the most laid back low stakes feeling game ive played, teetering being boring. Completing the whole game took only like 1½ hours.
turning off the music turns it almost gus van sant meets CB1-like in its directing. no real rush ever, even when it comes to the boss-battles and behind-the-camera chases.
the OST got some small laid back gems, the "Lilo's House" themes and the earthbound-like "Guava River" being the highlights.
Well put together, like how early ambient music tend to fall into the background, but still has something interesting to offer once you pay attention to the sound font and compositing.
So for a Bandicoot "clone", it does what it sets out to do, without being frustrating in its level design, with the exceptions being a couple of the enemy types, bottomless pits, and converting the story into kind of nothing but excuses for scenarios to happened, which is fine overall.
It's obvious that narrative isn't the focus here, since it has no qualms in simply being tie-in media to the original film.
The PS1 platforming template by Naughty Dog is a fine foundation for an overall decent platforming experience, there's just a lot potential that a "Lilo & Stitch" game can offer, when comes to style & gameplay explorations.
Granted, It's commendable for keeping it simple, and not feeling the need to constantly try to grab the attention of the player in an annoying or cloying manner.
turning off the music turns it almost gus van sant meets CB1-like in its directing. no real rush ever, even when it comes to the boss-battles and behind-the-camera chases.
the OST got some small laid back gems, the "Lilo's House" themes and the earthbound-like "Guava River" being the highlights.
Well put together, like how early ambient music tend to fall into the background, but still has something interesting to offer once you pay attention to the sound font and compositing.
So for a Bandicoot "clone", it does what it sets out to do, without being frustrating in its level design, with the exceptions being a couple of the enemy types, bottomless pits, and converting the story into kind of nothing but excuses for scenarios to happened, which is fine overall.
It's obvious that narrative isn't the focus here, since it has no qualms in simply being tie-in media to the original film.
The PS1 platforming template by Naughty Dog is a fine foundation for an overall decent platforming experience, there's just a lot potential that a "Lilo & Stitch" game can offer, when comes to style & gameplay explorations.
Granted, It's commendable for keeping it simple, and not feeling the need to constantly try to grab the attention of the player in an annoying or cloying manner.
Reviewed on Dec 18, 2021