A disappointing miscalculation of audience. The Cosmic Shake (TCS) is a spiritual successor to Battle for Bikini Bottom (BfBB) made by Purple Lamp Studios.
In terms of writing, references and voice acting, the game is a great step up from BfBB. Many of the shows writers and voice actors worked closely on this project to deliver on that front.
But when it comes to gameplay, TCS is heavily dumbed down and simplified when it comes to platforming, collectibles and boss difficulty. Usually, I wouldn't mind this since it's obviously a kids game, but Purple Lamp already created the perfect recreation of BfBB in 2020 that was also a financial success.
There's also the fundamental mistake of thinking the main demographic for a spongebob game is still children. The show was hugely popular in the 90s and 2000s, after that it has been a shell of its former self and has lost popularity to competition from Cartoon Network shows. Most people that are still large enough SpongeBob fans are the kids that grew up with it in it's golden days or played BfBB, kids that have grown up to around 14-24 and don't need their hand to be held in a platformer game.
Overall, TCS sadly does not offer much of a challenge to anyone remotely used to a platformer, but for anyone looking for a good entry game to 3D Platformers and you happen to also like SpongeBob, this is a great option.
In terms of writing, references and voice acting, the game is a great step up from BfBB. Many of the shows writers and voice actors worked closely on this project to deliver on that front.
But when it comes to gameplay, TCS is heavily dumbed down and simplified when it comes to platforming, collectibles and boss difficulty. Usually, I wouldn't mind this since it's obviously a kids game, but Purple Lamp already created the perfect recreation of BfBB in 2020 that was also a financial success.
There's also the fundamental mistake of thinking the main demographic for a spongebob game is still children. The show was hugely popular in the 90s and 2000s, after that it has been a shell of its former self and has lost popularity to competition from Cartoon Network shows. Most people that are still large enough SpongeBob fans are the kids that grew up with it in it's golden days or played BfBB, kids that have grown up to around 14-24 and don't need their hand to be held in a platformer game.
Overall, TCS sadly does not offer much of a challenge to anyone remotely used to a platformer, but for anyone looking for a good entry game to 3D Platformers and you happen to also like SpongeBob, this is a great option.