With 41 hours put into so far n’ more to rack up, this game has been worth playin’ every second.
What had originally drawn me to Tribal Hunter was a few clips of it on YoutTube, then after watchin’ a full playthrough of it from a YouTuber, I was totally hooked to it n’ proceeded to add it my wishlist to then be treated by a close best friend of mine who got it for me the next day.

The story of Tribal Hunter is a simple, straightforward one. You’re an ancient guardian spirit ( and for some out there, I’m not referrin’ to Ori from the Blind Forest/Wisps series) named Much, who was summoned to help protect their village from evil n’ to destroy said evil. Through your adventures you’ll have some well written character dialogue n’ a nice servin’ of funny moments to add to the game’s charm n’ also slap your knees with good ol’ comedy.

You’ll find yourself mainly platformin’ with some combat intermixed too to keep ya on your n’ of course collect that sweet, sweet xp for various upgrades to become even stronger n’ whatnot. One move ya can do to gain some extra height that the game actually encourages is a punch jump. Basically, jump then immediately punch to slightly gain some more vertical height for the trade off of less maneuverability in general. You can also shoot fireballs of all types n’ an explosive egg ( with some certain enemies n’ boss ya can actually “feed” ‘em said egg to slowly gain weight for x amount of eggs ya shootout to immobilize ‘em or even defeat ‘em ). Ya can also buy some items at one of 3 shops. One is an item shop n' it offers a variety of good stuff but I'll let ya find out for yourself. The other 2 are food shops where each one has different food perks ya can use to your advantage but upon dyin' you'll lose that perk as a heads up.

The art in game is just spot on. It's pixel art heaven with a heavy amount to detail to really add to everythin' which is just eye candy to me. I also really love the general art style which I just could look at for days on end. Also if ya ever wanted to change Munch's style you're in luck for there is a artist's guild ya can drop by to have a hefty selection of all sorts of cool n' awesome styles for your Munch to dawn ( my personal favorite bein' the blue slime since I can see it bein' the closest I can get Munch to look like me n' I just really like a good dark blue mixed with other good blues. )

How's the music some may ask. Well, it's pretty gosh dang awesome! The music always fits the mood n' is just an ear worm that you don't want to leave. I would heavily urge ya to buy the soundtrack so ya can pull up these epic pieces of wonderful music at any time. I'd also have more to say 'bout the music but I'd be a broken record if I persisted.

Now it would be real a shame to not mention one other important gameplay mechanic, n’ that’s your capacity meter. For every enemy ya inhale to eat or all the food ya pick up, Munch’s capacity meter fills, at 100 you become slight bigger n’ can punch harder but ya get less movement speed, roughly at 250, ya become even bigger with even more harder punches but even slower than before. You can press down on the joystick/d-pad for gamepad users to burn off said fat to heal n’ help your capacity lower. For every food/enemy inhaled over a certain amount you’ll notice Munch’s icon make a different face n’ the closer ya get to full capacity the more Munch’s expressions will change n; should ya overeat/get overfeed/over-inflated/take too much damage you’ll explode thus endin’ your game until ya respawn at your last checkpoint.
To help with capacity management, ya can find various popper mushrooms that'll increase your capacity by 10 per one ya find, however don't depend on 'em too much for as you'll get capped from further capacity increasin'. You'll then need to go complete a new size ritual so ya can take on more weight n' whatnot.

Now with that all said, I will say the only complaints I have are just really some minor nitpicks but sometimes the level design puts lots of food crates n’ certain enemies/objects that can throw/shoot food at ya in tight/narrow spaces that if ya don’t manage your capacity right, ya will game over a lot. Yet sometimes the solution can be just as easy as use some of that exp to further strengthen or obtain to make said section easier alongside better capacity management. Also if ya don’t like the fetish aspect of the game with all the weight gainin’/inflatin’/at times hard vore/explodin’ from hard inflation/overstuffin' or whatever else ya may find n' doesn’t sit right with ya, then this game might not be for ya. Unless ya’d be willin’ to look past said aspects n’ still have really solid n’ fun platformer to play with n' could maybe even out the negatives ya might have. I also want to voice out that one of the gamblin’ achievements ya can earn, the one where ya have to win three times in a row, yeah that one in my opinion is one of the worst ones. Maybe I just stink at gamblin’ but it was definitely not a fun achievement to nab at all with all the rng n’ whatnot. So if ya go after it, just try to stay calm n’ make sure ya go in with lots of money beforehand.

Overall, Tribal Hunter is a super fun platformer stuffed full of charm, strategy, n’ overall a very fun n' enjoyable experience. That;s why I feel everyone should give a try at least once since what ya can "gain" personal experience wise. While $14.99 is a price that for some is hard to swallow n' may cause your wallet to lose it's capacity, maybe wait for the sale when it’ll then be $11.99 instead so it’ll be easier on your wallet’s stomach so it doesn't have to worry 'bout losin' much of that dough. I also don't apologize for any weight related puns/jokes, I'm goin' to use 'em to their "fullest" for sure.

(P.S.: For anyone out there who already 100%'d this game, if ya could maybe help me with the island...gourmet? achievement, at the very least hint me in the right direction, it would be highly appreciated because I'm quite stuck on said achievement. Leave a comment on the review if ya wouldn’t mind sharin’ otherwise I get it if ya don’t want anyone else knowin’ the secret to the achievement ( since it’s still a 0.2% earned one at the time of this review when I didn't edit the original review which was much more basic n' way less wordy, hehehe.)

As an update to the P.S., I actually finally managed to get the Island... gourmet achievement. I would've have just edited that part out but eh, I'm too lazy too n' would rather just add on to review instead. So the secret to get it, well, just go down the list requirement n' make sure to NOT get inhaled by the honey dragon that DOESN'T have the clear belly section. Refer to the achievement picture for a better reference unless ya encounter one in the mountain path on the way to hive.