Animal Well Review

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25 күн бұрын

Watch our Animal Well review! Reviewed by Rebekah Valentine on Switch and PC, also available on PlayStation 5.
Animal Well is a veritable feast of brain teasers that’s far more concerned with twisting your mind into knots than any grueling platforming challenges. It’s lovely to look at thanks to gorgeous pixel art and dynamic lighting, and an excellent use of haptics and well-tuned physics systems make it fun to touch, too. The steadily unlocked toybox of tools thoroughly rewards play, curiosity, and experimentation for hours upon hours after the credits roll. Though that late-game maze of mind-teasers might grate once in a while if you’re reluctant to ask for help, the massive onion of Animal Well’s secrets remains dense, clever, and thrilling even when you’ve peeled back as many layers as you think you possibly can… and then peeled a few more beyond that.
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@Malek-dg4gh 24 күн бұрын

IGN giving a game dunkey published a 9 after he's mocked them for years is sort of endearing to me, they show no hard feelings

@JustChadC 23 күн бұрын

Rare IGN W for taking it on the chin when it comes to professional review bias

@darth_hylian 23 күн бұрын

Videogamedunkey has light humor & it's not really drama so this verdict shouldn't be surprising

@michaellong2439 23 күн бұрын

reviewers arent a company. some single reviewer isnt going to watch a dunky video and have a grudge, and remember that grudge for years until theyre one day selected to make a review of a game dunky is publishing, then actively decide to give their game a worse review then they think the game deserves. what a crazy take

@CaH6633 23 күн бұрын

To be fair. He mocked them for giving EVERY game an 8, 9, or 10 score...so they're still doing the thing he mocked them for in a way. Lmfao.

@JustChadC 23 күн бұрын

@@CaH6633 lol maybe. But what if it really IS a game that deserves an 8, 9 or a 10?

@TheFinalsHater 24 күн бұрын

It's like Halo 2 meets Halo 3

@yellowletters9465 24 күн бұрын

Damm that sounds like Halo 5

@joink25 24 күн бұрын

Hey are you talking about Animal Well? It comes out May 9.

@ItWasAllPartOfMyPlan 24 күн бұрын

Facts 7/10

@drooport3458 24 күн бұрын

hey, you guys talking about animal well?

@Boss_Fight_Wiki_muki_twitch 24 күн бұрын

what's the context for the punchline?

@Baysck 24 күн бұрын

This game really makes you feel like you’re playing Animal Well

@ConnorLumsden 24 күн бұрын

7/10

@jk4Him 23 күн бұрын

Well done

@galvinmoore6528 23 күн бұрын

It has a little something for everyone.

@pathaleyguitar9763 23 күн бұрын

Personally it makes me feel like I'm playing Halo 2 meets Halo 3

@willostrand6555 23 күн бұрын

Only 9/10??? She clearly doesn’t understand the franchise should’ve gotten someone who was gonna actually enjoy the game

@docicusalignjon 24 күн бұрын

Finally, the spiritual successor to Knack 2

@timdalton919 22 күн бұрын

What was the IGN score of bowsers big bean burrito?

@mistadopeman 22 күн бұрын

👏

@bereketterefe829 19 күн бұрын

Knack is back baby!

@hetsu_ 24 күн бұрын

The first ever well type game

@GigerGang 20 күн бұрын

What about Downwell?

@metaljay77 19 күн бұрын

And a well made one at that!

@Illager_Fries_Gaming 12 күн бұрын

you mean the first ever open well type game?

@sachadontcry 24 күн бұрын

But has the blob got amnesia?

@danielx1224 24 күн бұрын

In..... Animal Well.... the blob..... well, he got amnesia...

@theslimreaper 23 күн бұрын

Amneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesia...

@donkyot7152 23 күн бұрын

Day 1, Is it a remaster yet?

@TenchiSenpa1 23 күн бұрын

You don't even play as an animal... or a well. Rippoff. 0 outta 10

@TheNightquaker 22 күн бұрын

The blob got amnesia, it forgot that I'm him!

@boobootittleman7299 24 күн бұрын

Congrats to bumkey on his studios’ first published game.

@ravkhar927 23 күн бұрын

You mean Donsley?

@CarlosLins1 23 күн бұрын

What's about mankey?

@macksnotcool 23 күн бұрын

But also congrats to Billy Basso for developing this by himself.

@dalejeremiah08 23 күн бұрын

don cheadle actually

@walterroux291 23 күн бұрын

@@dalejeremiah08 actually think you mean Terrance Howard. Don't worry it's an easy mistake to make.

