Honestly? For a platformer made to be an introduction for young children to video games and 3D platformers in general, Gigantosaur is actually pretty impressive for what it is and actually succeeds in what it sets out to do really well. I could see a younger version of myself having a blast playing through this. The game is surprisingly not condescending at all, prompting to show a visual aide and about a sentence or two to explain game controls and new gameplay elements that it slowly rolls out, making for a surprisingly smooth and unintrusive tutorials. I can't believe I'm saying this, but Gigantosaur The Game, a video game for 5 year olds and up, actually does a better job of tutorializing you than Mario & Luigi Dream Team. Imagine having your triple A RPG upstaged by a platformer for kids who are barely even entering 1st grade. Not only that, but the game gives you 4 playable Dinos that each have a special ability. This is done well to teach kids about character switching and puzzle solving in the game, and it's very effective imo. The game also very much rewards continued exploration of a world. There are a total of 10 Dino eggs in each world with you needing only 4 to progress to the next world each time, but if you decide to stay in that world and finish finding all 10 eggs, you are rewarded with a secret area that you can access that usually contains a handful of other collectibles that you can find throughout the world that rewards you with pretty cool DKC Tropical Freeze style character statues that you can look at. The game also has a life system for the characters, so it isn't afraid to actually punish players for dying. Get hit by too many enemies, hazards, or fall damage, and the game won't hesitate to reset you back at the start of the level. All your progress is still there, but it is cool that it tries to teach you to be a bit more careful sometimes. Every transition to a new world also has a small and simple, but fun enough racing segment to it. These can be surprisingly tricky at first, even for some older players, as the game also incentivises you to find shortcuts that lead to special collectibles scattered through the track that let you unlock more character statues. If I had one big complaint, it'd be that I think the collection of the main collectables, which are dino eggs are a little clunky. Once you find one you need to carry it back all the way to the start of the level, and boy, did it get pretty tedious. There are items you can find along the worlds like logs to roll on, or canoes to row in, but the main speed of the characters is pretty slow, and I wish there was some sort of option to make them faster. Other than that, the game's finale is also pretty impressive as it essentially tasks the younger kids with putting to use everything they've been taught throughout the game. I can legit see this being very exciting and a bit challenging for them, but I can also see them absolutely loving the big payoff at the end. I could see my younger self loving this game so much, and definitely think this is a great introduction to 3D platformers for younger gamers. I'm so shocked how well thought out this game was. I can't recommend it for younglings enough