SIDE EFFECTS: Trust Me; I'm an Explorer
Explorers never receive ironic comeuppance! …except for sometimes!
Explorers never receive ironic comeuppance! …except for sometimes!
A 3D platformer strongly influenced by Super Mario 64. Play as a boy or a girl with a moveset nearly identical to Mario’s and explore levels and complete objectives to collect stars Explorer Medallions that unlock more levels. There are a handful of large-ish nonlinear levels that each contain several objectives, a bunch of smaller linear challenge levels that reward you for reaching the end, and a variety of collectibles/discoverables that can be turned in for medallions as well. There’s a lot to do and you have pretty broad freedom in the order in which you tackle it, though the harder levels don’t become available until you’ve gathered some medallions in the easier ones. A full playthrough, collecting all medallions, took me almost exactly ten hours.
SPOILER WARNING: Shows one solution to a late-game platforming challenge.
An explorer never gives up! An explorer finds a way!