I came in with low expectations for this game and it certainly exceeded those. Although it didn't grab me at first, I came back to it weeks later and found myself enjoying it enough to play through, including the 2 DLC's.
It's a bit of a collect-a-thon, which I am partial to for the record. It plays similarly to a …
I came in with low expectations for this game and it certainly exceeded those. Although it didn't grab me at first, I came back to it weeks later and found myself enjoying it enough to play through, including the 2 DLC's.
It's a bit of a collect-a-thon, which I am partial to for the record. It plays similarly to a Crash Bandicoot, with 3D platforming spattered with some 2D and other mini-games/puzzles. The camera is a bit problematic at times, and it's often hard to know exactly where you or enemies are on the z axis. I didn't find it game-breaking or too frustrating but there were definitely times where I would have preferred it to be more polished. The enemies are quite samey and I feel that's an area where they really should have expanded in the DLC (they didn't). I also thought they missed opportunities to explore the game mechanics more deeply, or introduce new ones. Similarly, the story is pretty flat and not something I paid much attention to.
That all being said, I really enjoyed the game itself and most of my complaints are just looking for something a little deeper. I enjoyed that the levels were somewhat varied and that there was a familiar structure to the collecting, so there was never a danger that you would miss something important.
If you're a fan of 3D platformers, give it a go, but if platforming isn't your thing I'd probably give it a miss as the lack of polish would be very off putting I would imagine.
In conclusion, I'd give it 3.5 stars if I could, but given the poor reviews it was given and how I did have a little soft spot for it, I've rounded up rather than down.
