A tough, but fun action platformer. A lot of the time playing through this, I was just having a great time. Some of the levels are driven by some cracking music. Couple that with some fun hack and slash action, and I had a really good time.

I struggled with the first boss for a wee while, but when it clicked, it was pretty much full steam ahead. When you figure out each one, it soon becomes pretty straight forward, and you just have to stick to the pattern. The levels can be quite hit and miss, especially towards the end, but I enjoyed the boss fights and music enough for me to get a lot out of this.

However, playing this on Evercade (on the Renovation Products cart, it's really good), means that I had save states at my disposal. I did use them sparingly though. Save scumming my way through each section would've taken the fun our of it.

I'm quite keen to check out the second game, however I may have to get that on Switch as the only other Valis on the cart is III (also the Megadrive version). Though I do have Valis IV on the snes switch app so I'm gonna go back to that if and when I beat Valis III.

An enjoyable action platformer, with some neat little cut scenes, and a really fun score. Lots to enjoy.

One of those games that I've been meaning to get round to for years. The game being 89p on the Switch eshop certainly convinced me to go for it.

A really nice little time waster this one. Just keep digging for jewels and to see where you end up. The upgrades can't come soon enough, as getting that double jump and negating fall damage were a god send, and made the game as fun as it was.

It took me 5 hours to complete. That's 5 hours of digging, jumping and blowing shit up, in a really fun and fairly laid back manner. Some of the baddies can be a pain in the arse, and all the laser cannons near the bottom were a ball ache, but otherwise, it was just a lot of fun digging.

I'm probably gonna have to pick up the sequel now, as I had a very good time with this. A perfect length, too. It being inexpensive, and the great gameplay make this an excellent value game, that I honestly wish I'd played sooner. But I've played it now and I'm pretty thrilled how far that 89p got me.

I can't quite put my finger on what it is, but there's something equally appealing and repellent about this. It's got the foundations of a great collectathon platformer. Clearly it's a spiritual follow up to Banjo Kazooie, and a lot of it what made those games fun to play is present, but I find myself hitting a wall after about an hour.

I've played this on and off several times over the last 12 months or so, with my immediate thoughts being that it's quite fun and I'm having a good time, but it's not long before I get fed up and I really have to fight the urge to turn it off.

It could be the ridiculous amount of tasks and things to do. Or the abilities locked behind Trowser snakes annoying conversations. Or that some parts of the gameplay feel slow and meandering. And some platforming areas being really fiddly and if you mess up a run you have to go back to the start. Or it could be that I'm not as into these types of games anymore (and if that's the case, why did you enjoy Tinykin so much?).

It definitely isn't the lovely visuals. Bright and colourful for the most part and everything looks great. And I do enjoy playing a lot of the sections. Maybe it's the way the game is structured. Lots of little annoyances accumulating into a big one.

I've tried, I wanted to stick with it. But maybe I should just play Banjo Kazooie again?