For this week's Demo Play Thursday i played the PlayStation 4 version of Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo from developers Pocket Trap.
I had heard some talk about this game on podcasts i listen to, but after the Pepper Grinder experience i must admit i had some trepidation going in. Thankfully, after playing this demo for a little over an hour i came away feeling positive about the demo itself and the game.
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo has a look the reminds me of the Game Boy Advance era of games and as someone who grew up during this era i feel like they did well in matching the controls to that look. What helps is that Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo feels far more cohesive of an experience than Pepper Grinder ever did is that the controls, the art style, the character design, the music, and more importantly the story and gameplay are all woven together successfully. The demo is also bespoke and shows off the initial introductions, tutorial, and plot of the game. the second demo shows off a different area and the new puzzles and ways of using your Yoyo. the final section to play is, what i assume to be, the first boss battle in the game.
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo isn't an easy game and whilst loading back to the screen you were on is quick and easy, i'm not sure i agree with the punishment being financial. the demo gives some examples on how money is used in the game and i'm a little concerned that it needlessly punishes the player. But, at the start of the i checked out the game's options and in the difficulty settings you can decrease the financial penalty for trying again. there are a whole host of ways you can customise the game to your difficulty level and this really does make the game very accessible. it's a shame that the game doesn't make it clear if changing the difficulty will affect earning trophies or not.
i would recommend people check out the demo for Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo. the game has links to the PlayStation Store if you want to pre-order the game, as it comes out at the end of the month.
