Current Events > Yoku and the Island Express is a very strange, but seemingly good game.

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I can just imagine the pitch meeting. The guy says that it's a side-scrolling Metroidvania game, but it also has strong pinball elements, and the main character is a little bug attacked to a giant white ball. And everyone is just like WTF, but then, after some consideration, the game gets greenlighted.

I have several hours in it, but it does appear to be good fun. There's something very enjoyable about the pinball-style gameplay, and the exploration, although confusing, is good. The graphics are really nice, too, flat but in a really sophisticated way. Not much variety, but every so often they will be different...I just arrived at a snowy area. The game is smooth and interesting to play.

Anyone else have thoughts on this?


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