Exo One Review (PlayStation 5)

Rating: 8.4
Author: Jim Smale

by Jim Smale · Published June 26, 2024 · Updated June 25, 2024

Exo One Review, A strange signal… an alien craft… an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time. On the anniversary of the Jupiter disaster, an alien signal transmits construction blueprints for an alien craft, which humanity builds, called Exo One. Master a truly alien traversal system and move through enigmatic and desolate alien landscapes in ways you’ve never experienced. Control gravity itself and build momentum to reach colossal speeds and exhilarating heights.

Exo One Review Pros:

Beautiful graphics.
2.14GB download size.
Platinum trophy.
Controller settings – Invert axis and sensitivity slider.
Video settings – gamma slider, field of view slider, and 120 FPS option.
In-game cutscenes.
Adventure gameplay.
Tutorial pop-ups as you play.
It plays like a Journey game in that it’s about what you interpret it all as and the adventure is in the travelling.
You play as this being that looks like a ball but you can morph the shape into a flat circle so you can glide, you roll down hills to build up momentum to aid you in shooting over hills and mountains.
Controls will constantly pop up to remind you of what to do.
You have set goals in terms of a destination but you can in most instances go about it in your way.
It’s a very zen game.
You have a basic story over the top, but it’s a game you make up the story yourself.
It’s all about gravity in that you can press a button to activate gravity and have you stick to the floor and releasing it lets you fly up.
The whole planet is your playground.
A fuller 3D world and you have full camera control.
Kinect energy is built up from rolling and you deplete the energy by gliding.
Handy tricks to help you like slamming the ball down from the air.
It doesn’t offer a soundtrack really, the sound effects and weather noises help elevate the game.
With different weather effects, you can soar above the clouds and skim the oceans.
Clear progress marker with a bright blue line.

Exo One Review Cons:

Had the game hard crash back to the dashboard a few times.
It takes a bit of getting used to it all.
Never sure when it has been saved.
The momentum rolling is tricky at first because if you have the button held down too long then you mess it up.
You cannot skip the cutscenes and it’s more of an issue when replaying the game and you have already seen them.
Wish you could save when you want.
Doesn’t explain anything in terms of mechanics.