[Reviewing SPC Chalenges. This review builds off everything]
Ten challenges are what stand in the way of the final achievement and the final reward. I will review every challenge now.
1) Kerana forest / no bosses / banned attack. This is a simple one because Wishes Mode is active, so I can choose Gravity Jester to fly around and dodge attacks
2) Smog City / banned jumping / Wind Jester Only. I liked this challenge because it teaches you how to make up for your jump using the charged attack and directing it to the ground.
3) Smog City / no damage / banned healing. Once again, Wishes Mode is active, but at least the stakes are higher. If you lose your HP, you have to start at the very beginning of the level, so I try to use Gravity and Knight Jester to give me distance and an extra hit.
4) Megarph Fleet A / no damage / Banned healing. The only Fark mission?!?! That isn't very pleasant because this is a fantastic challenge! It teaches you to switch between blazing through enemies and slowing down to pick off enemies from a distance carefully. For example, whenever knight enemies or missiles exist, I hit them with my charged-down attack. The boss is easy to deal with as long as you remember to parry often (although the parry is weak in this challenge).
5) Luna Base / Floor is Lava / Gravity Jester. This is the easiest "Floor is Lava" challenge, as you can access Gravity Jester. Still, there were times when I needed to carefully traverse the loops and the tight corridors because they counted as ground. Also, the running sections always cut off at large stretches of ground, so I also had to inch my way through that.
6) Mare Desert / Speed Bomb / Board Jester. The only Speed Bomb challenge requires you to keep moving at a consistent speed, or you will take a hit. Luckily, there were plenty of healing options, but it was tough to maintain speed in the corridor sections, with the launchers stopping you until you made a jump input. Dealing with enemies was also challenging because your attack doesn't cause much damage.
7) Caria Valley / Floor is Lava / Wind Jester. A much harder Floor is Lava challenge because a) you can't just float infinitely in the air with Wind Jester and b) there are more loops and platforming sections to deal with. Luckily, you can dodge the moments in which you take damage on the ground, but it isn't consistent so I would avoid it. This level is also much longer with a boss, so please don't die because you'll have to do it all again.
8) Sunset Heights B / Floor is Lava / Edgy Jester. The Lava challenge is the most complex floor because there are too many mandatory platforming sections. The trick is to hang on the way as long as possible and frequently jump off the ground to avoid damage. The boss is demanding, but using your charge attack (i.e., the area nuke) is a good strategy.
9 -10) Mare Desert - Sunfire Forest / Find all ten mini Ronaldos. I'm combining these challenges because they both suck. The level design is unsuitable for complex back-and-forth or more linear exploration. While it does help that Wishes Mode is active, searching for each one is a bearing chore because they are hidden in challenging corners or high in the level. Sunfire Forest has the pinball shit to deal with, but Mare Desert is the worst because of all the corridors and different directions the launchers take you. It reminds me of finding Chao in Sonic Advanced 3. In other words, it's not fun at all
But those are all the challenges! Overall, it was enjoyable, although I could do with slightly fewer Lava challenges and no Ronaldo challenges. I would much rather have a speed bomb or No-hit challenge. Also, much more Fark challenges, please, or maybe even a separate section for Fark challenges.
But that's the very end of the game! After you complete challenge mode, you unlock Super Jester as a powerup in Wishes Mode, and it's just as broker as you think it is. I will be coming back to this game later to play the complex mode difficulties, but for now, I want to move on to Wester JRPGs like Dragon's Dogma and Dark Souls 3, as well as save room for other games like Devil May Cry 1 and the upcoming Persona 3 Reload. But if it's not clear enough, PLAY THIS GAME.
Ten challenges are what stand in the way of the final achievement and the final reward. I will review every challenge now.
1) Kerana forest / no bosses / banned attack. This is a simple one because Wishes Mode is active, so I can choose Gravity Jester to fly around and dodge attacks
2) Smog City / banned jumping / Wind Jester Only. I liked this challenge because it teaches you how to make up for your jump using the charged attack and directing it to the ground.
3) Smog City / no damage / banned healing. Once again, Wishes Mode is active, but at least the stakes are higher. If you lose your HP, you have to start at the very beginning of the level, so I try to use Gravity and Knight Jester to give me distance and an extra hit.
4) Megarph Fleet A / no damage / Banned healing. The only Fark mission?!?! That isn't very pleasant because this is a fantastic challenge! It teaches you to switch between blazing through enemies and slowing down to pick off enemies from a distance carefully. For example, whenever knight enemies or missiles exist, I hit them with my charged-down attack. The boss is easy to deal with as long as you remember to parry often (although the parry is weak in this challenge).
5) Luna Base / Floor is Lava / Gravity Jester. This is the easiest "Floor is Lava" challenge, as you can access Gravity Jester. Still, there were times when I needed to carefully traverse the loops and the tight corridors because they counted as ground. Also, the running sections always cut off at large stretches of ground, so I also had to inch my way through that.
6) Mare Desert / Speed Bomb / Board Jester. The only Speed Bomb challenge requires you to keep moving at a consistent speed, or you will take a hit. Luckily, there were plenty of healing options, but it was tough to maintain speed in the corridor sections, with the launchers stopping you until you made a jump input. Dealing with enemies was also challenging because your attack doesn't cause much damage.
7) Caria Valley / Floor is Lava / Wind Jester. A much harder Floor is Lava challenge because a) you can't just float infinitely in the air with Wind Jester and b) there are more loops and platforming sections to deal with. Luckily, you can dodge the moments in which you take damage on the ground, but it isn't consistent so I would avoid it. This level is also much longer with a boss, so please don't die because you'll have to do it all again.
8) Sunset Heights B / Floor is Lava / Edgy Jester. The Lava challenge is the most complex floor because there are too many mandatory platforming sections. The trick is to hang on the way as long as possible and frequently jump off the ground to avoid damage. The boss is demanding, but using your charge attack (i.e., the area nuke) is a good strategy.
9 -10) Mare Desert - Sunfire Forest / Find all ten mini Ronaldos. I'm combining these challenges because they both suck. The level design is unsuitable for complex back-and-forth or more linear exploration. While it does help that Wishes Mode is active, searching for each one is a bearing chore because they are hidden in challenging corners or high in the level. Sunfire Forest has the pinball shit to deal with, but Mare Desert is the worst because of all the corridors and different directions the launchers take you. It reminds me of finding Chao in Sonic Advanced 3. In other words, it's not fun at all
But those are all the challenges! Overall, it was enjoyable, although I could do with slightly fewer Lava challenges and no Ronaldo challenges. I would much rather have a speed bomb or No-hit challenge. Also, much more Fark challenges, please, or maybe even a separate section for Fark challenges.
But that's the very end of the game! After you complete challenge mode, you unlock Super Jester as a powerup in Wishes Mode, and it's just as broker as you think it is. I will be coming back to this game later to play the complex mode difficulties, but for now, I want to move on to Wester JRPGs like Dragon's Dogma and Dark Souls 3, as well as save room for other games like Devil May Cry 1 and the upcoming Persona 3 Reload. But if it's not clear enough, PLAY THIS GAME.