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I think it's pretty fair to say there is nothing quite like Snake Pass, with respect to the control scheme at least. I mean, it's a platformer where you take on the role of a snake – manoeuvring around obstacles by coiling around them and then stiffly...
Snake Pass is a modern attempt to rekindle 3D platforming fun in an intelligent way. Instead of falling back on all the old tropes (and problems), players are presented with a protagonist which totally changes up the nature of platforming. Each stage only requires three objects to collect, meaning folks need not dread yet another collectathon.
Slightly above average or simply inoffensive. Fans of the genre should enjoy this game, but a fair few will be left unfulfilled. How we score: The Destructoid Reviews...
Snake Pass is a weird, wacky, and wonderful platformer with rewarding controls and great atmosphere. While there are a few minor issues holding it back, the game is a great throwback to the 3D platformers of the 90s, and a great indie title for the...
Slithering up simple structures in Snake Pass is one of the most mechanically satisfying video game ideas I've ever experience, and it effectively creates a sensation that feels the way maneuvering like a snake might. The camera and checkpoint systems...
Playing a 3D platformer without a jump button is a strange experience. When I first started Snake Pass, I felt lost without the warm blanket of a double jump. How do I get to that floating platform across the chasm? How am I supposed to change...
They're problems worth seeing through, however, for the zest and warmth that's on show. It has its issues, but Snake Pass is a work of wit and craft that does more than ape 3D platformers of old: it matches their ingenuity as well as their look, making this feel as fresh now as those classics did back in their day. It's just a pity that a small clutch of problems sees greatness slither through its fingers.
Scroll down to the bottom for a video review.The 3D platformer is making a comeback in 2017 and to kick us off, Sumo Digital is offering a unique twist to the genre with their latest release, Snake Pass. What differentiates Snake Pass from your average...
