Sure thing, let’s dive right in.
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Ever had one of those days where everything’s going great until it’s not? Yeah, welcome to Ruffy and the Riverside. Picture this: you’re a bear. Not just any bear, but a cute one that could definitely hang in an Ewok village from a galaxy far, far away. And guess what? You’ve got this wild power to change stuff around you. Sounds like a blast, right? Well, mostly.
So, here’s the deal. Ruffy’s world—Riverside, they call it—is about to get wrecked by this mean-looking cube. Now, don’t ask me how a cube becomes the villain, but it does. Ruffy’s gotta save the day by finding these magic letters or something. Think Super Mario 64 but with a twist. I got sidetracked trying to climb a ladder and, honestly, who designs ladders that demand a perfect center approach? It’s like they want you to fail.
Jumping in, the whole absorbing and swapping thing, where you change one color or object with another, it’s the bee’s knees until you hit those puzzles. Man, some are straightforward, but others? They’re like “hit-everything-and-hope” kinda puzzles. Super satisfying when you finally get it, but then again, sometimes I just whacked stuff around until it worked. Is that the point? Who knows.
Ah, the controls. Fast bear, loose precision; you’d better believe I fell a bunch. And those checkpoints! I swear they were placed by someone who enjoys watching others suffer. But hey, coins are lifesavers—you can buy extra hearts or skip puzzles. Yeah, I did that once or twice. Sue me.
And let me paint you a picture: swapping a waterfall’s water for leaves or turning stone pillars into floaty wooden ones. Fun until you repeat the same trick over and over. By the third time, it’s “why am I even doing this?” territory.
Now, I’m not here to bash. The game’s sound effects crack me up; they’re quirky just like Ruffy grooving in the corner. Visually, it’s kinda like a kid’s drawing gone high-def—sharp edges meet funky colors. But, note to the designers: ease up on the lengthy intro, huh? We get it; let’s play already.
Bottom line, Ruffy and the Riverside is one heck of a ride. Sure, it’s got that charming chaos and maybe a teeny bit repetitive, but it’s made for Switch 2, so it runs like a dream. It’s all about these neat mechanics that shake things up from the usual stuff. Ruffy might be a bit rough around the edges, haha—see what I did there?—but I’d splash about in this Riverside anytime.
