I will instantly purchase any high quality looking 3D platformer. It's in my blood. I love these kinds of games.
When I started playing Penny's Big Breakaway, I was not immediately impressed. The controls felt a little wacky and Penny herself, when zoomed in during cutscenes, looks like a rejected muppet. Basically, weird vibes.
But the more I played, the better the controls felt and suddenly everything clicked. I started absolutely ZOOMING through levels effortlessly and it felt amazing. The yo-yo abilities really come together to ensure I was able to traverse large areas quickly and in style.
The game feels like it's made for speedrunning since there's a permanent timer at the bottom of the screen. Even the level design goes along with this. There are so many shortcuts and cool ways to navigate the levels. It's rad.
Oh and the soundtrack is a mixed bag, but when it's good, it's REAL GOOD. Got some ps1/dreamcast vibes from a few tracks. The one in the space book levels was especially great.
Penny's Big Breakaway didn't wow me with it's presentation or it's story (although it's simple, clean and colourful graphics grew on me). But that doesn't matter. It's a game that's really fun to play from start to finish. And for that I'm extremely grateful. If you're in the mood for a very mechanical 3D platformer that's clearable in less than 10 hours, you really can't do much better than Penny's Big Breakaway.
When I started playing Penny's Big Breakaway, I was not immediately impressed. The controls felt a little wacky and Penny herself, when zoomed in during cutscenes, looks like a rejected muppet. Basically, weird vibes.
But the more I played, the better the controls felt and suddenly everything clicked. I started absolutely ZOOMING through levels effortlessly and it felt amazing. The yo-yo abilities really come together to ensure I was able to traverse large areas quickly and in style.
The game feels like it's made for speedrunning since there's a permanent timer at the bottom of the screen. Even the level design goes along with this. There are so many shortcuts and cool ways to navigate the levels. It's rad.
Oh and the soundtrack is a mixed bag, but when it's good, it's REAL GOOD. Got some ps1/dreamcast vibes from a few tracks. The one in the space book levels was especially great.
Penny's Big Breakaway didn't wow me with it's presentation or it's story (although it's simple, clean and colourful graphics grew on me). But that doesn't matter. It's a game that's really fun to play from start to finish. And for that I'm extremely grateful. If you're in the mood for a very mechanical 3D platformer that's clearable in less than 10 hours, you really can't do much better than Penny's Big Breakaway.