Pony Island is clever, creative and veritably ludicrous. It's not heavy on mechanics, and puzzles can slow down the experience, but its satanic tendencies and cultural observations endures far beyond its prompt closure. Neither for, nor about...
Pony Island isn't particularly long. You can see everything there is to see in a couple of hours, and you'll likely need to browse the Steam forums to do so, as some of the secrets are too obtuse to solve without the collective mind trust of the Internet. Nevertheless, Pony Island is an experimental and novel experience with some memorable surprises.
Due to the fact that Pony Island only asks a minor investment in terms of both time and price point ($5), but even more so because it's just so much fun, it falls under "must-play" territory and provides a vastly different experience from other...
I greatly enjoyed the two or so hours it took me to play through Pony Island. This is a game that delights in toying with your expectations and in breaking the fourth wall, in revealing its sinister yet playful world, and in building up a compelling antagonist and telling an ambiguous story. Pony Island is about as punk rock as they come.
Much of the humor is derived through its overarching and subtle commentary on different aspects of gaming culture. This, along with its daring and unique direction, pervades every action; whether it be hacking the innards of the ‘game’, or blowing Jesus while in pony form (it’s not what it sounds like, I swear), it is a solidly good time. Don’t read anymore reviews; don’t watch any videos. Just play this game. Any further coverage will only detract from your enjoyment.
Pony Island isn't about ponies. Do not be put off by the title. This bargain bin-priced PC game has nothing at all in common to any one of the million horse riding/stable simulators on the market. Pony Island is a smart and devious game that sucks you...
One of the most exciting things, potentially, about the expansion of indie gaming is that most indie devs are taking the sorts of risks mainstream devs used to take in the eighties and nineties, albeit in a different way, by expanding what can be done...
Pony Island è un gioco da avere, per forza. Concettualmente vicino a The Stanley Parable, abbatte la quarta parete e coinvolge come pochissimi altri titoli sul mercato sono capaci di fare. La generale sensazione sarà un genuino “che cavolo sta...
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