The Alto Collection Review (PlayStation 4)
For this The Alto Collection Review we race down alpine slopes, over windswept dunes, through ancient woodlands, and the long-forgotten ruins of both critically acclaimed titles: Alto’s Adventure and Alto’s Odyssey. Along the way, you’ll pull off daring backflips, grind over rooftops, and leap over vast chasms as you journey to discover what mysteries lie beyond the horizon.
The Alto Collection Review Pros:
- Gorgeous graphics.
- 420MB download size.
- Platinum trophy.
- Works on PlayStation 5.
- Two games- Alto’s Adventure and Alto’s Odyssey.
- Endless runner gameplay.
- Opening tutorial run for both games.
- Collect coins, do tricks, do tasks, and capture escaped Llamas and of course, distance traveled for points.
- Combo meter.
- Simple controls. One button!
- Photo mode.
- Day/night and weather conditions.
- Unlock new characters by doing x amount of challenges and each has unique pros and cons like faster speed but slower flips or vice versa and so many more combinations.
- Each run will present the current set of tasks and doing all of them will generate another set.
- Tranquil soundtrack.
- Land tricks to get a speed boost and be able to smash through rocks and obstacles.
- You can grind on objects like bunting.
- As you do tricks and get a combo going, your scarf will grow longer.
- Do tricks by holding down the X button for a backflip.
- So addictive.
- Online leaderboards for both global and friends only.
- Extensive stats screen.
- Collect coins and buy upgrades like a coin magnet, continue after a crash, Llama horn, wingsuit, etc.
- Level/rank-after 3 stars your rank/level up.
- Little events can play out like getting chased by the Elders or hitting a Llama of someone else’s.
- Handy “this is your best distance” marker so you know when you are on a roll.
- Zen mode score, no game over just chilled exploration.
- Game select button so you can swap between games without a reboot.
- Alto’s adventure takes place in the snow whereas Alto’s odyssey takes place in a desert.
- Altos Odyssey does introduce new abilities and mechanics such as bouncing off balloons, using tornadoes to get air, and collecting Lotus flowers so you become immune for a short time.
The Alto Collection Review Cons:
- The a slight learning curve with how the jump works.
- Some dubious hit detection.
- Can’t skip any quests.
- The little deviation between the two games.
- Learning how to use the power unlocks is a big ask.
- Possible to just hit a roadblock as you have to do all 3 objectives before they move on.
- Gold coins take a lot of grinding to get.
- Starting a new run is not as quick as you would like.
- The basic powerups like surviving a hit or a fall are expensive.
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The Alto Collection:
Developer: Team Alto
Publisher: Snowman
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