Adventures of Chris

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  1. CasualTap
    Oct 16, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Story

    You play as an overweight boy named Chris, who didn’t believe in himself. One day on his way home, he was pulled into a portal and turned by a vampire into a human balloon to decorate his birthday party. Somehow the boy managed to escape and he wanted to save some other kids that were also captured and turned into human toys. However, those kids had been given as a gift to other monsters from different places. As the main protagonist, you have to literally travel the world to save them.

    Mechanics/gameplay

    Imagine you were a human balloon. Yes, that’s how you would play the game. You could bounce on a surface and stay afloat in the air and be destroyed easily by sharp objects like spikes. The game also has some Metroidvania elements as you need to acquire some skills to reach a certain area.

    The game is area-based, meaning that you can visit any country (campaign) first. Although action platforming is the core gameplay, you are not limited to just jumping and floating. There’re more skills/abilities to learn too! Sometimes you do quests, while some other times you kind of explore an area. For some boss fights, you have to learn about their patterns, but for some other bosses, it’s more like a puzzle solving. I think there is a good variety to the game. However, also bear in mind that the game is very challenging. And you would die a lot.

    The dialogues are also interesting, and I almost never skipped any.

    Graphics/music

    The art style might look generic or just okay. But the effects (like attack/skills effects) are gorgeous!

    The music is not most memorable. However, it can be entertaining enough and serve its purpose very well.

    Conclusion

    The Adventures of Chris is not a typical action platformer! It is also challenging but in a good way, which gives me a sense of “im getting it. Just one more try!” The game has a good variety and very entertaining. It really kept me engaged. Surprisingly, I consider the gameplay to be as enjoyable as most AAA titles I’ve played this year.    … Expand

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  1. Pure Nintendo
    Nov 18, 2020
    40
    Adventures of Chris is a platformer with smooth controls but unforgiving gameplay that will leave you more frustrated than having fun.
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  2. NintendoWorldReport
    Nov 16, 2020
    70
    Adventures of Chris is not a pretty game to look at. Initially, it is slow, somewhat uninvolving, and ostensibly simplistic. However, for players who persevere beyond those opening levels, there are some genuinely clever and fun platforming elements to be discovered, adapting and evolving the 16 bit template. It’s just a shame that the first part of the game is so slavish to the formula. There’s fun to be had here, just at the expense of the legacy it evokes.
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  3. Screen Rant
    Oct 8, 2020
    40
    The Adventures of Chris is a fun little game for a short time. Its gameplay can be entertaining and its weird setting, characters, and enemies are a wild ride. Unfortunately, the game does little to set itself apart from other platformers of this style and can be a bit of a drag after long story segments. The Adventures of Chris would likely be a fun distraction for children, but won't appeal to anyone else for longer than an hour or two at most.
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