This results in having to repeat the same sections over and over until you finally nail them, an even more frustrating occurrence should you fail just before the finish line. With Runner3, each stage is a lot longer with just the one checkpoint and housing double the number of gold bars to collect not to mention further collectables. Make it through and you feel a great sense of accomplishment, fail and returning to the start or midway checkpoint was never too frustrating. What made Runner2 so addicting was that it felt like it found the sweet spot when it came to level length. Take how uneven the difficulty is or the stages, for example. While I appreciate a good challenge as much as the next person, Runner3 sometimes feels like it’s punishing the player. In fact, even before facing off against the boss of the first world, my retry count had reached an already high figure (that would only continue to soar as I progressed through the game).
This is a very tough game, sometimes fairly so, sometimes not so much. While your playtime will rank higher as you replay past levels, it’s no substitute for getting to experience a wider range of worlds. It’s worth noting that because of this shift to replaying stages Runner3’s total actually comes in much lower than its predecessor.
This would have been far better suited as a menu option on the world map. What could have been a great feature is made far more tedious though due to the fact you can only talk to these characters by playing that level again until you reach them. You’ll also find NPCs scattered around who offer missions that involve finding a set number of items in other stages. Beating a stage for the first time, for example, will then unlock a much harder route with more collectable gems to seize. Runner3 encourages replayability in a big way. They aren’t game-changing inclusions but do mix things up a little in terms of stage design. Mine-carts, planes and soda cans act as temporary modes of transportation and also allow for movement along the Y-axis in some cases. While a majority of your time will be spent jumping and sliding, you’ll also come across sections that change up the gameplay ever so slightly. Whether you’re jumping, sliding, kicking or launching off spring platforms everything happens (or at least should if you’re successful) to the beat of the background music.
With your character constantly moving, your main focus is on timing certain actions to the beat of the game’s brilliant soundtrack.
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In the game, you play as CommanderVideo (or one of his equally weird companions) as they automatically run forward through a series of 2D platforming environments. If you’ve played either of the two previous games in the series then Runner3 will feel instantly familiar, the base formula remaining largely unchanged. Five years later and Choice Provisions has once again returned to the franchise with the now simply titled Runner3, a solid, fun adventure that unfortunately stumbles in some bothersome ways. A weirdly wonderful platformer with a rhythm-based hook, the game cemented itself as not only one of the more challenging games out there but also one of the best releases on the system’s eShop. When BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien released on the Wii U back in 2013, I found myself immediately hooked… and also questioning the inexplicably long title.