0.5 hours played
Written 2 years ago
Dininho Adventures is a solid platformer. However, I guess I am not the game's target audience as I find it extremely boring and unfun.
I do believe this mostly stems from the game not being able to invoke a sense of accomplishment. Beating a challenging level or a bossfight feels very underwhelming as the game never manages to make you, as the player, feel that you actually did something of value; especially if you take time to collect everything. After beating each level or boss, you just get a normal happy music with the main character clapping in front of a boatload of eggs you collected.
This issue might have been remedied a bit if the achievements were smarter. Maybe there could have been achievements for collecting everything in a level or a world, instead of just one for the whole game. Maybe there could have been speedrunning achievements. Maybe there could have been a set of achievements for finishing each level or each world without deaths, instead of just one unlocking after beating the whole game.
Aside from that, I feel like something's missing from the gameplay but cannot put my finger on it. The gameplay is reminiscent of the 2D Mario games, especially Super Mario Bros 3 with the way controls work, yet it doesn't feel fun. Something feels off and I don't know whether it's the level design, the music, the aesthetics or something else.
Overall, I personally do not recommend this game. It may be cheap, but there are lots of better alternatives at the same price.