Tomba! Special Edition

Jogo lindo e bem feito. Tinha jogado apenas o segundo jogo na época do PS1, e quando vi que lançou os 2 na Steam, logo peguei pra jogar. Recomendo muito a todos que gostem de um bom jogo. Foi o que eu pedi de aniversário para minha Esposa <3

Sweet game. Bring back memories. Very cool.

Tomba is aight. I give it a lot of credit for originality and creativity. The game is colorful, energetic, and unashamedly weird. Definitely lots of elements to appreciate. However, Tomba is also a surprisingly frustrating experience. You pretty much need a guide and the Special Edition features (thank god for rewind) to make the meat and potatoes fun. I was honestly baffled after around the 5-hour mark by just how little guidance there was. The thought kept occurring to me that any kid drawn to this title for its vibrant colors and "Saturday Morning Cartoon"-esque artwork would quickly get stuck and quit. There's a lot of that NES era esotericism going on here. For example: near the end of the game, there's a moment where you have to "find 7 friends" to progress. I assumed this would be backtracking to call upon important characters interacted with throughout the game. But no, it is just random NPCs for the most part. If I hadn't looked it up, I would have had to talk to literally every NPC in the game in order to find the right ones by process of elimination. Oh, and the 7th 'friend' is something from your inventory. You're just supposed to know to stop looking when you've found 6, I guess. This all sounds so far like an indictment of Tomba. Really it's just a warning about what kind of game it is. If you are reading this and it all sounds like details you can deal with, there is still a charming 2.5D platformer to enjoy under the rough bits. Plus - it is a nicely condensed experience. My playtime for 100% completion was under 20 hours. It is a PlayStation classic for a reason; It's just not a fantastic game in my humble opinion. I give it a 6/10, 65/100 if I'm being generous/granular.