Been waiting for this game...
Mon Feb 15 2021 Thank GxD 4 Bad TasteSince I’ve seen this game appear in arcade on AppleTV I’ve been waiting on this game to drop. Notification came through on my iPhone and I immediately started to play via AppleTV, camera movement with controls are pretty fun and make the game a whole lot better and interesting. The game was not what I expected but blew me away with the simple but yet fun active nature of the game. It seems like a game you would play by yourself or with a cool group of friends/family while having a hip convo or laxing. It’s a game to set the vibe right for sure. The music makes me want to listen through Apples AirPod Pro Max head set. This is the only game on my phone no other game needed. I prefer to play via AppleTV as it’s definitely better game play since camera pan is way more interesting and makes it more interactive and immersive. Thanks for creating this game. This beats out Minions, Subway Surfers, Temple run and any other game in this type of dodge objects strategy style game. Only issue would be not being able to adjust the AppleTV remote sensitivity for smooth controlling. Xbox controller would work better
Ok, decent but here's the thing
Sun Feb 07 2021 scooterD3The bad: Controls could be MUCH better. There is zero consistency between how the characters move. Especially during the train level in the city, jumping from train to train is TERRIBLE. This, by far, is a HUGE oversight on the developer's side. Honestly just drop the stupid train level cause it was mostly trying to predict how far the characters would jump. PLEASE FIX THE CONTROLS! Also, frame rate gets horrendous in later levels. Actually it was getting so bad I had to reboot the game and seemed to help a little but not much. Massive frame rate problems devs need to fix. I'm also on an iPhone 12 Pro, so I can't imagine how slow it must be on an older iPhone if it's laggy on this phone.
The good: idea is fun, and music is quirky, goofy but very fun. I can tell the devs put in a lot of effort into the music and having that match the theme. Bravo! I like how there's actual lyrics to the music, and the voices are good during titles and levels. Even the bosses have their own voice, which makes them very fun. It's quite a challenging game. Sometimes you will lose in an unfair way, but it is clearly a physics based game, so if things don't go your way, try again and it will be different.
Final thoughts: overall it's a good game and I do enjoy it, but the controls man... gotta get those nailed in better. Very finicky and random. Get them to feel consistent so I can focus on the game and think less on how sensitive my left turn is gonna be.
The game is not what I expected (in a good way)
Tue Jun 22 2021 KillytkI love this game!! From the moment I saw the preview, I knew I would enjoy it to kill time but boy was I wrong! I am addicted to the game!! In all honesty, I don’t have many complaints besides the lag at times (more than necessary), the controls (sometimes they won’t jump when I hit jump or sometimes they’ll go left when I select right) and certain things just seem impossible to avoid. Idk if the purpose of the game is to be like a “you win some you lose some” type of situation but if it’s not, I hate that there is no possibility to make it through the game without losing a single player. If it is a win some lose some type game, then I’m okay with that aspect with knowing I can pick more characters up on the way. Overall, the game is fun and I will continue to support but I hope those few things can get worked out. It seems as tho I’m not the only one who had the same issues with the game since I’ve read the reviews.
Just One Thing...🏃🏽♀️🥦🏃🏽🍓🍍🏃🏾♂️
Fri Feb 12 2021 jtharriceI fell in love with this game on sight, and once I started playing, sure enough, it’s been a lot of fun.
On two occasions though, the game kicked me out mid-play. Not sure why this is as my phone is compatible. There’s also lagging and I have an 11 Pro Max 356G. Doesn’t really make sense. The game does use some battery power and my phone can get a bit warm after long-time play, but still? I’m hoping that this is a bug that can be corrected with a simple update. It’s a great game. I’ve had to delete games that I absolutely loved in the past simply because of buggy issues and really don’t want that with this one.
I would love to be able to play this on my MacBook also!
