I was given a PS5 code from PR Company Press Engine @press_engine Publisher Dear Villagers @DearVillagers Developer Empty Head Games
This is released in the UK on the 2/4/2024 and in the UK is priced at £9.99
INTRODUCTION
Escape from Smiling Islands in a stylish dark fantasy action platformer with beautiful hand drawn art style.
FEATURES
- Unravel the secret behind Smiling Island.
- Kill the aberrations that try to stop you from becoming a Savior.
- Collect the pages as the story wont be completed if you leave mementos behind.
- Explore the Islands from ruins to glooming landscapes.
- Unravel what keeps Antar from reaching Smiling Islands and face an unexpected twist of events.
FAN ART
Story is interesting and weird.
Enemies that you meet all have own look and all have own attacks to learn to order.
Hand drawn art style is pretty and detailed is nice.
Characters that you meet on your journey are cool as all have own look and own personality to them.
Puzzles are fun and rewarding to them when you finish them.
Unique different vibe kinda like a old school cartoon and has own different vibe.
Controlling Antar is clunky as she is slow and dies in one hit which can be frustrating as have to use the environment to deal with the enemies.
No reason to replay after you finish the story.
Combat is abit basic as no skills to unlock or exp to earn or combos to learn.
OVERALL SUMMARY
Overall story is interesting and weird, enemies have own cool own look with nice hand drawn art style and fun puzzles to solve and feel rewarding with its own vibe to the game. However for £9.99, combat can be abit dull as no exp, or skills to unlock or combos to learn and controlling Antar is clunky as she is slow and dies in one hit can be frustrating and no real reason to replay after you finish the story.
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Story is interesting, weird.
Enemies meet own look, attacks.
Hand drawn art style is pretty, detailed.
Characters cool own personality to them.
Puzzles are fun, rewarding when finish them.
Unique different vibe kinda like a old school cartoon and different.
Controlling Antar is clunky as slow and dies in one hit.
No reason replay finish game.
Combat bit basic no exp, skills can feel bit dull.
Here is video footage from my videos of me playing this on my PS5 then uploading to my YouTube channel link below.
https://www.youtube.com/c/GRIMREAPERSAGE
VIDEO REVIEW
https://youtu.be/iTozx5isNrk?si=jq6DozmADPXDJ8Al
PLAYLIST
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL3AM1kazFPwNVRbYIBAJj65emBBAT97z&si=_wAVNFAtHXHycJeC
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