@bestgames64 24 күн бұрын

This is NOT knack 5

@allenprieto8983 24 күн бұрын

@geeguy7429 24 күн бұрын

Nope even better, it’s like halo 2 and halo 3

@autocorrect2313 23 күн бұрын

Its actually Knack 6 Nick, Knack, Patty, Whack adventures

@NegoClau 23 күн бұрын

It's the prequel to Knack 5, Knack 6.

@Japuckle 22 күн бұрын

It's like knack 2 meets knack 3

@treyjohnson2223 24 күн бұрын

This game really makes you feel like its got a little something for everyone

@AdiDoinStuff 21 күн бұрын

Dis comment is a masta PIECE

@hunde2430 20 күн бұрын

@@AdiDoinStuff the first Spaghetti and Meatballs genre

@Hexen_Wulf 23 күн бұрын

I'm so proud of Billy and Dunkey, their first game at Big Mode got a 9/10! And it's not even a remake.

@acediaxxiii1622 24 күн бұрын

Can't wait to play the remastered version

@ihazcheese 24 күн бұрын

Eagerly awaiting it.

@Juicy_possum073 20 күн бұрын

Nobody knows about this game

@yourmannick3782 24 күн бұрын

Aye are you guys talking about Animal Well?

@eoghanclark165 21 күн бұрын

Oh you know about Animal Well?

@ImJeanGaming 21 күн бұрын

@@eoghanclark165 @yourmannick3782 you guys should play Animal Well. It's feels like you're really playing Animal Well

@block827 21 күн бұрын

its like halo 2 meets halo 3

@hhere2stay 20 күн бұрын

is the animal well?

@hunde2430 20 күн бұрын

@@hhere2stayis the animal

@beazyb 23 күн бұрын

Its crazy the publisher is getting praise and not the developer 😂

@megaroeny 21 күн бұрын

Seriously

@helios3445 21 күн бұрын

i'm pretty disappointed in fellow dunkey fans. such a great game, and we're repeating the same jokes.

@Bearbytez 21 күн бұрын

And yet you didn't mention Billy Basso by name either.

@Mito383 20 күн бұрын

@@helios3445Dunkey fans have *always* repeated the same 5 jokes.

@spastheghost 20 күн бұрын

Yeah but Dunkey's reach is what will really help the game take off.

@bsigns1935 24 күн бұрын

Is there Bowser big bean burrito reference in this game?

@wills2894 23 күн бұрын

One way to find out is to play the game...

@GigerGang 20 күн бұрын

No but there's a Super Mario Bros 2 reference

@Caninemuffin766 24 күн бұрын

It’s like Halo 2 meets Halo 3 in a perfect combination to make the worlds second strand type game.

@CatLover_69 24 күн бұрын

Regurgitate someone elses vomit while you're at it.

@orange6497 22 күн бұрын

true, but it is the first well type game

@GTNOfficial 23 күн бұрын

Can we talk about how this game is somehow only 40mb and requires only 1gb of ram? What an incredible technical feat to squeeze so much into so little

@MegaPrams 21 күн бұрын

We should fit it to the next voyager and let the aliens have some fun

@imogenmcgough9689 20 күн бұрын

It makes a big difference to have a game made from scratch, vs cobbling a bunch of stuff together on top of Unity

@takitakiboom 16 күн бұрын

@@imogenmcgough9689 true, Roller Coaster Tycoon is a gold standard example of this practice

@happyspaceinvader508 9 күн бұрын

To be fair, the graphics are not that sophisticated by modern standards. And there’s no music either, which probably saves a load of space.

@Spanishdog17 2 күн бұрын

The Cod devs/Activison need to take notes on this.

@carleykim6823 24 күн бұрын

But the real question everyone wants to know is.... Did you get your free wonderbread with the game?

@mentorassassin0282 24 күн бұрын

Finally a game that can surpass Knack in all its glory

@mohamad.h4300 23 күн бұрын

Knack 1*

@arcangel1172 22 күн бұрын

But knack 2 on the other hand

@user-pe3se2md4p 24 күн бұрын

if you dont't have money buy it , always remeber:you can wishlist it for free!

@Kean_Bean 24 күн бұрын

If wish listed, it comes with a free bag of Wonderbread!

@OmeletteMcDomelette 24 күн бұрын

The devs at Wonderbread did a great job with this promotional game.

@SplnSix 23 күн бұрын

"Dev" as in one man 😂

@orange6497 22 күн бұрын

dev.

@AlbertAlbertB. 24 күн бұрын

Dunkey is going to eat your shoes for not giving this a 5/5

@shftujftbc9176 24 күн бұрын

Dunkey will be happy

@HydraTower 24 күн бұрын

This woman has the most satisfyingly enunciated Ps.

