Review: Oniken: Unstoppable Edition (PlayStation 4)
When a global war nearly decimated humankind, an evil military organization called Oniken takes advantage of the situation to dominate and oppress the few remaining survivors.
Pros:
- 66.24mb download size.
- 8 Bit style graphics.
- CRT TV filter-on/off.
- Retro Chiptune soundtrack.
- Action-platformer gameplay.
- Platinum trophy.
- Contra feels to it.
- Proper nice cutscenes.
- Arcade presentation.
- Pickups are in-game for grenades/health.
- Big boss fights.
- A mix of platforming and auto scrollers.
- Constant checkpoints.
- Fun to play.
Cons:
- No, tell on boss damage.
- Respawns are not instant.
- Difficult.
- Grabbing platforms and getting up them is tough.
- No replay value.
- Lacks leaderboards.
- Never sure when you trigger a checkpoint.
- Graphics - 8/108/10
- Sound - 8/108/10
- Accessibility - 8/108/10
- Length - 7/107/10
- Fun Factor - 8/108/10
Summary
Oniken is another modern game attempting to recreate the feel and presentation of games past. It nails the presentation with jaw-dropping visuals especially in the cutscenes, the gameplay is solid and has a lot of niggles and gripes so maintaining the retro feel checks out. It’s a difficult game and the boss fights, in particular, are tough, I got strong Contra vibes from it and appreciated the difficulty and overall playstyle but the controls and ledges especially wore out on me. Glad I tried it but for me, it doesn’t offer much in terms of new advancement.
