Gibbon: Beyond the Trees

 Switch
Metascore
63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Gfinity
    May 23, 2022
    80
    Gibbon: Beyond the Trees tells a hugely important story wordlessly and effortlessly, combining the gameplay and story in ways that inspire both powerlessness and hope.
  2. Shindig
    May 18, 2022
    80
    Gibbon: Beyond the Trees is a game with a point to make, and it does so decisively. The gibbons’ majestic brachiation is a great foundation for an exhilarating momentum platformer that doubles as a potent insight into the threats faced by a critically endangered species.

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 2 out of 3
  1. fadeshiro
    Jun 17, 2022
    2
    The game has been out for a month without any updates. The loading screen to get to the main menu lasts two minutes, without exaggeration. AndThe game has been out for a month without any updates. The loading screen to get to the main menu lasts two minutes, without exaggeration. And that's just the beginning of the waiting. It's a simple 2D game with not many assets to load, I cannot imagine what it's doing for that time. But I'd be almost willing to look past that if the game was fun afterwards. The issue is, I can't tell if the game is fun. There are so many frame drops, it constantly ends up eating inputs and missing jumps and catches. It's beyond frustrating, because the game looked fun. But it is, quite literally, unplayable on the Switch. And the developers don't seem to care.… Full Review »
  2. andy_indierock
    May 24, 2022
    8
    Wait till got discount can buy. 3 hours can complete it. Divided to chapters, some chapter hard and frustrating. Just have to time right toWait till got discount can buy. 3 hours can complete it. Divided to chapters, some chapter hard and frustrating. Just have to time right to release the button so can jump higher to avoid fires or cross river. Buy it if u want to save gibbons, dont know money channel to gibbon sanctuary or not. Sad story, happy at the end.… Full Review »
  3. FoxyChalet
    May 13, 2022
    3
    Alright let's start at perhaps the biggest issue. the loading screen is unforgivably long. I do not say unforgivably as a cute joke, I'mAlright let's start at perhaps the biggest issue. the loading screen is unforgivably long. I do not say unforgivably as a cute joke, I'm talking minutes of your time to get to the title screen. It feels like a joke. I'd say "add a minigame to the loading screen so it's less boring", but the game is already a minigame, there is no reason to take this long.

    While I greatly appreciate the environmental message of this game and love that it's about gibbons, I really can't endorse it for several reasons. First, the unfortunate truth is that most people don't care. Some people are proud of this, some may think they care, but when it comes down to it, if you try to take away something they like that might help someone else, they throw a fit. These people will remain largely unaffected by this game, while people such as myself will be triggered by it. Apologies to the creator who is trying to do something good, I think, but that's just the way it is. the niche that this game hits is just so small, and I think GTA and COD have proven that putting things in games just desensitizes people to the real world issues even further. I have no interest in finishing the game because the true end of the game is so unbelievably sad, and has such real world applications that the game can not be a form of escapism or even fun.

    The mechanics are very basic, similar to a skateboarding game, but I have to say I expected more of an action style of controls. It's definitely clear that it started as a mobile game. That being said, as an autorunner, it's decent.

    The game is very repetitive. I was cool with the very short campaign time, but I figured, being so short, it would be a finely polished sort of campaign, whereas it's just swinging through the same looking trees over and over again.    … Full Review »