Review: Slime-san: Superslime Edition (PlayStation 4)
There’s no time to stay still as you’re chased by a wall of stomach acid around every corner! Make your way through cracked walls and surfaces, bust through brittle obstacles with a speedy dash, slime to slow down and speed up time.
Pros:
- Pixel graphics.
- Lush color palette.
- Looks like an upmarket Commodore game.
- 1.51GB Download size.
- Platinum trophy.
- Puzzle platform runner style gameplay.
- Classic chiptune soundtrack.
- Can rebind controls.
- Tutorial level.
- Four campaigns with each having a unique set of levels and themes, Hubs etc. Slime-San, Sheeples sequel, Super slime and Blackbirds Kraken.
- Collect coins and apples in levels for currency and unlocks.
- Camera- Can zoom in and out.
- 2D side-scroller.
- Visual options- RGB sliders, Grain FX, and eyestrain settings.
- Multiple routes and secret areas.
- Actions- Jump, Pass-through green slime, Dash and slow time or speed up time.
- End of level breakdown-Jumps, Super jumps, Dashes, Time taken, collectibles and the trophy time times.
- Colorblind support.
- Test room.
- Easy to get into.
- Difficult.
- Many mechanics at play- From walls, you can fall through to wall jumping to dashes, Jump[ dashes and more, The gameplay itself is really smart coupled with top-notch level design.
- Unlock new characters and skins.
- Tons of replayability.
- Collectibles hidden, Unlocks new skins and unlocks.
- Humourous interactions.
- Hub world is massive with many rooms and locations to explore and shops to find.
- Unlock classic mini-games for genres like a shmup, Karting, ARPG, Pong, and Sheeples. These mini-games are really well done and so much fun to play. Also supports local multiplayer.
- Online Leaderboards.
- Random level generator.
- New game plus.
- Boss rush mode.
- Speedrunners delight with a speedrun option.
Cons:
- Text/screen looks a bit smushed up with the side art taking up a lot of space.
- Puffs of smoke in the game can hinder your view.
- Slow loading times in places.
- Difficult.
