Charming orange fox Lucky will leave few people indifferent. Will we manage to get through the whole gang of cats and get back to our pack? With a little patience, Lucky will find his way home – and you will find your well-deserved peace.
New Super Lucky's Tale official port for PlayStation 5 has arrived. The title was previously available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4. A copy of the game for the purposes of this review was provided by the publisher.
At first this is a classic platformer. Our hero jumps high and on enemies. He crosses long distances with a double jump. When he needs to, he hits all the enemies in turn, and now and then he runs into a puzzle that needs to be solved. And that's okay. We don't always need fast-paced first-person shooters. Complicated and long stories full of twists. Sometimes we want to relax after a hard day.
This game offers just that. There will be a slight annoyance, it can't be because of the type of game. But even as such, the primary audience is younger gamers. The challenge is there, but it will never drive you to the edge of your nerves.
It doesn't matter if you're putting together the best country band made up of three worms, or you're running away from ghosts. Each level is accompanied by an infectious melody that will further draw you into one of the six biomes.
By opening his book, Lucky chooses the world he will step into. Each offers its own type of enemies, challenges and of course clovers to collect. Once you find enough of them, you'll unlock boss fights, and when you beat them, you'll get access to new worlds. Interaction with other characters is colorful and presented through chatter reminiscent of The Sims. However, if you ask me, it fits perfectly with the type of story we go through.
We will take Lucky the fox through several types of levels. There are typical 3D worlds where you control the camera in 360 degrees. You can explore every flower and corner to find just one more coin. We also have 2D levels that come in handy to shake up the rhythm and the protagonist. At each level there are hidden ones, i.e. bonuses. None of the ones I came across were particularly demanding, they are there to expand the variety. When you come across a flying clock, don't go around it because it will throw out even more coins that you have to collect within the time limit. However, like the bonus levels, it is not demanding either.
Although the game is simple, the details show that it has soul. If you go a little further from the main road because your curiosity has not given you peace, there is a good chance that you will be rewarded with a coin, a clover or one of the letters that spell out the name of the main character.
Our hero is not perfect either. Among the disadvantages, I would single out the camera, specifically its lack of speed in more open 3D worlds where it can trot along with the action. On the other hand, in more closed levels, while you are thrashing that laborious bow that suffocates you in its green stench, the camera becomes fixed and somewhat rigid. None of that took away from the very essence of this game, which is to relax in the afternoon and forget about the outside world.
If you decide to participate in a family gathering of foxes, you can do so starting today because the game has officially arrived on the PlayStation 5 platform. It is available at a price of €29.99. He gets a high recommendation from me. It reminded me of what games should be; fun.
A copy of the PlayStation 5 version of the game was provided by publisher PQube for review purposes
