Revita Review (Nintendo Switch OLED)

by Jim Smale · May 3, 2022

This Revita Review shows us this fast-paced twin-stick platformer roguelike. We go through several procedurally generated encounter rooms and challenge formidable bosses in epic fights in order to reach the top of an ominous clock tower.

Revita Review Pros:

Nice pixel art graphics.
421MB download size.
Twin-stick shooter roguelike gameplay.
Gameplay settings – screen shake, vibration, text speed, quick room end, display timer, display stats, and damage numbers.
Video settings – rim light, shadows, lighting, blur, vignette, and bullet trail.
Tutorial signs as you play.
Controller settings – 2 layouts, rebind buttons, quick shot, jump on up, interact on up, and simple platforms.
Accessibility settings – game speed, zoom, flashes, player outline, enemy outline, aim assist strength, complex inputs, enemy damage, dim background, foreground elements, relic Hud, and HD fonts.
3 save slots.
The goal of the game is to make your way up to floor by floor of the tower.
Health is also your currency and you use this to buy upgrades or power-ups within the game.
Enemies will drop souls and you use these to get your health back.
Loot can drop from enemies or be found in chests.
Alternative routes.
The map may show special events that can be done as you go through the floors.
Big boss battles.
Your hub to do upgrades etc is a train.
End of run breakdown.
Quick restart button after a game is over.
Set seed option to input a particular numerical seed.
Every run is randomized.

Revita Review Cons:

Slow starter.
Controls take some getting used to.
No touchscreen support.
Very small rooms to fight in.
A lot of effects go off regardless of settings and this makes aiming and avoiding attacks hard.