Not only is it unbelievably quick to restart a level, but you’ll unlock the next one so long as you just finish it. However, the game never requires you to complete these additional challenges, and never punishes you for failing them either. As the feeling I got from skating was immensely satisfying in and of itself, I didn’t mind failing and restarting the same stunning levels repeatedly. However, I never found finishing them an arduous or frustrating task. They require a level of skill that can only be obtained through either trial and error or experience. I spent a great deal of time during my extremely lengthy playthrough trying to beat each and every additional challenge and side quest presented to me. These challenges make OlliOlli World a frighteningly addictive experience. Each level has its own series of unique challenges you’ll have to complete alongside finishing the level either with or without failing. Throughout your time with the game, you’ll explore a series of dynamic and distinct regions that are filled with a plethora of these interesting levels. To tie all of the phenomenal skateboarding together are levels. “The challenges in OlliOlli World make it a frighteningly addictive experience.” They’re all still tied to the analogue stick, but require more complex and precise movements. However, should you feel encouraged to perform some harder tricks, or simply want to increase the challenge, then there is a large list of potential special moves you can do. This ensures you never feel babied due to a lack of experience. The basic tricks you can perform from the outset still look and feel amazing. Despite merely flicking an analogue stick you’ll still feel the exhilarating rush as you whiz through levels at top speeds pulling off sweet tricks in an impressively long combo. The ease at which you can grasp the controls allows for continuous and smooth gameplay without frustrating interruptions.įortunately, the simplicity of the control scheme never impedes the thrill of skateboarding. With a simple flick of the left analogue stick, you’ll find yourself kick and heel flipping through the sky. Firstly, the controls and mechanics featured in OlliOlli World are by far the most accessible in any skateboarding game. Of course, gameplay is what matters most in OlliOlli World, and there’s quite a lot to unpack. “Fortunately, the simplicity of the control scheme never impedes the thrill of skateboarding.” You can wear whatever you desire without being tied down to any particular gender. It is also worth appreciating and commending that it is both gender and non-binary friendly. You can choose from a plethora of fantastically quirky clothes, accessories and hairstyles and your skin tone and body size. There is also an extremely detailed character customisation tool that allows you to create the skateboarder of your dreams. It is safe to say that the developers more than accomplished that. There was a clear and conscious effort to make these exciting and memorable characters. The colourful cast of characters you’ll encounter are all instantly iconic and are brimming with charm. The game’s pastel colour scheme and Saturday-Morning-Cartoon-esque character designs afford it a wholesome and vibrant – dare I say – vibe. Locations are populated with an assortment of exciting backgrounds and features that greatly heighten the experience of barreling through them. While easily described as cartoonish, the world and aesthetic of OlliOlli World is intricately detailed to a staggeringly phenomenal degree. OlliOlli World’s most superficially obvious accomplishment is its visuals. In-game Screenshot “The colourful cast of characters you’ll encounter are all instantly iconic and are brimming with charm.” Fortunately, not only is OlliOlli World the most accessible skateboarding game I’ve ever played, but easily the greatest. So, when it came to reviewing the colourful OlliOlli World, I went in with a generous helping of trepidation. While in large part it is due to my inability to grasp their controls, a little part of me likes to believe it is due to the bullying my brother inflicted on me as a child while I fumbled around desperately trying to top his ridiculously high scores in Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland. Skateboarding games have never really been my thing.
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