Newt's Voyage

A bit like the 1979 game Lunar Lander but with nicer graphics and slightly more complex mechanics; Newt’s Voyage is still fairly simple by modern standards, perhaps betraying its mobile roots. Gameplay wise, you control a selection of spaceships by making slight adjustments to their thrusters with the directional keys, all whilst collecting items and avoiding obstacles. Despite the casual gameplay there is a fairly high skill ceiling as the levels quickly get more difficult and require more precise manoeuvring of your ship. The question here is; do you have the patience to go through the same gameplay loop over and over until you’ve mastered it? This often depends on how enjoyable you find that gameplay. I didn’t particularly enjoy it and was ready to give up the moment I started dying multiple times. Your mileage may vary and the game is free so you can see for yourself.

TRINITAS4LYFE. That's all you need to know. Oh. You want to know more you say? Well. Strap in. Newt's Voyage has a lot of what I love about games. The art style is really nice to look at. The sound track really fits the game. And the gameplay? I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT THE GAME PLAY. It's a game that has a lot of accessibility. Easy to pick up, but if you want to master it, there's a lot of work to be done and I mean that in a good way. There's a high ceiling for skill. Between the variation in missions, different gravitation forces in each location and the differences in each ship there's a lot to replay, especially if you want to improve your time and score or find some hidden gems on the maps. And for the record to consider yourself a master you may only pilot the Trinitas. That is all. I think the hallmark of a good game is after playing it for a little bit, I tell myself one mission. Then I realize that one more mission has turned into 3 hours and I've forgotten I need to adult and stuff. This game has that effect. If you look at my time played, it's going to look on the lower side if you're reading this review right after I posted it but I played it before it was ever available on steam.