Review: Runner3 (Steam)

The Timbletot is determined to rid the multiverse of all its love and happiness. CommanderVideo, a lover if ever there were one, refuses to let this happen. He’s ready to jump, double-jump, wall-jump, slide-jump, slide, kick, float, fly, and dance his way to victory, all across a medley of thrilling, challenging, and joyous levels!

Pros:

  • Slick graphics.
  • 2856MB Download size.
  • Steam achievements.
  • Full controller support.
  • You know the gameplay, Its a runner game with a twist as you kick, slide, slide kick your way through the many levels whilst collecting all that alluring loot.
  • Graphics options-v-sync,Resolution,Windowed,AA,Ambient occlusion,shadow resolution and texture quality presets.
  • Full stats screen.
  • Tutorials introduced over time.
  • Leaderboard support.
  • Two default characters male and female.
  • Fast loading times.
  • Instant restarts.
  • World map level select.
  • Addictive.
  • Difficult.
  • Defiantly harder than the last game which is all the better for it.
  • Multiple routes in levels.
  • Collectibles in levels from the gems to coins to gold to quest items.
  • Same awesome voice over guy.
  • Much busier levels with winding paths, Active back, and foregrounds.
  • Replay levels-Choose from a gold or gem run.
  • Lot more variety in the actual gameplay as you get vehicles which change it up completely.
  • Easy to pick up and play.
  • Shop-Use gems and coins to buy new accessories, costumes and capes (your trail) to customize your character with.
  • Retro is back! A whole separate entity. It has its own playstyle where its a straight up platformer with puzzle elements. Has its own unique cartoon graphics, own leaderboards and collectibles. Oh and also has its very own unique and badass soundtrack.
  • Hero quest- Meet NPC in levels and get quests to retrieve items from the certain level’s in order to unlock one of the 11 unlockable new heroes.
  • Insanely fun to play.
  • So much replayability.
  • Feels polished and new.

Cons:

  • Difficult.
  • Will cause shouting, swearing and possible loss of friends and family.
  • Controllers have been known to mysteriously break.
  • Sweat.
  • Have to visit the shop in order to change outfits.
  • Couldn’t trigger or find a way to skip the harder levels, The wimp that I am.

Jim Smale

Gaming since the Atari 2600, I enjoy the weirdness in games counting Densha De Go and RC De Go as my favourite titles of all time. I prefer gaming of old where buying games from a shop was a thing, Being social in person was a thing. Join me as I attempt to adapt to this new digital age!

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