Good Game, But Some Bugs That Ruin It
Sat May 13 2023 player_MilsOkay, so I love Populus Run, but there are some PERMANENT bugs that I want to share with you. For example, here’s one: Okay, so let’s just begin with the fact that this is one game bug. There is more, but this is one I am going to share with you. Okay, okay. I’m gonna get to it right now. So there was this game that was called Hotdog Party. It was normal for the first seconds, and the intro showed. Do I like the intros? Uh, yeah. But this one wasn’t normal. When running time started, the title didn’t go away. And it kept like this for the WHOLE GAME. I could barely see the people who I had control with who were running. I will admit that I finished the game, but it was still distracting, because the title was still there even AFTER THE GAME. I was steamed. This was the first time I had a bug, and that ruined Populus Run PERMANENTLY for me. There are some more, but THAT’LL take me like an hour to type.
I hope Populus company can fix this, and make it playable again. Thanks!
Cute game but needs minor fixes
Thu Mar 25 2021 just_chillin_famUgh I love this game. It’s wonderfully frustrating. There have been times where this game made me angry because certain moves just seemed inevitable, so there isn’t really a lot of freedom to move around in some of the levels. However, overall it’s such a cute game and I love the concept. The characters yelling at you to “hurry up” in the level selection screen was such a minor but very funny detail. My biggest problem with this game would be the lag. I find it a bit strange that a game that requires no Wifi (or in-app purchases to get rid of ads banners that conveniently block your view) would glitch and lag occasionally, but it hasn’t made me dislike the game. However, sometimes I’ll tap the left/right button to move the characters in said direction, but they’ll go in the literal opposite direction. I was wondering if I was the only one with this problem? Either way though, this game is super cute. Love it to bits.
Fun and innovative
Sat Jan 30 2021 Finch PaslickIt’s really fun. I’m about 10 levels in and it’s fun. The music is amazing and I hope they put it on Apple Music. Looks good and runs really smooth! My only gripe is for starter levels and a game with a slight learning curve, even though it seems simple, are a tad bit challenging. Once you get the hang of it it’s fine and you’ll feel you can go back in and retry but that feeling didn’t come for me until about where I am now. It’s like that with a game pad too. I tried both ways. Just strange to me because those levels are still even teaching you how to maneuver. I’m not saying make them super easy but an ease in to the challenge would have been nice. Other than that it’s really cool and I enjoy it! Can’t wait to see what they do with the new levels!
Update: The soundtrack is on Apple Music! I can’t get enough of it!
Doesn’t need a Hardcore mode
Tue Feb 23 2021 Coxlo7This game is great. Beautiful design, amazing music and overall just lots of fun. You can tell a lot of thought went into the music and overall aesthetic.
The game is also wonderfully frustrating. I’ve had donuts become stuck in my only path, jawbreakers fall directly and unavoidably over my pack of characters, chocolate pieces to the left of the path when there’s a curve also to the left making it impossible to move forward. No two runs are the same, so it’s just not possible to try and learn a pattern. You win by persevering.
I do wish the characters moved in a more consistent way and that the controls were a bit more precise. The way obstacles spawn is quite random, so a bit more control would definitely help.
Amazing Game, a few suggestions
Sat Mar 27 2021 Ottermoose GamingI love this game! The theme, the mechanics, and the music are all great! Just a few brief suggestions. First, the jump button isn’t sensitive enough. I was playing hardcore in level 3 and I pressed the jump button on the last jump, and I fell off a cliff. Second, It’s nice how the food placement is random, so you can’t always easily avoid it and know the pattern. But sometimes, the random generation is impossible to avoid, and in hardcore, that is devastating! The main level where I had obstacle generation issues was “Cloudy with a chance of Burgers”. Please fix these problems. Thank you! :D
Has potential but controls are horrible
Sat Jan 30 2021 sfeditsfilmI want to like this game. I was looking forward to its release. The concept is great and so is the music. BUT the controls are absolutely horrible. As much as I try to play this game, thinking it’ll improve as I get used to it, it doesn’t. It’s as if I have zero control over the players. I’m just sliding into walls and obstacles. I tried adjusting the layout of the controls and that did nothing to improve the playability. Also is annoying that I have to reset the desired control layout every time I play. Would be nice if the game remembered my preferences. I want to want to play this game, but knowing how frustrated I will become has made me delete the game. Maybe I’ll check it out again in the future if it’s updated to address the issue with the controls.