@rabble_rousdower 23 күн бұрын

She has several scented candles

@noneofyourbusiness4616 21 күн бұрын

IGN ASMR

@maudlinfaust 20 күн бұрын

@@noneofyourbusiness4616is an anagram of MR NIGAS

@bajdooo 24 күн бұрын

this is the dark souls of well games

@ettel8358 24 күн бұрын

Animal well well well...

@trel4504 24 күн бұрын

So proud of Dunkey!! This is huge for indie games

@Ian-ul6bu 24 күн бұрын

The first well-type game

@MichaelAussie05 24 күн бұрын

Great review, thanks to Rebekah and team for their time and efforts in producing this thoroughly informative and entertaining video. Cheers.

@narf1070 8 күн бұрын

Finally, a normal comment! The game is fun, and great review!!

@driftwoods2229 23 күн бұрын

As someone who grew up with Braid and Super Meat Boy, Im beyond stoked to try this out

@mikekelliher99 24 күн бұрын

This is like the time Animal Well released on May 9th -Gex

@donkyot7152 23 күн бұрын

Animal well is like having dinner at Tony Gorge Orewell’s house

@AlexBooth__BOOF__ 23 күн бұрын

Finally, a quintuple A game. Right after the first ever quadruple A game in the same year! But seriously, this should be AAAAA because Dunkey’s the GOAT and BigMode is the publisher to watch!

@supremebuffalo6322 23 күн бұрын

All these comments seem to just be farming upvotes from Dunkey fanbase...Meanwhile a handful of viewers are hoping the game matches up to the pre-release ARG hype breadcrumb trail left by the creator, probably. I'm optimistic

@ZBilbs 24 күн бұрын

Best game since Donkey Kong: Frozen Ape

@rossmillington8700 21 күн бұрын

Shouts to binkus and the unbelievably talented dev who made the whole thing as a 1 man team passion project

@mrcupcake5309 24 күн бұрын

You explaining the game sounded like Playisms "La-Mulana" series which is severely underrated.

@alidavari6958 24 күн бұрын

Can't wait for the remaster to play it!

@MrEditorsSideKick 24 күн бұрын

The PS5 finaly gets it's KNACK KILLER. This game is just like halo 2 and 3 combined.

@nicholashu489 24 күн бұрын

It really makes you FEEL like you’re in a well

@Herlgar 23 күн бұрын

It really has a little something for everyone

@anandaditya479 23 күн бұрын

Using scanlines and dark theme is so cool

@travisstack5282 23 күн бұрын

It’s like Knack 2 had a baby with a well

@r1pperuk 24 күн бұрын

Im not watching this review....the game has "hidden" depth and want to go in blind! This game is hot people just buy it.

@Ultilasagna 24 күн бұрын

Yeah even though they said it'd be spoiler free there are definitely some things that are probably spoilers

@willostrand6555 23 күн бұрын

0:27 why does this sound like something the dunk would say ironically lmfao

@sanguineel 22 күн бұрын

These IGN reviews' production value is getting better

@keeganbate8935 24 күн бұрын

Finally, the first well-type game

@gen0cider 21 күн бұрын

how the hell is this only 56mb??

@ipohertroyanov464 9 сағат бұрын

Well, it was developed from scratch, without using big engines. It looks like it basically has no textures. So there is the answer

@perihelion7445 Сағат бұрын

Most games in the 90's with better graphics than this that were 2D were only 2MB in size. 56MB is probably overkill for this but better audio, greater colour palette and animation frames would push it up.

@theRealWeirdling 23 күн бұрын

Kojima Productions really nailed it with this one

@rishiRdutta 21 күн бұрын

Billy Basso did everything in this magical game! Kudos!

@awtodor 24 күн бұрын

Congrats to the developers and Dunkey

@decimat_ixn 24 күн бұрын

ah yes the very first well-like game thank you bigmode

@TheWickles 24 күн бұрын

They gave it a 9

@sorenlundgreen9170 24 күн бұрын

Dunkey is not going to like that

@HarperNguyen 24 күн бұрын

NPC

@ssmelllyboi6589 23 күн бұрын

“NO FUCKIN WAY”

@chiquita683 23 күн бұрын

IGN is a joke. Game is a masterpiece

@anakyangbudiman8497 23 күн бұрын

Now this girl, is the killdest girl.

@ethanharris7943 22 күн бұрын

It’s probably a ten if you consider the free wonder bread you receive when you preorder

@adamlassiter1296 21 күн бұрын

I'm really bothered by how many of you in the comments and every internet tabloid is praising Dunkey and not the Developer. His name is Billy Basso, he developed an entirely new game engine for this and created the entire game by himself. Dunkey is a publisher, typically they take the financial risk, they market the game, provide quality assurance among many other things. But just because it's his money, it's not his game.

