Review: RiME (Nintendo Switch)

You must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower’s peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.

Pros:

• Bright beautiful hand drawn graphics.
• 7.5 GB Download size.
• Puzzle exploration gameplay.
• Huge stunning island to explore, It has many layers and secrets to it.
• Play how you want and feel free to explore as you see fit.
• Charming orchestral soundtrack.
• Simple controls.
• Find a Fox companion who does a good job of guiding you.
• Clever puzzles ranging from angle manipulation tasks to shadow play.
• Hidden collectibles are everywhere from toys to artifacts to lullabies.
• Jaw-dropping vistas and underwater sections.
• Day/Night cycle.
• No words are spoken and the story is told via music and sight.
• Satisfying gameplay.
• Main screen image changes depending on progress.
• The game is full of wonder and mystery.
• Five stages to the game.
• Stage select unlocks once you finish the game. Each stage shows how many collectibles you have.
• Thought provoking experience.
• Powerful emotions laid out in the game.
• Tons of replayability due to the collectibles.
• Solid platformer.
• The first playthrough took about 8-9 hours with minimal collectibles.
• Excellent set pieces and scenarios.
• Fun to play.

Cons:

• Frame drops constantly that brings the gameplay to a grinding halt on many many occasions.
• Long initial load.
• Never sure when a checkpoint has been hit, Sometimes you get pushed right back.
• Camera angle goes a bit crazy when doing tight sections.
• Ledge grabs do not always register.
• When platforming and jumping from ledge to ledge sometimes the game throws a hissy fit and the controls get a bit messed up like the left is up and right is down.