Snipperclips is a really fun game. Honestly, it is a blast to play with friends. So why have I given this game such a low score? Well, just hear me out - and let me break this game down like I always do.
A: Music/Sounds
I suppose this is my first issue with the game, but honestly it doesn't matter too much - but I always take the music and sounds into consideration.
With manySnipperclips is a really fun game. Honestly, it is a blast to play with friends. So why have I given this game such a low score? Well, just hear me out - and let me break this game down like I always do.
A: Music/Sounds
I suppose this is my first issue with the game, but honestly it doesn't matter too much - but I always take the music and sounds into consideration.
With many titles, you can remember the soundtrack for a game - if they're super good, they can even invoke emotion. Obviously in a puzzle game like Snipperclips that couldn't happen, but I'm just trying to give you an idea of what music in games can achieve.
Unfortunately in Snipperclips, I literally don't remember the soundtrack at all. It sounds harsh, I know, since music isn't an aspect Snipperclips is trying to excel in, but even puzzle games can have catchy/memorable soundtracks. Snipperclips, however, just isn't one of them.
Sound quality is fine, I do enjoy the little snip sound effects when you cut your partner up. So, that's a plus I guess.
4/10 - Poor soundtrack, satisfactory sound. Nothing to write home about.
B: Graphics
This is probably the best aspect about the game - the simplistic and super cute graphics. I really enjoy the little faces that the characters make when they're cut or perform an action. Since this game is really simple, there's not many ways that they actually could have improved the graphics. I do think that the game could have benefited from having a varying amount of colours to make your character, instead of keeping it yellow and red.
9/10 - Cute, simple graphics - no variation in the colour of the characters you play as.
C: Gameplay
Gameplay in Snipperclips is very simple, and anyone can understand it - this means that you can easily have a fun time playing the game with people that don't usually play games.
Most puzzles are varied and fun to figure out, especially near the end of the game where puzzles get a little more difficult. But... that's about it.
In total, there's less than 3 hours of content in this game from my experience. Granted, I only played this game with one other person, so I didn't really enjoy the 4-player mode. However, I feel that if 4-players is mandatory to have fun in the game, then that really limits the target audience to a small amount of people.
The other modes like the little dojo can be fun - for about 5 minutes. Then you get bored of it, and never come back to it.
The main mode - the multiple puzzle levels which are meant to be played with 2 people, is definitely a joy. I feel that the game should have had more difficult puzzles, as there was only one puzzle that I legitimately got stuck on for about 20 minutes before figuring out the solution. There is a very small number of levels in the game, so in a matter of two hours or so you'll be done.
If you want to play this game alone, well, don't bother. Playing singleplayer is possible, but it's certainly not fun at all. This game is designed with the detachable joy-cons in mind, and therefore it's also designed with friends in mind.
Overall, if this game had maybe 4x the amount of levels that it currently does, then my score would probably change from 4/10 to 7/10 because it is fun.
3/10 - Relatively fun game with creative puzzles. Not nearly enough levels, so very little content in total. Not enough difficult puzzles.
D: Story
This is a puzzle game. Obviously the story won't be good. But in Snipperclips, there's literally no story whatsoever. Am I alone in thinking that your experience could have been improved by even adding a shred of story? Maybe make it so your main character lost their whole supply of cheese, and you have to go solving puzzles to get all of your cheese back - literally even a story like this is better than none at all.
With the story being non-existent, Snipperclips feels more like an iPhone game than a (approx.) $30 Nintendo Switch game.
0/10 - Literally no story. Understandable, but having a simple story would be a major improvement.
I don't want to be a 'hater.' But I really don't understand why this game got such a positive reception. I understand that this isn't a triple A title with a full price tag, but even at its current price it is way too high for the amount of content that it offers.
It's fun for an hour or two with friends, but that's pretty much it. Snipperclips is honestly one of the few games that I have a feeling of regret for purchasing. If you love the game, good for you - but for me, I just can't recommend this game at the price they're charging.
4/10 - Not nearly enough content to justify the price tag. Puzzles are creative, but the game is overall lacking in difficult puzzles. Other modes are just fluff and won't keep your attention.… Expand
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