Castle on the Coast

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  • Summary: A first arcade 3D parkour collectathon with a giraffe!

    Castle on the Coast is a bedazzling collectathon arcade platformer. George, a friendly giraffe, parkours through challenging levels full of crystal caverns, stone-laden halls, and trippy alternate dimensions, trying to bring together    A first arcade 3D parkour collectathon with a giraffe!

    Castle on the Coast is a bedazzling collectathon arcade platformer. George, a friendly giraffe, parkours through challenging levels full of crystal caverns, stone-laden halls, and trippy alternate dimensions, trying to bring together a family of the two powerful, conflicted wizards. In the co-op mode, he can use help from his squirrel friend called Swirlz. Thanks to cooperation mode, even the youngest gamers will be able to enjoy George’s adventures, playing together with their friends or their sitters. Besides all the arcade fun, Castle on the Coast offers a more serious, moral angle. It will touch upon dealing with loss, conflict, and loving your enemies.

    A magic castle entrenched in conflict.
    Help George explore the magical Castle on the Coast, home to crystal caverns, stone-laden halls, and trippy alternate dimensions. Seamlessly wander from level to level with no loading screens in a large, interconnected world. All is not well in this land, however. Two powerful wizards bear a grudge against their fellow orphans. Can George bring this family back together again, or will he just get in the way?

    A cute giraffe with XTREME PARKOUR POWERS!?
    This giraffe can get anywhere, anytime! String together wall runs, wall jumps, spins, dives, rolls, and more with responsive controls. Carve new paths through levels in a quest to frustrate level designers. When cool moves aren't enough, don a jetpack or a rocket-powered car to reach new heights.

    A 3D collectathon
    Shove a plethora of goodies down your pockets as you explore! Flowers unlock new costumes, star keys open doors, and keystones... those unlock the looming central tower...

    A nutty sidekick joins the mix.
    Player 2 can control George's sidekick: Swirlz, the flying squirrel! Create helpful springy flowers, blast enemies with magic, or become a living parachute to show George's descent. When George and Swirlz work together, nothing is impossible!    … Expand

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  1. Gaming Age
    Jan 18, 2022
    67
    Yes, the jumps are floaty, but the whole thing feels dreamlike with its vividly coloured world, so it kind of fits together. Further, Castle on the Coast is, ultimately, a collectathon, so the objectives are secondary to bouncing around the world, picking up everything in sight – and the given the sheer number of collectibles to pick up, it’s pretty easy to sink a couple of hours into just grabbing everything in sight. And, again, it’s all for a good cause. Castle on the Coast may not be perfect, but its heart is in the right place. In this case, that’s enough.

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  1. NindieSpotlight
    Dec 16, 2021
    5
    This is simply an odd title that inspires some feelings of nostalgia for early 3D platforming, which can be a good thing, but that also thenThis is simply an odd title that inspires some feelings of nostalgia for early 3D platforming, which can be a good thing, but that also then feels weirdly out of place as a new game on modern consoles. Adhering more to the old-school collect-a-thon model of level design, with a small variety of items from stars to flowers and more to pick up, I’ll credit the spaces you’re in with being busy and encouraging both exploration and experimentation. That also tends to make you a bit distracted, and it can make what little story there is suffer which can leave your journey, at times, feel a bit aimless. Mechanically the controls would best be described as loose, but in general they’re at least then forgiving, so all things considered it’s not so bad. That said, there are sections or elements you can interact with where they come across half-baked, either poorly implemented, noticeably janky, or simply lacking polish. I could see where this would work well for younger or less experienced gamers, letting them run about and simply enjoy the experience, but if you’re more seasoned it could go either way, inspiring memories of times past you may have enjoyed or would prefer to forget.

    https://www.nindiespotlight.com/2021/12/mini-reviews-december-8th-edition.html    … Expand