Pretty and Boring
The game is beautiful. The colors and the way the world looks is fantastic. But the gameplay is just dull. It's called a platformer, but it isn't even really that. You basically hold a dash button to run around and solve simplistic mazes with occasional combat and a random stealth element thrown in for fun. Precise movements are rarely, if ever, required and there is no challenge.
Even the combat is basic and requires no challenges. The boss fights are a little more creative, but they don't really have a higher challenge either. The enemies don't get any more difficult either, for the most part, but you continually unlock new abilities and get stronger, which just serves to make the combat even more boring.
On top of this, the save system is terrible. There are built in checkpoints that function well enough, but the game doesn't save at those checkpoints. You only continue from the checkpoint if you die and continue to play. If you decide to turn the game off before reaching an actual save point, you can say goodbye to any progress you made. Those save points are occasionally far between too, which is just unacceptable at this point. I remember at least one section that took me nearly an hour to get to the next save point.
The story is fairly entertaining, but rather simplistic. Overall, I think the game would appeal to children. My kids enjoyed watching it and liked the story, but I was very bored. If you're looking for something new that will tickle your 3D platforming itch as an adult, look elsewhere.
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