However, a platformer this is not, well not really although some parts require jumping around like in Mae’s weird dreams or reaching rooftops. Sure, you can triple jump with the third affording you the ability to reach greater heights, and these jumps will come in useful at some points throughout the game. Only this isn’t really much of a platformer. You take control of Mae who can be moved around easily like in any respectable 2D platformer. It’s touted as a 2D, side-scrolling, exploration game which focuses on story and characters, and in essence it’s an accurate description. Night in the Woods is a game which took me by complete surprise. There is a good use of HD rumble here but there were no touch screen controls for those interested. Be aware though that this is a 6 Gig download for those of you tight on space. This is nice to see and keeps everything very smooth. You will be glad to know that this runs at 1080p in docked mode at 60 FPS and 720p in handheld mode at 60FPS. Then again, there isn’t much here that would really push the Switch to its limits. The game ran pretty much flawlessly, and there were no issues in terms of performance. When walking around, cars whiz by, birds fly and other small animals go waltzing on by. Everything is beautifully drawn, and I could not wait to wake up each day to discover what new things there were to see and explore. The colours are not overly punchy but neither are they drab. In autumn, the leaves are depicted with browns, oranges and yellows. The developers have used a really nice colour palette. Mae the cat is the main character, and a posse of Mae’s animal friends, including a bear, a crocodile and a fox, are all drawn nicely. Possom Springs looks beautiful, and the characters are very diverse. One thing this game really nails for me are the visuals. It would have cost a lot, but I can’t help feeling that I would have loved to have seen these characters brought to life through voice. This game has a huge amount of dialogue between many different characters, so I can understand that the makers would have needed multiple actors to voice them. The NPC’s are not voice acted which is a shame, but there is a nice sound effect to let you know when text appears on the screen. Its very interesting as when you find one band member they will only play the one instrument they have until you find the rest to bring the song together. Birds will sing while you walk around, and dreams will sound very strange with a band playing in them and you having to find each of the band members. The sound effects here are really top notch.
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