{"id":19311,"date":"2019-08-19T00:01:15","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T00:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=19311"},"modified":"2019-08-01T11:12:50","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T11:12:50","slug":"gabbuchi-ps4-switch-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/19\/gabbuchi-ps4-switch-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabbuchi (PS4, Switch, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Gabbuchi is a 2-D puzzle platformer, and the main character, a box with teeth, reminds me of a cross between Domo and BoxBoy.\u00a0 The game itself kind of reminds me of BoxBoy<\/strong><\/a> as well.\u00a0 It utilizes minimalist graphics as you eat as many boxes as you can, but not TOO many as you must still have a path to the goal.\u00a0 So it\u2019s kind of a reverse BoxBoy.\u00a0 Gabbuchi is available to download on PS4, Switch, and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.<\/p>\n

Your main character can move left, right, and jump a few blocks high.\u00a0 Whenever he touches a block, he\u2019ll automatically eat it.\u00a0 There are two kinds of blocks in the game: white ones and red ones.\u00a0 Gabbuchi can only eat blocks the same color as him, but you can press the R button to switch his color from white to red.\u00a0 Careful switching of colors is necessary as many times you must use blocks to stand on that are a different color than you.\u00a0 To finish a level, you must eat the heart shaped cookie somewhere in the stage.<\/p>\n

Speaking of cookies, there are also other cookies you can eat in the stages, but they\u2019re harder to reach and just help boost your score.\u00a0 When you beat a level, there are a couple of optional objectives to beat.\u00a0 Like switching colors the fewest amount of times or eating enough to satisfy Gabbuchi.\u00a0 You can see how full he is by the hearts on the left corner of the screen.\u00a0 In order to make him full, you\u2019ll have to eat as many blocks as you can and still beat the stage.\u00a0 It\u2019s tough, but luckily you can just eat the heart cookie to go onto the next level.\u00a0 Pass a certain number of levels to unlock the next world.\u00a0 Future worlds add obstacles like enemies that can kill Gabbuchi if they touch him, and keys you must nab to open passageways.<\/p>\n

Gabbuchi is a neat puzzler platformer, but it does have a few problems.\u00a0 The game gets pretty hard quickly, and a hint option would\u2019ve been nice.\u00a0 Although you can skip a level if it stumps you after a while.\u00a0 The music is catchy as heck, but I wish there was more than one tune.\u00a0 There is also a neat (and very easy to use) stage builder mode, but I couldn\u2019t find any way to upload my levels or download others, which seems like a huge oversight considering how popular Mario Maker 2 is right now.\u00a0 It\u2019s a shame, too, as I made a pretty nifty Pac-Man level.\u00a0 But other than that, this is a rather fun, yet challenging, puzzle platformer.\u00a0 It\u2019s reasonably priced, too!<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you fall off the stage or get hit by an enemy, Gabbuchi just disappears and turns into an angel, but that\u2019s about as violent as it gets.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for the text instructions, but not necessary just to play.\u00a0 Younger gamers may find it a bit too difficult, though.\u00a0 Gabbuchi is rated E for Everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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