Slime-san: Superslime Edition is packed full of exciting and diverse content. Not only does this game cater for those that relish a 2D platforming challenge, but it offers a decent learning curve that’s suitable for newcomers too. Jun 30, 2018 Slime-san: Superslime Edition was developed by Fabraz (American indie-studio) and published by Headup Games. Slime-san: Superslime Edition is a full collection of the 2017 PC game Slime-San it also has added content and a few extra features in this new version. In Slime-san: Superslime Edition you play as a tiny slime that was eaten by a giant.
So, imagination you are minding your own business when suddenly you are eaten up by a giant worm and find yourself stuck inside this massive creature. Well that is what happened to Slime-san who is now faced with a hard decision: Be digested by the incoming wall of stomach acid or jump, slide and slime out of the mouth and taste freedom once again. Welcome to Slime-san: Superslime Edition on PlayStation 4.
This is really all you need as far as set up for the story of this title because from here it just continues to get even more wild in all the best ways. From encountering odd lifeforms that will try to stop you on your journey to discovering a whole town full of characters and shops. Slime-San: Superslime Edition has plenty of life and energy to give players just in the setting alone.
As you adventure through the numerous campaigns spread across 150 levels, complete with a New Game+, you’ll encounter several different hazards to overcome. The general rule of thumb here is that if it is red then it will kill you, putting you back to the start of that level. Death is not the end though so fail as much as you need until you successfully complete a level. That said, in a single life should you take longer than a set limit – shown by a bar in the top left of the screen – then a wall of red stomach acid will quickly fill the screen, resulting in your death.
Levels can become a real challenge completely out of the blue but with time you’ll find the solution to overcome them. That does not mean that the game is completely balanced though. Some of the early stages did shoot up in difficulty somewhat quickly but, as with anything, the more you play the more you understand the rules of the title.
Thankfully Slime-san controls surprisingly well and has a range of different moves available to help overcome any challenges that await. This includes the ability to morph to pass through objects that are of a matching colour. When doing this time slows down offering a chance to slip through tight gaps and gain a moment to review the level and pick your next move. A dash is also present offering a needed speed boost and the power to bash objects out of the way. On top of this, Slime-san can stick to surfaces, jump in the air and is generally a fast-moving character that responds well to your inputs.
What is nice about the title though is that you can change up the gameplay by spending some of your hard-earned apples to purchase new play styles. This means you could walk faster but also fall faster as well, for example. WIth this feature you can find a playstyle that fits you and can make sure you are always feeling in control. On top of that, there are plenty of other collectibles to purchase including outfit, shaders and mini-games. There are even several extra game modes to play through as well including a boss rush mode, rhythm mode and speedrunning mode, making this a title full of content with hours of enjoyment.
Visually speaking, the title is an adorable pixel adventure that has a lot of character and style within each pixel that is on screen. Players even have the option to zoom the camera in to have a better look at Slime-san as well. Once more, the title features a range of accessibility options such as colour-blind modes, eye strain modes and of course button mapping. All of this runs smoothly and never once shows any sign of any slowdown.
In all, Slime-san: Superslime Edition is a fantastic title that offers players hours of enjoyment all within a simple yet stunning presentation. It is hard to find any real faults with it but it would be fair to say that unless you enjoy fast paced platformers that will challenge you then this is not one for you. Otherwise, I cannot recommend Slime-san: Superslime Edition enough.
Slime-san (Reviewed on PlayStation 4)Excellent. Look out for this one.
Slime-san: Superslime Edition is a fantastic title that should be in your gaming library. If you want to have a challenge and a laugh at the same time, then this is for you.
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With it’s wacky premise and strangely endearing aesthetic, Slime-san is an odd duck to say the least, but peer behind its raft of idiosyncrasies and you’ll spy a ruthlessly entertaining platformer overflowing with value and charm that soon reveals itself as an essential prospect for fans of the genre. Slime-san review: A Masterful Pixel Perfect Platformer Stuffed With ValueFor those who have found themselves accustomed to the likes of the aforementioned and, Slime-san makes a similar impression; doling out screen based stages borne out of platforming nightmare which must be exited before proceeding onto the next.
Boasting an arguably gentler difficulty curve than those titles that serve as its inspiration, Slime-san starts the player off slowly, encouraging them to stretch their platforming muscles and educating them on what they can and can’t do as it relates to the parameters of every level. Slime-san Review: Slime-san Superslime Edition packs in the already sizable main game in addition to three expansions.Throughout the majority of Slime-san’s challenging chambers one thing remains consistent, the need to avoid the color red and the equal need to phase through the color green by pressing the correct button the controller. Built almost entirely around this central concept, Slime-san plays with creating all sorts of obstacles, moving platforms, pushable blocks and more in these two colors to challenge the player in numerous ways and the result is well over 100 levels that boast as much challenge as they do satisfaction for completing them. Neatly complimenting the increasing sophistication of Slime-san’s levels is the fact that the titular character is blissfully simple to control. Blessed with the sort of pixel-perfect platforming seen in other comparable titles of this ilk, our gelatinous hero is wonderfully responsive, with sensitive depressions of the jump button causing him to immediately jump as high or as far as you need him to. Throw in the ability to dash, air-dash, climb up walls and stick on surfaces alongside a range of other tricks, it soon becomes clear that Slime-san’s protagonist is every bit as agile and capable as you want him, and more importantly, need him to be.
Slime-san Review: Slime-san’s range of mini-games pretty much hits gaming culture right on the nose.Beyond the imperative to get the heck outta dodge on every level, there is also an irresistible need to collect the various apples that are tactically dotted around the place too, not least because they can be parlayed at the local shop (however it got there) to buy modifiers that affect your play style. Caution must be taken here however, as these modifiers almost always buff something at the expense of something else. As such, with its obvious designs on efficient platforming and high speed completion, it should come as little surprise that Slime-san lends itself extremely well too speed-running activities, and with this in mind, I fully expect a PS4 speed-running community to form around Slime-san in earnest. Further bolstering Slime-san’s already muscular offering on PS4 is the fact that this is Suplerslime Edition version of the game which packs in a total of no less than 160 levels, new game plus mode, speed running modes, boss rush modes and a trio of sizable campaign expansions for players to get stuck into. Providing yet further value still are the new mini games that have been generously stuffed into this version of the game.
Able to be played by collecting coins which are dished out throughout the main campaign, this edition of Slime-san lets players play a range of classically inspired mini-games which not only stand up pretty well in their own right, but can also be played with friends too. Krazy Karting for instance is a direct and loving nod to Nintendo’s Mario Kart series, whereas GLOOM is, well, a toweringly odd take on id Software’s magnum opus,.In short, Slime-san: Superslime Edition gives you more than enough bang for your buck and then some, and then some more for kicks.Ultimately, as with any high-speed platformer worth its salt, Slime-san is a dab hand and making you swear and wish you could inflict some fairly hefty violence on your controller and the environment around you. As a result, Slime-san will struggle to appeal to those whose tempers have ensured that they typically shy away from such games, but for those willing to plumb the depths of its wonderfully substantial offering, Slime-san: Superslime Edition makes a compelling case for one of the most pleasant surprises of the year so far.
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