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A relaxing and meditative adventure awaits you in the game Ynglet. You will play as a jellyfish-type creature that floats through a hand-drawn world full of bubbles and plenty of spacious areas to explore through. Unlike any other platformer game, this one is without a platform. Instead, you’ll be required to float and bounce around worlds in search of your missing friends who were separated by a comet. As you travel through each location, you’ll enjoy the beautiful and calming music notes that play each time you touch any portion of the level.
How Was The Game
At first, I felt like the artist who designed the game, a fully hand-drawn game added a creative aspect worth keeping my interest to play. As I’m not too much into music and platformer games, which just appear as if they are still being designed, planned, or even in the beta stage. This game didn’t feel quite that way to me.
Many might first sense it to be easy, imperfect, and not anything typical of a brilliant game that is vibrant, 3D, and full of realistic appeal in its graphics or quality. However, take it from me, for a relaxing and easily drawn game, this isn’t one to pass up! It really supports a creative idea that is very well entertaining to play. Especially with so many puzzles to work through and many friends to rescue.
It’s also got music that plays as a key on a piano or some sort of single beat. Actually, it could be one beat or a few beats playing at the exact same time, depending on the size of the object you are going through are just bouncing off of. Also, the friends you find to rescue will interact with you in their own unique sounds as well.
On the other hand, why this game is so relaxing for the player because of a few things. I noticed there isn’t any competitive or time-rushing gameplay, frustrating and difficult problems to solve, or requiring you to be a quick player or do some difficult moves to proceed to the next portion of the game. So if it’s a child or an adult playing, this game works for everyone. Especially, since it’s absolutely easy to play and understand from start to finish without becoming perplexed. That is exactly how I felt when I started playing. Even if the game may not take too long to defeat, it still is quite enjoyable and something worth trying when you want to escape the stress of the real world.
Now before starting the game, they do have the option to play a harder version than the normal style of the game. So if you can accomplish the first challenging mode with ease, it’s now a chance to play it again and go for the difficult option in gameplay. Also, it’s cool you can end up restarting the game at any time. If you accidentally fall or happen to not make the location, as this jellyfish guy can only go so high before falling from one location to the next, you can easily restart and end up not having to wait for a reload.
Each square; bubble can be a new checkpoint to start back at again. Just float until the square fully turns pink all on each edge. That way you won’t start from the beginning and can continue from where you left off. It’s a new idea in gaming, with unlimited continuing locations. I like it!
A question that many may wonder about and I did at the beginning. Are there any bad guys to face, large bosses, or unbeatable obstacles that stand in the way? The answer to this is no. It’s more of a puzzle-adventure style challenging game to play and not one based on fighting or defeating big sea monsters. It’s mostly figuring out ways to move through a world, like a puzzling maze of bubbles and music from start to finish. Also, a few bonus areas open up and plenty of cute-shaped fishy friends to collect! Nothing in this game seems off, nor did I struggle to play and enjoy.
One last thing, I noticed that there aren’t really any loud sounds, just a light tune in the game. Even the ones that are triggered by the objects your jellyfish guy may bounce or fall upon. The friends and the interaction they have with you may also contribute some sound effects, but it’s very soft in the music that plays. Furthermore, it is so easy to notice how simple the graphics are in this game, with shapes and plenty of colors. Even the hero, who we play as the jellyfish is simply shaped like a triangle with tentacles of squiggly lines and circles. The fish and other friends are also very simply designed, but honestly, it all contributes to the originality of the game, which I love!
Final Thoughts
This is a very different game, something that I wouldn’t find copied or made by another. As it’s all hand-drawn and the storyline is not very large or similar to any other game as well. The worlds you visit are very interesting and each has these individual sounds that play like music notes, as you bounce and float into different objects. It’s quite interesting and fun to achieve when roaming and exploring the levels for your friends. Lastly, the game to me felt quite easy, relaxing, and just plain fun! It might not be super long or take much use of the brain, but it is something that will keep you calm and entertained as you rescue your friends.
