Our preliminary impressions of Disney Phantasm Island have been considerably muted. A colourful 2D platformer impressed by Rayman Legends it is perhaps, but it nonetheless struggled to make an honest first impression.
With stilted cutscenes and fundamental adventuring – suppose my first Metroidvania – it actually didn’t seize us as we hoped. However then after progressing a bit of additional we discovered this was a sport with much more happening than we ever thought.
Though Disney Phantasm Island might be performed solo, considered one of its largest promoting factors is the very fact you’ll be able to play with as much as 4 others. The areas don’t require you to make use of the characters collectively, however there are a number of challenges which can be simpler to finish with somebody serving to. Whether or not that’s activating sure switches or grabbing a number of keys.
As you’d anticipate from a Metroidvania although, there’s a variety of backtracking and exploring an ever increasing map.
Development may be very straightforward due to the map which tells you precisely the place to go, though the sport is so nicely designed it’s often fairly apparent the place to move off to. Particularly when utilizing your new talents often mark out the trail to take.
It’s these talents which in the end make the sport price enjoying as nicely. When you’ve gained all of them – and there are a good few – immediately leaping and wall leaping your method by means of areas turns into massively extra attention-grabbing.
what have been fairly A to B areas might be scaled vertically and horizontally, and later sections additionally boast much more attention-grabbing areas and obstacles.
Even the bosses get progressively extra attention-grabbing, requiring particular techniques to defeat. They’re a welcome break of tempo.
The sport is in the end very nicely paced although, and even the early slower sections might be attributed to creating the sport work for youthful gamers. Every participant can even choose how a lot of a well being bar they’ve, which means everybody can full the sport a method or one other.
Disney Phantasm Island won’t enchantment to those that need continuous hardcore platforming thrills, however there’s greater than sufficient problem right here for individuals who search for it.
The great
- Some nice platforming a number of hours in
- Controls are rock strong
- Lovable presentation
The unhealthy
- Takes some time to get going
- Cutscenes are missing
