Animal Well (PlayStation 5)

This nice looking puzzle Metroidvania is out today, and I got it for 165.60 DKK.

We explored the mysterious world of Animal Well, finding nervous squirrels, hidden eggs, and a scary cat ghost. I feel like we are uncovering a lot of terrain, but not really solving many puzzles.

Malu asked an important question for this game: 'Will you ever not be a potato?' :)

This game is amazing! I started a new game and went a different way than the first time. I ended up getting the Balloon Wand, which changed the game a lot. I now effectively have a double jump anywhere there is room for a bubble to form, and can even do a simultaneous jump-bubble move where I can ascend infinitely, as long as there is space for bubbles to form.

The next item I got was the Slinky, which allows me to trigger buttons that are out of reach. It's such a cute idea, easy to understand and used in a lot of clever ways.

I just got the Flute, and I can now play 8 different pitches. I reached a room full of animals heads, and shouted in excitement when I realized it was a fast travel system. I went down and learned a flute song from a fish: RRLLDDUU which sends me to the fast travel room. So cool!

Got the Frisbee and rode it by accident.

I took the Mock Disc and transported it to the Mock Disc Shrine, which required some planning and practice. After that, I did it on the second try.

Here are my predictions, before I get spoiled: You can draw with the pencil on the map to make something happen in the world. There is a loud bird sound at regular (very long) intervals - you probably have to reply to it using the flute or something.

I played 5 hours so far, and only missing the Ostrich 'boss', I think.

I tried the ghost mouse code in the cat cage room, and it set one cat free. I need to find more codes.

I was having trouble with the moving blocks in the cat cage area, until Malu pointed out that there are two types, vertical red mouse head blocks and horizontal blue mouse blocks. They are powered by two different hamster wheels that you need to orient correctly. I have now found a new area with an ostrich in a wheel.

I found what seems to be a door that gets unlocked by lighting candles to the left of the place where the little potato guy originally spawned.

There is an area that has two dog statues that look like they are mid jump. The same dog sprite is released from statues by the dog ghost. Maybe I should lure the dog ghost here?

I just saw the concept 'bubble warp' mentioned. I wonder what it means?

Ostrich down, got Lantern. Very fascinating.

I'm being attacked by a big cat monster thing with laser eyes.

I beat it with fireworks. And now for some very short credits!

I have access to a little house with a TV and couch and stuff. On the other side is a giant mysterious clock, where I found a squirrel with a stopwatch. Apparently some sort of time trial mode. Further along is a big space donut looking thing, and a well - the well, I guess - which wraps around to the top of the map.

I got several new equipment, B. B. Wand (multi-bubble wand), and the remote. It was super cool to learn to control the snake using the remote.

Using the remote of the TV yield a sequence of faces:

frown, eyes angry
frown, eyes sad
smile, eyes angry
smile, eyes sad
frown, eyes vertical
frown, eyes horizontal
smile, eyes vertical
smile, eyes horizontal

On the big cipher above and to the left of the house, this yields the following directions:

↗ ↖ ↙ ↘
⬆ ⬅ ⬇ ➡

Which I played back on the Flute in front of the TV. This yielded the SECRET RABBIT trophy.