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Some odd choices and implementations hold back this reasonably-good platforming adventure
At first glance Raccoo Venture seems to be a pretty promising 3D platforming adventure with a decent art style and distinctive characters, but it doesn’t take much playing to be left with at least a few concerns. First, while I’m certain that implementing a 3D camera is a nightmare all its own, the fixed camera here too often qualifies as “not ideal”. Whether it’s being simply too far from the action or ends up having foreground elements obscuring your view, I do wish it had been implemented in a way that was more generally helpful if you’re unable to control it. My bigger issue though is that your character simply feels weirdly incapable of reasonably defending himself, which is obviously a choice, and it just doesn’t make a lot of sense. It wouldn’t be so bad if your “butt stomp” was more effective, or a little more of an AoE attack, but paired with the camera at times it’s unnecessarily challenging to line up consistently, making for a distraction from enjoying the platforming action. If you’re willing to overlook the rest there’s quite a lot going on here that can be challenging and exciting, but it does manage to get in its own way more than I’d have liked.
Justin Nation, Score:Good [7.0]