Review: Newt One (PlayStation 4)
A nonviolent musical 3D Platformer The land of Groovy Hue was once bursting with music and color until the Great Slumber. Take control of Newt, a new tone in this musical land. Awakening this sleeping, silent world is Newt’s rite of passage. Restore music, life, and color to your world.
Pros:
- Big colorful graphics.
- 823mb download size.
- Platinum trophy.
- Adventure/platformer gameplay.
- Opening tutorial and pops up as you play.
- Gimmick- the world is black and white and you bring color back to the world by touching them or using the many items to do it quicker.
- Change costume colors on the fly with a button press.
- Nonviolent gameplay.
- Generous checkpoints.
- A central hub that you can walk around and choose a level.
- Chilled experience.
- Play at your own pace.
- Full of charm.
- 2 control layouts.
- Invert axis and sensitivity sliders.
- Fast loading times.
- Laidback soundtrack.
- Hidden parrots to find.
- Collectible music notes.
- Replay levels.
- Disruptor-can’t add color until this is destroyed.
- As the color comes back, new parts of the level open up like platforms, birds form steps, etc.
- Items-as you play to discover new ways to color the world. You can do a wide range shot or freeze water to walk on it or have it automatically fire color shots.
- Overall level completion stats.
- Levels are timed (tied to an optional medal).
- Levels have multiple medals to earn from finishing it to finding all collectibles, parrot and timed run.
- So much joy to chill back and play.
Cons:
- Jumping feels a bit weird and can cause issues.
- Platforming can feel slippery at first.
- Levels do begin to go on for too long.
- Hard to see the missed parts that need color.
- No leaderboards.
