Frogun Encore

This is an odd one to review cause I don't think I can truly separate it from the previous game. I think they work best as compliments to one another because they both have very different strength and weaknesses. I think this one has a lot of fun moves, but at the cost of less distinct level designs due to things like double jumps making a lot of stuff not as difficult. I do miss the camera from the previous game, I like looking around to get a good idea of where I am going. I didn't play the multiplayer which I imagine probably is why the camera is the way it is. I think where I ultimately land at is the first frogun is a more frustrating and the moment to moment feels clunkier, but it is also more interesting and distinct. I would recommend playing both, but honestly if you only wanted to play one I think that one is more interesting. This one is more consistent though if you don't want to deal with frustrating platforming, and is probably easier overall (I 101% it, getting collectables that aren't actually tracked as well). It also fixes some balancing things like frogun 1 has an insane amount of grinding to 100% it.

Captain Toad but for Playstation 1.

A really charming platformer, once you get a hang of the mechanics you will want to find any way to zip through the entire level and finding anything to finish even faster I had a great time playing and getting everything and really recommend it to anyone

Pretty fun game. a lot like teh first one but a bit faster which espically twaords teh end was much needed and you spend less time stuck in one enviroment which makes teh game feel a lot fast (on top of the clearly increased move speed), shorter and more compact.

Great and simple mechanics that work together to make something surprisingly deep and fun to play around with. Levels are all built around cutting corners and shaving off completion time. Some of the glitches I found straight up just made the game better, almost felt like I was a speedrunner lol Great game if you want bite sized platforming goodness. Biggest (and maybe only) con that I have is that the bosses are kinda terrible, but it doesn't really detract from the game. Overall its a great iteration on the first title.

On one hand, everything became simpler to play because of the fixed camera angle - and now we have coop mode! On the other hand, I liked moving the camera around to explore in the previous game... Overall, this is a valid addition to the first Frogun (despite being a stand-alone game) and most of the cool stuff from the first one is also here, including the potential for speedrunning. But I'd only recommend Encore after playing the first game - unless you are here for the coop platforming. Then, go for this one.

This opus is so much better than the first one imo - many new mechanics were introduced and they're really fun. I regret the music not being a bit better, some track loops were not very enjoyable.

Frogun Encore is a fun little 3D collectathon platformer with the central gimmick being the titular Frog Gun that can reel in enemies and help you get around the many gauntlets. A great iteration on its predecessor that is massively improved by the fixed camera and new mobility options. Grappling around the levels is always satisfying, and it's even more fun finding all the ways you can sequence break and improvise shortcuts when going for the time trials.