December 11, 2011

Sideway New York demo

Great concept, average execution
Date played: December 10th
Platform: PS3
Time played: 15 minutes
Session fun rating: 4/10

I tried this game out at random really.  It turns out it's really a 2D platformer with a neat concept.  It's about a kid out gets turned into a graffiti and is now confined to the walls and roofs of buildings.  The game is still 3D but all the action is 2D.  The best part is that sometimes, you get to transition between a roof and a wall and the perspective change is really cool.

However, the game itself isn't really fun and it has a few technical problems.  The framerate is the biggest offender.  For a simple game, it sure is chuggy.  It also has very basic gameplay.  Move forward, punch bad guy, jump up platform, collect collectible.  I will not be buying this but I appreciate the concept.