Review: Minit (PlayStation 4)

Minit is a peculiar little adventure played sixty seconds at a time.

Pros:

  • Retro graphics.
  • Black and white colour palette.
  • 284.6MB Download size.
  • Gameplay is simple, You live for 60 seconds, Complete the game!
  • Two button controls, I say two it’s more one. One button attacks or interacts whilst the other will instantly kill you and restart your run.
  • You live for 60 seconds.
  • Homes- This is your spawn point. Find new homes and each time becomes your default spawn.
  • Cool animations.
  • Fun to learn routes, Plan ahead.
  • Encourages you to explore and conjure up your own routes and strategies.
  • Find weapons, abilities or extra health.
  • Anything you find weapons or heart increase is saved permanently.
  • Speedrun feel to it.
  • So much fun to play.
  • Clever world design.
  • The view used is reminiscent of old NES games like Zelda.
  • Addictive thanks to so much to do and find.

Cons:

  • No tutorial at all.
  • A lot of trial and error.
  • Watching any sort of play through or long play will kill this experience dead.

The Numbers:
  • 0/10
    Graphics - /10
  • 0/10
    Sound - /10
  • 0/10
    Accessability - /10
  • 0/10
    Length - /10
  • 0/10
    Finish - /10

Jim Smale

Gaming since the Atari 2600, I enjoy the weirdness in games counting Densha De Go and RC De Go as my favourite titles of all time. I prefer gaming of old where buying games from a shop was a thing, Being social in person was a thing. Join me as I attempt to adapt to this new digital age!