HIGH An interesting shake-up in the battle royale genre.
LOW That stupid, stupid slide that caused me to curse my poor friend out over party chat.
WTF I had way more falling puns for the tagline.
HIGH Just watching the monster do its thing.
LOW The lack of a map occasionally makes navigation frustrating.
WTF Why do humans have such trouble dislodging themselves from ladders?
HIGH Exemplary production values and atmosphere.
LOW It’s a great 8hr game that could’ve been an extraordinary 6hr game.
WTF: Ok, this style of play has officially become its own genre now.
HIGH When the lights go out.
LOW The rocket launcher enemies are bastards.
WTF A sneaky twist at the end of the bonus level.
Welcome to This Is Not A Review. In these articles we discuss general impressions, ideas and thoughts on any given game, but as the title implies, it’s not a review. Instead, it’s an exercise in offering a quick recommendation (or dismissal) after spending enough time to grasp the ideas and gameplay of a thing without necessarily playing it from A to Z.
The subject of this installment: Pikuniku, developed by Sectordub and published by Devolver Digital.
HIGH Beautiful watercolor art style.
LOW The platforming mechanics are not incredibly deep.
WTF Beware the raven.
HIGH Clever story, neat characters.
LOW Being “killed” 53 times by the same boss and chase.
WTF What does Quarble spend his Time Shards on?
HIGH The old man on the pier.
LOW A rather generic final boss.
WTF The settings menu has a… vegan option?
HIGH Fantastic art direction and musical score.
LOW Impossible-to-skip cutscenes after dying and restarting.
WTF The ending. I’m not sure it was supposed to be humorous?
HIGH The aesthetics and style are on point.
LOW It runs out of interesting content halfway through the campaign.
WTF Explosive barrels fly towards me when shot??
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