{"id":3291,"date":"2017-11-06T09:08:58","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T07:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/playlab.uta.fi\/?p=3291"},"modified":"2017-11-06T09:08:58","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T07:08:58","slug":"slither-me-timbers-snake-pass-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/slither-me-timbers-snake-pass-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Slither Me Timbers! – Snake Pass Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before the rise of endless customization options, hundreds of hours of questlines, and a barrage of weapons to obliterate your enemies with all different skins and physics and ammo and badassitude regeneration gauges, there were simpler times in gaming. As Mario has taught us, in many games the goal is simply to get from point A to point B without losing a life along the way (and to get as many shiny items as possible). Snake Pass<\/em> eagerly takes the player back to this simple concept of old \u2013 with a ssslippery twist!<\/p>\n

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Happy snake, happy take.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The player takes control of Noodle, a happy little snake travelling with his hummingbird buddy, Doodle, as the two try to repair all the magical gates in their world that have been mysteriously destroyed. This simple premise sets Noodle on an adventure across 15 non-linear levels divided into four realms, one for each element of nature.<\/p>\n

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“Do you think I can slither up the big shiny thing?”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While the story and setting are nothing new, it\u2019s the controls that make Snake Pass<\/em> so, well, snakepassy. In order to navigate across each level, the player is forced to \u201cthink like a snake\u201d \u2013 zigzagging to pick up speed or coiling around branches and stones to climb to high places. These unique mechanics are both the strongest and weakest suit of the game. While the controls are innovative, fluid, and generally fun to mess around with, there is a learning curve to understanding how to maneuver Noodle and the process can be frustrating for many players. Even if you\u2019ve mastered the controls, there will still be times when Noodle will just not hang onto that one thing that was keeping him from falling to his death while the player screams into the nearest pillow. And while Noodle\u2019s slow pace is a good thing in precarious situations, when you\u2019re not in danger you quickly realize just how long <\/em>it takes to get a move on. The main selling point of the game is, unfortunately, also the reason some players find themselves angrier than they are entertained, since nothing is more important than tight controls in a platformer.<\/p>\n

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Long-distance swimming is for snakes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But if you are of the patient sort and feel that pang of nostalgia in your chest, Snake Pass<\/em> has much to offer. The levels have a theme, gathering optional collectibles is fun and challenging, the soundtrack consists of exactly the kind of catchy light-hearted melodies you would expect, and the game doesn\u2019t hesitate to whip out terrible puns of Crash Bandicoot<\/em>-level infamy. (The four elemental deities in the game are named Bol-Dor, Sog-Gee, Cyn-Derr, and Bloh-Wee. See if you can figure out which is which.)<\/p>\n

Although potentially unforgiving to the faint of heart, Snake Pass<\/em> is proof that original ideas can still make their way into a well-executed, balanced gaming experience. So grab your Noodle and start practicing your sssibilants!<\/p>\n

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7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Title:<\/strong> Snake Pass
\nDeveloper:<\/strong> Sumo Digital
\nPublisher:<\/strong> Sumo Digital
\nPlatform: <\/strong>PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
\nReleased:<\/strong> March 28th<\/sup>, 2017
\nGenres:<\/strong> 3D platformer, indie
\nAge Rating:<\/strong> PEGI 3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The silent hero of this slippery indie 3D platformer is definitely a Slytherin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":170,"featured_media":3295,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"","ocean_second_sidebar":"","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"","ocean_custom_header_template":"","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"","ocean_post_oembed":"","ocean_post_self_hosted_media":"","ocean_post_video_embed":"","ocean_link_format":"","ocean_link_format_target":"self","ocean_quote_format":"","ocean_quote_format_link":"post","ocean_gallery_link_images":"on","ocean_gallery_id":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[623,246,459,556,225,292,194,741,742],"class_list":["post-3291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-reviews","tag-3d-platformer","tag-adventure","tag-casual","tag-english","tag-indie","tag-platformer","tag-review","tag-snake-pass","tag-sumo-digital","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/170"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3291\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/playlab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}