TrollHunters Defenders Of Arcadia Review (PlayStation 4)

Jump into the world of Trollhunters as Jim Lake Jr. to stop Porgon the Trickster Troll and his sneaky plans! Team up with Claire in couch co-op and also get a helping hand from lots more loved characters to face unknown evil forces and help stop the Time-pocalypse! Upgrade your armor and boost your abilities to become more powerful than ever. The fate of the universe is in your hands.

Pros:

• Decent graphics.
• 2.88gb download size.
• Platinum trophy.
• Two modes-Human (normal difficulty) and Troll (hard difficulty).
• Voiced cast.
• 2D action side scroller gameplay.
• Simple hack and slash combat.
• Collectibles in the level.
• Gnomes-catch these in levels to play the Omelrugs gnome challenge mini-game.
• Omelrugs Gnome mini game-throw Gnomes at moving targets to win money.
• Hub World-spend your smelly socks or cash in the shops.
• Quests tab to show what needs to be done and what rewards you can earn.
• Basic puzzle elements.
• End of level breakdown that shows how many of the Collectibles you have.
• A time map used to choose which level to do.
• Assists-as you meet/rescue/defeat characters you can have them do a special move or attack for you, you can equip 3 and swap at will, all you need to do is wait for their move to charge.
• Big boss fights with a handy respawn upon death mechanic making them less aggressive.
• Easy to play.
• Chilled yet engaging gameplay.

Cons:

• No actual tutorial.
• Repetitive game design.
• Going back to the hub after every level slows the pace right down.
• Boss fights are basic.
• Quest management is not that great.
• Little in the way of innovation.
• Aimed more at kids than older gamers.
• Can be hard to see the smaller enemies.