
IanBoy141
Sanctuspaladin
Patrick
onod
Music (Spoiler):
[ Title ] Elephant Gym - Intro
[ Song 1 ] You Me The Switch - Sky Scraping
[ Song 2 ] a picture of her - picnic-perfect
[ Boss ] Mouse on the Keys - Plateau
[ Gallery ] PRIMITIVE ART ORCHESTRA - qualia
[ Credits ] Clever Girl - Elm
Rating: N/A
Difficulty: 50 50
Jul 27, 2021
23 Reviews:
M1NT_CONDITION_
A short gimmick needle game where you can deploy a balloon as an additional movement option. The needle was quite fun, though a bit repetitive later on. All the gimmicks went together quite nicely, both gameplay wise and thematically. The boss was, as most other people here have said, noticeably harder than the platforming. But to be honest, I didn't find it that much harder, and it was quite fun to incorporate the balloon into dodging some of the attacks. Overall I definitely recommend it.
[3] Likes
Rating: 8.0 80
Difficulty: 50 50
Jul 30, 2021
Rebag102
Interesting but great gimmick needle game involving using a balloon to slow your fall. It ends off with a Destination-like boss which is way harder than anything else but not bad, I had a really hard time with it but im bad at bosses so you should play it for yourself and see if you enjoy it enough to beat it, overall though I thought the game was great!
[2] Likes
Rating: 7.0 70
Difficulty: 55 55
Jul 28, 2021
Emmanating
For a first fangame this is excellent.
The platforming could have been better crafted around the central mechanic. As is the majority of the time you deploy the balloon is to make a far away jump or when it acts as water 2; These are serviceable, just not incredible. Even without introducing new mechanics or gimmicks the level design never wraps back around itself in ways the balloon would allow it to.
I suspect people who're around the skill level of the platforming will have significant trouble with the boss, especially its ending. If I had to rate their difficulty separately I'd give the platforming a 40-45 and the boss a 50-55.
[2] Likes
The platforming could have been better crafted around the central mechanic. As is the majority of the time you deploy the balloon is to make a far away jump or when it acts as water 2; These are serviceable, just not incredible. Even without introducing new mechanics or gimmicks the level design never wraps back around itself in ways the balloon would allow it to.
I suspect people who're around the skill level of the platforming will have significant trouble with the boss, especially its ending. If I had to rate their difficulty separately I'd give the platforming a 40-45 and the boss a 50-55.
Rating: 7.0 70
Difficulty: 50 50
Jul 27, 2021
KittyGame
Please note that I was a tester for this game; however, I have no personal relation with Phooey so my review will not be biased that way.
For a short beginner game (and what appears to be Phooey's first released fangame), it is very polished and well-made. I wanna let my balloons go is a short gimmick needle-venture that utilizes a slow-falling balloon mechanic (hence the name), among other gimmicks. The saves are fairly easy and use the gimmick well. The visuals and music choice are quite pleasant, and fit the theme of the game well. Not much else to say here, good all around and pretty fun to boot. Would highly suggest a play.
[2] Likes
For a short beginner game (and what appears to be Phooey's first released fangame), it is very polished and well-made. I wanna let my balloons go is a short gimmick needle-venture that utilizes a slow-falling balloon mechanic (hence the name), among other gimmicks. The saves are fairly easy and use the gimmick well. The visuals and music choice are quite pleasant, and fit the theme of the game well. Not much else to say here, good all around and pretty fun to boot. Would highly suggest a play.
Rating: 8.8 88
Difficulty: 40 40
Jul 27, 2021