First off, huge shout out to an old friend, Sean Chiplock for doing an awesome job of Spade. I look forward to more of your VA roles! Freedom Planet is that game where it hits the kind of nostalgia that you came to know and love of Genesis/Saturn platformers, and kicks it up a level with its compelling story and gameplay. My first impressions of this game was, unfortunately, the idea of it playing like a Sonic & Knuckles. Boy was I wrong. This game isn't like it at all. Your characters, Lilac, Carol and Milla all play differently from one another. Just because they have the same objective, doesn't mean it'll get easier with a different character, giving this game a lot of replay value. And then there's the story. Despite some flaws and plot holes (which will probably be answered in some updated patches), this game's story has been something I needed for the longest of time. When the story threw in jokes, I laughed. When the atmosphere got tense, I got tensed. And when the game got dramatic, I felt feels. And it was all thanks to the voice acting. If a game can captivate me with just the voice actors' dialogue, then I see nothing wrong with the game at all. In fact, I was ABOUT to hate Carol due to her color scheme, until I heard her dialogue. I was immediately sold with her alongside Lilac. With Milla and Spade, I was immediately sold, and not just because one of those VAs is an old buddy of mine, no. And what's really great with each VA is that no one person truly stood out. No one's better and no one's worse than all. Every character is lovable in each of their own way. I wish I could say more, but I'm running out of characters to review. So that said, if there's a 2D platformer you need in your life, please consider getting this one. This is one of the very few games I would consider even getting at full price, and I would simply buy from them again on steam (when I have enough money) just because I think this game deserves that much love.
