New Super Lucky's Tale

Looks very pretty, I love this kind of games so why am I uninstalling? There is no automatic in game camera, which sounds like the developer simply wanted to save some money on polishing such feature, which, although sigh, can be accepted. What cannot be accepted is that the in game camera is only controlled by the arrow keys disregarding mouse that would be so much nicer. Then there is the unsaved progress. The progress is saved only after some time so if you only have so much time to play because, I dunno, maybe you need to work and just wanted to play for a little bit, then you are out of luck. You need to play for the specific time the developer wanted you. So nice of them :-/ Last but not least - lives? In this kind of game we still have to worry about loosing lives? OMG. I am so sorry I wasted my money on this :-(

Platformers-collectathons are my absolute favorite video game genre. I grew up playing Spyro, Croc, Ape Escape, and Rayman on my PS1. New Super Lucky’s Tale has all the makings of a great platformer, but sadly it’s missing one of the core elements, which is a deal-breaker for me. First, let’s give the game credit, where it’s due. Lucky’s Tale has collectible tracking – you know exactly what you have to find in each level. Among these things are coins, which are available in surplus – you only need to collect 300 in each level, but there’s always more, so there’s no pressure. There are several hub-worlds, each populated by different peoples, hosting several levels and an actual proper boss encounter. The levels are exceptionally well-designed from the technical standpoint – they’re diverse, fun to explore and play around in. The general art-style and scenery are an eyecandy. The controls are fluid and responsive (even the arrow keys-controlled camera). The weak part of the game is its story. It starts strong with an intro creating a sense of urgency and showing that the stakes are high, but then it’s immediately mismatched with brain-numbingly childish dialog of both side (with few exceptions) and main characters. There’s never any real enmity - your main nemeses, the Kitty Litter, are anything from friendly “rivals” to actually useful members of society (I’m looking at you, Tess). Aside from the final boss, only one of them actually qualifies as a troublemaker (arguably more but the other boss is too stupid to be considered a threat) - and you still get to casually chat with her in the hub world. The whole thing feels too tame, if you know what I mean. Maybe it just didn’t click with me, but if I’d known better, I wouldn’t have bought this game. I want the events in my games to have at least a bit more depth and consistency. Still, if you don’t care about such plot intricacies that much, and are a fan of the genre – chances are you’ll love it.

Way too easy and the movement speed is way too slow.