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I think the best word to sum up this game is "Delightful." I said "Whoa" out loud a lot while cruising around the island and taking the moped off sweet jumps. The music and the scenery are perfect complements to each other. The experience of playing this game reminded me of playing a more focused version of the game A Short Hike with the vibes of the Alolan Pokemon games.

There are a lot of serendipitous moments of discovery like when your scooter kicks up a starfish on the beach or when you see your first big wooden ramp. The game anticipates a lot of things including letting you call for help when you get your scooter stuck, I found that option right when I needed it.

Some wishlist items I would love to see in the game are being able to push the stick forward to do flips in mid-air (probably would not fit with the setting and purpose of the game but it would be so cool -- you can kind of already do this by turning while jumping and it results in a really fun cyclone jump effect). I would also like to be able to tweak the camera using the right stick to see slightly different views of the main character while in mid-air or on the ground. I was able to cheese the game after playing for awhile by taking 11 pictures of the same Moai and then brute forcing the phone call options, but I guess if the player chooses to go that route that's on them anyway.

Overall, an amazing experience that I want to play more of, it could definitely be a great full game especially with some additional historical mysteries to solve added and I feel that it would fit in really well on the Nintendo Switch.

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This is a really awesome review and I just want to say thanks for taking the time to write it! I'm glad you picked up on some of the small details I put in there.

Tricks are definitely on my radar as well. They were on my list, but I ran out of time before I could get them in.

I also thought about adding a right stick look around. I probably will for a later build. The main reason I didn't is because my girlfriend really struggles to play games that require two sticks, and I try to make sure she can enjoy whatever I made. So I wanted something that didn't require two sticks to play. But now I think I could probably add a look around feature on the right stick, which would help those that want it but wont be required for those that don't.

I knew someone was going to cheese it! I totally agree though, at least for this build, its up to the player to decide how they want to go about it. And I'm okay with that, at least for now.

Thank you a ton for playing and the thoughtful review. I had a lot of fun playing Bigmode Jam Kart btw!