The puzzles themselves aren’t poorly designed or anything, it’s just that whatever idea pops into your head first as a possible solution is hit or miss. Unfortunately, the fun parts get dragged down a bit by tedious physics puzzles. The locomotion in this game is incredibly fun, whether that’s swinging deftly as free as can be, or skateboarding down a slope at maximum speed. This is especially noticeable in the ant nest where each segment has its own variation of the song playing. depending on what you’re doing be it standing still and relaxing, going fast, or swimming underwater, the music will react accordingly in interesting ways. It’s relaxing and cheerful, and it changes up depending on whats happening. Unlike the previous softlock, this one is unfixable via save editing until we learn more about how save editing works and will require a new save file from scratch. Sometimes the mandibles fall off the platform and can get permanently stuck inside the forge causing a softlock. When you’re told to put the mandibles into the forge, make sure you web them to the platform before it moves into the forge.
Overall, every screen in this game could be its own individual painting. There are points where the environment can look strange though such as when mud intersects with dry dirt or when water gets interacted with and has harsh edges on it. its easy to sometimes forget you’re looking at pixel art with how detailed some of the portions of the game is. Building a web and catching the fruit flies in it is very satisfying. The easter eggs and secrets in this game are exactly what most modern games are missing nowerdays and were a joy to search for.
Despite this the movement is fluid and reacts how you expect it to, you can throw yourself through the air or take it slow building webs to get around hazards and objects. There are points where the movement can be buggy and some of the puzzles are a little unintuitive. You’ll play as a female peacock jumping spider.
I’ve never seen a game shed so much positive light on the bugs we normally deem as pests: everything from the way different species talk (it’s adorable), to the ways their colonies are uniquely built, it’s beautifully crafted. The game does have a few glitches which don’t impede on gameplay much, but it also has some softlocks cause by developer oversight and players interacting with the environment in unintended ways. The various bug factions in the game feel unique and are interesting to interact with. Webbed is an adorable game with a simple but engaging plotline.
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