@Swagghanistan 24 күн бұрын

They gave it a 12

@dogemcdogeface7901 23 күн бұрын

The fact that this is not only the best animal-type game, but also the first and best well-type game. My favorite part is when the donkey comes out of the well and said "Well, this animal is well." Truly one of the games of all time, Billy Basso and Dunkey are truly geniuses.

@davidtimmons9900 21 күн бұрын

Billy Basso did it again boys

@archithrough 24 күн бұрын

This game is truly a well-type game

@thrxshx 21 күн бұрын

This year: soulslikes Next year: wellslikes

@tomsentaylor1268 24 күн бұрын

It’s like Dungeons and Dragons in that way

@staxxonstaxx6264 23 күн бұрын

Dunkey knows when you let the developer achieve their artistic vision, truly, something great will be created.

@liar6371 24 күн бұрын

They had the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever

@tommybenton8930 23 күн бұрын

It has a little something for everyone

@therealarien 23 күн бұрын

Reminds me of how fez felt dense with secrets and mysteries. Or the witness

@honeyroha9780 23 күн бұрын

This game seems really cool and I'd love to check it out but does anyone know if it has an option to turn off flashing? I'm epileptic and the firecrackers really get to me

@nattofirstofthefermented 22 күн бұрын

Yes, there is a reduce flashing switch in the pause menu

@honeyroha9780 22 күн бұрын

@@nattofirstofthefermented Great thank you!

@Hench12 24 күн бұрын

This game is very strand-like

@Bakugo24 24 күн бұрын

Rain world vibes

@Rastafarianinja 23 күн бұрын

Finally, a game that dares to venture into the untapped potential of animals in wells

@f25mart 23 күн бұрын

The first ever well strand gaming experience is here

@hairyott3rr 21 күн бұрын

Little known fact that Big Mode was founded as Paul Beenis game by Paul Creenis. Glad to see they are still serving up masterpieces, here comes the money!

@TheOneLaVon 24 күн бұрын

Just added this to my Steam Deck list

@brodyfergy 21 күн бұрын

They really made a new genre for well-type games

@limegpt 4 күн бұрын

Dunkey been real quiet since this review dropped

@raphaelbaur4335 9 күн бұрын

My only question is - how did they make these visuals? They look incredible

@asundelgun3487 21 күн бұрын

Spoiler alert...I know the ending after you find all the secrets....its a video of Dunkey's little brother breaking the record for Bowser's big bean burrito.

@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852 22 күн бұрын

This opens up the possibilities of Animal Well-likes that are sure to come.

@Kefroth1 23 күн бұрын

But can you play it on the Grush?

@johnsnow2560 4 күн бұрын

Ign reviewing dunkeys game is like a full circle moment

@thecookiecrew 24 күн бұрын

Really makes you feel like Animal Well

@HeyHedgehog 20 күн бұрын

What’s the music from this review from?

@heyscotty8052 24 күн бұрын

Im really excited by the first WELL game, exciting times to be a gamer

@zRunes 23 күн бұрын

This game really makes you feel like going Big Mode

@notme7880 21 күн бұрын

Finallly Paul Beenis games did it again! This games really surpasses their classics like the Kill Butt franchise.

@ColorfulBoxOfCrayons 21 күн бұрын

Finally we get to see what the first Well-type game is!! Phenomenal! 9/10

@JacobBrzyski-ny3lz 21 күн бұрын

Congrats to Billy Basso for such an amazing game!

@brandonalessio1586 20 күн бұрын

The way that traversal is one of the key aspects of gameplay makes me think that this might be the second ever “strand” game

@TinchoCalderon 24 күн бұрын

Yes. Knack 2.

@yolimap 24 күн бұрын

wrong, knack 3

@arzen2816 23 күн бұрын

And that's how you get into Ikon Clan, baby.

@sammonsalve5657 4 күн бұрын

No puzzles, no puzzles, no puzzles. - mac and charlie.

@crazygsxr6969 20 күн бұрын

How tf stellar blade getting 7 and this getting 9

@123fiobds 21 күн бұрын

They didn’t mention it’s a solo dev?

@CarlosCarcamo-bs4ln 23 күн бұрын

Fun Fact: This game is mostly inspired by Super Mario Bros. 2.

@felixthinks351 23 күн бұрын

Hmm, this isnt bookworm adventures deluxe Where is it?

@VladK95 22 күн бұрын

This game really makes you feel like bunky

@VoteRFK 21 күн бұрын

Sooo is it a Well Like or a Well Lite? 🤔

@jaysengstacken2118 19 күн бұрын

Yea but it's not like Warbutt. In Warbutt you have shoot every animal in the well. The main character actually says "This time. Animal, well. " And then just shoots them.