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While I can appreciate the volume of what can be unlocked a criticism would be that I think the rate you unlock it at is a bit on the slow side. This is one area that reminds me the most of the game’s mobile roots, the grind to unlock rate feels slow like you’re trying to get around a paywall. For elements like parts of new ships or cards I don’t think I see an issue but considering that gaining medals becomes crucial to you progressing in levels at some point the fact that you need to upgrade quite a bit to easily destroy enemies, or that some enemies can pretty well one-hit kill you without serious health upgrades, can make earning more than half of the medals a serious challenge and for the wrong reasons. Another way it shows its head is the need to use stars to buy charges for your laser, shield, or bombs and that they don’t carry over from mission to mission even with as stingy as the game typically can be in awarding them randomly. There’s just something to it all that feels like the game wants to prolong the time you’ll be playing it a bit too much which is frustrating. At the end of the day Sky Force Reloaded is a gorgeous and challenging arcade shooter, and is among the most impressive on the Switch. Its looks are top-notch, it offers a significant degree of challenge for shmup fans, and its controls are buttery-smooth. Just be prepared to invest in the game for the long-term if you really want to see all it has to offer, which doesn’t have to be a bad thing. I just feel like the game could and should perhaps ease up the throttle, at least early on, to give people a few unlocks to better see what’s possible earlier on so they don’t necessarily give up before seeing much of what the game has to offer.
Justin Nation, Score:Nindie Choice! [8.0]