Suzy Cube Reviews

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so good and simple game to jump into when i need a break

Suzy Cube follows what Mario 3D Land did closely with the way the levels are designed, the power ups you can use and the gameplay that goes along with it. It does it pretty competently even if it’s not as good, obviously. There are 5 worlds with around 4 normal levels, one special level and one boss each. You can also unlock a special world with more levels depending on your progress. They tend to be a bit different and more challenging in some cases. The game has a good style, the music is not bad, the controls are mostly fine and the achievements are generally good. The design of the levels is the best part of the game. They’re pretty varied, short and most of the stars are well hidden in a good way. It’s not perfect as there are some minor issues with a couple of aspects. Let’s start with the controls, the ability to break stones does not register properly every time. You press double jump but it doesn’t always work. Either the timing is very particular or there is something seriously wrong. Even though the achievements are mostly good, I’m not happy about 2 of them. One requires you to grind to get 99 lives and the other is bugged with the last update the game received. You have to download a previous update to get the achievement for collecting all the stars from S world. While the stars are generally well hidden, a few rare ones are hidden in a cheap way. You have very few options in the settings menu, I might have only seen the sound settings. I’ve actually completed the game before on the iPad, there the controls were even worse because using the stick to move didn’t feel like true analogue movement. Luckily, that doesn’t seem to be the case with the steam version. Otherwise I would have been harsher. Still though, willing to play the game a second time is good sign towards it. It’s a fun game, a good fix if you’re looking for a platformer, it’s dirt cheap on sale and it takes 5+ hours to get most of the achievements. I’m still slowly farming for the 99 lives one and then I’ll get the last achievement by switching to an old version of the game. I recommend the game to fans of the genre as long as the expectations are kept in check.