![]() ![]() Suffice to say, eventually your skillset will lead to a similar feel to Mario’s cute dinosaur pal Yoshi. There’s nothing to stop you looking at the trophy list admittedly, but that’s your choice. Others follow, but we’ll spare the details for you lest you wish to learn for yourself. Instead, you’ll steadily unlock new skills as you go.įirstly, you gain the jump ability from the shoemaker, following up with the balloon ability. ![]() At least Ayo doesn’t pull a Metroidvania trick by giving you a level with all your abilities intact then pulling the carpet out from under you. Your abilities are gated at the outset, with your wee clown unable to even jump at the outset. Then, just as now, his little dog Bo has gone missing and it’s down to you to unravel the mystery behind his disappearance. Instead Ayo The Clown is a cutesy 2.5D platformer with the titular clown being the hero of the piece.Īyo initially made himself known to Switch owners in August last year. Our hope of Ayo talking to his pals like he’s from the hood in hip-hop and gang patois wasn’t to be. Review copy provided by the publisher for this review.Apin PS4 / PS5 / Reviews tagged 2.5d / bad cover version / clown / prerendered / yoshis island by IanĪyo The Clown comes from apparently NY-based developer Cloud M1 and publisher EastAsiaSoft. *Ayo the Clown is available now on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. It doesn’t pull off every idea that it tries but despite those few issues it is a wonderful time. I loved the visual style of it and the level design offers up a ton of room for exploration that you normally wouldn’t see in this type of game. These too are very much like Mario as each boss has a pattern to learn and takes only a few hits to defeat.Īyo the Clown is a great 2.5D platformer that should appeal to players regardless of their age. The game has a good chunk of content to play through too with each world having a few levels each and each one being capped off with a boss fight. I liked how when you would run into these characters there was an actual cutscene that would play as it helped them feel more significant. While exploring the levels you’ll also run into various NPC characters who will give you sidequests to complete. There are all kinds of collectables to find and optional areas and paths to take. The game is a 2.5D sidescrolling platformer but it actually surprised me with just how much room for exploration there was. It’s still fun to play but these areas needed a bit more polishing in my opinion. Some of these ideas don’t control the best like the vehicles and sometimes the jumping or sliding can feel a bit off which led to some unforced errors. In certain levels you’ll also have the ability to take control of toy tanks and helicopters which was a fun changeup or use a few different weapons like toy hammers or water balloons. These include the ability to jump, perform a ground pound type move using Ayo’s head, performing slides or wall jumps, and using a balloon to float upwards. Ayo’s moveset is limited at the get-go but as you play further you gain more abilities. Ayo the Clown is very much inspired by classic platformers like Mario and should be approachable to players of all ages due to the very forgiving difficulty of it. Ayo has to set out in search of his best friend and venture through a variety of colorful stages. One day Bo goes missing which devastates Ayo much like it would all of us dog owners. The story in the game focuses on our clown protagonist Ayo who loves hanging out at the carnival with this circus dog Bo. I took it for a spin on PlayStation 5 and came away quite impressed with this cutesy little platformer. The game released on PC and Nintendo Switch some time back but has just recently released on PlayStation and Xbox. ![]() This one comes from developer Cloud M1 and is a 2.5D platformer called Ayo the Clown. Indie publisher Eastasiasoft is back again with what may be one of my favorite games from them so far. ![]()
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