In one instance, I went off to grab some gems scattered around a laser grid. The idea is to think carefully about what ability you may need to solve a puzzle, but that creates unforeseen complications. The system could have worked, but it’s implemented in a way that almost feels thoughtless. That’s all you can do until you switch costumes. When wearing a painter costume, for example, pressing a button shoots a glob of paint forward. There’s no dash, no attack, and, most importantly, no dedicated jump button. Any face button or trigger acts as a singular action button for the equipped costume. I haven’t talked about the controls of the game yet, because there aren’t many to speak of. It’s a riff on Super Mario Odyssey that goes terribly, terribly wrong.
The idea is that each one can be used to solve different platforming puzzles and promote experimentation. Each one acts as a power-up that grants a different perk, like the ability to climb up spider webs or grapple toward large gems. Throughout the adventure, players can collect over 80 different outfits. The game’s defining mechanic is its costume system, but that’s what really causes the already fragile seams to burst. It all feels like a whiteboard doodle adapted into a rough proof of concept. Anytime the game introduces a promising mechanic, like a train riding section of a carnival level, it quickly drops the idea. Most are just filled with interchangeable platforming challenges that lack any real personality. The levels feature deliberate visual motifs, but few stages actually take advantage of their settings or story in a meaningful way. Its simplicity might be the selling point for those who are hoping for a nostalgic trip, but the game stumbles over the basics.
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