![]() ![]() Leaderboards, replay value through objectives, and more make Neon White‘s already exceptional gameplay worth coming back to again and again as you try and beat your friend’s high scores or chase the global leaderboards. It kept impressing and surprising me as I got deeper into it, and I can’t believe how much voice acting, story content, and extras this game has even after the ton of levels it includes. I’ve said this for a few games so far, but Neon White is one of this year’s biggest surprise releases for me. The character designs and the animations are also awesome throughout Neon White. On handheld, this is less noticeable and the striking use of colors looks very nice on my Nintendo Switch OLED model. Hopefully future patches can improve the resolution when docked. The overall image quality is a bit blurry docked, but the aesthetic scales well. I love the gyro implementation and played the whole game almost exclusively docked with gyro controls on my Nintendo Switch Pro Controller.īarring performance, visuals in Neon White remind me of Paradise Killer in a good way. Thankfully, the 60fps target helps and the game never felt too bad even when it did drop in busier moments in some levels and later on in the game. When I just booted up the game and did the tutorial, I was afraid I might end up with motion sickness if the game ran badly on Switch given the fast pace and first-person perspective. I had a few later on that were a bit annoying with some enemy placement, but there are far too many brilliant levels in here for the few annoying ones to sour me on things. Each level has its own puzzle-like elements that make you learn the ins and outs of the tools you pick up, and almost every level is excellent. The core gameplay involves you taking down demons, collecting cards that serve as weapons and traversal tools. Overall, the story itself is well done with great voice acting. ![]() The game features a surprising amount of voiced story that is mostly good with some moments that made me hit the fast forward button. You play as Neon White, an assassin, who is trying to slay demons to climb the ranks to live in heaven. This first-person speedrunning shooter involves parkour, cards, combat, and brilliant music. It feels like the developers took bits from Ghostrunner, No More Heroes, Paradise Killer, and added their own spin on things to make it feel fresh throughout. Neon White from developer Angel Matrix blends in a few gameplay styles together for a unique experience. When I booted up Neon White last week on Nintendo Switch, it reminded me of the kind of games I wanted to see more of from Annapurna Interactive. For Neon White from Angel Matrix, I avoided looking into the game too much to be surprised. Over the last few years, there have been a few releases that didn’t click with me as much as prior titles, but Annapurna Interactive being involved means I pay attention. ![]() Let’s go to work! Reviews & Mini-Views Neon White ($24.99)Īnnapurna Interactive used to be a publisher that constantly released games I would adore. After reading his thoughts on the spiffy new Neon White, we’ll head into the new release summaries and finish things up with the usual lists of new and expiring sales. Our pal Mikhail has been a busy beaver and has a full review for one of today’s releases ready for you to enjoy. There are some real heavy hitters here, including the outstanding Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge. In today’s article, we’ve got a ton of new releases to check out. Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 16th, 2022.
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