Riders on the VOID

OlliOlli World was one of many largest surprises for me this yr. I revered the 2 earlier video games within the collection, however I had bounced off each of them. I used to be afraid I used to be going to do the identical with OlliOlli World, however now it stands as one in every of my favourite releases this yr.

It’s nice to have an excuse to revisit it and really feel insecure about how rusty I’ve gotten. VOID Riders is the proper excuse to take action. It’s a moderately sizeable assortment of ranges and a complete heap of latest customization objects to unlock. A brand new mechanic has been slotted in for good measure, as properly, giving your thumbs new purpose to get confused and disappoint you.

OlliOlli World: VOID Riders (PC [Reviewed], Swap, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Collection X/S)
Developer: Roll7
Writer: Personal Division
Launched: June 15, 2022
MSRP: $14.99 (A part of Growth Move)

VOID Riders sees your gnarly skateboarder rubbing elbows (or related appendages) with aliens from one other dimension. They need to steal our cows and test your methods. Higher pop some dope kicks. In any other case, our visitors can be bummed. I’m doing my finest right here with the lingo, however I by no means claimed to be cool.

For the worth, you get 14 common ranges and 4 “boss” levels. It’s a good chunk, and all of the levels are moderately lengthy. The brand new extraterrestrial theme is put to good use in rails that curl themselves out in entrance of you and tractor beams that carry you up. You must seize your approach right into a tractor beam; that’s the precise stick. Notice that this isn’t the precise set off, neither is it the left stick. Perhaps get that into your heads, thumbs. Give up letting me down.

Totes gnar

Yeah, I had lots of humiliating failures, which is sort of the way in which with OlliOlli World. I’d usually enter a tractor beam, overlook the controls for half a second, and wind up getting pulled too late and lacking wherever I needed to land. That’s completely not the sport’s fault, however I’m going to complain about it anyway. In any case, it’s not any worse in Void Riders.

With the degrees come all of the challenges. Excessive rating, aspect aims, and trying to make it to the tip with out utilizing a checkpoint. Additional customization gear is awarded for the standard milestones, and there’s a good assortment of mundane and weird items to gather. When you’re feeling sassy, you’ll be able to attempt to climb the leaderboards by placing collectively the perfect combo doable. I saved dropping my lengthy combos after a checkpoint, so that you received’t be seeing my title up there.

You’ll at the very least put collectively an ideal bail tape

I used to be capable of blast by your complete DLC in lower than two hours, however that’s with out going again for the extra aims. Simply observe that it’s not for the faint of coronary heart. That final stage almost killed me. I’m critical. I don’t assume I breathed by my whole success run. My mind wants oxygen.

If I’ve one criticism, it’s that the story is nothing particular. The bottom sport didn’t precisely have essentially the most thrilling narrative both, and this simply seems like a department of that. It’s principally simply there to let you know how transcendentally nice your skateboarding is. You’re simply the good. Everybody right here and within the VOID thinks so.

When you’re searching for a purpose to get again into OlliOlli World, VOID Riders is the proper one. A number of love has gone into these new ranges, they usually positively reside as much as the standard of the remainder of the sport. Contemplating that is simply the primary half of the growth go, that little funding is already turning out to be good worth. Right here’s hoping that the standard of the following one nails the touchdown.

_{[This review is based on a retail build of the game provided by the publisher.]}

Zoey Handley

Zoey is a gadabout gaming hobbyist. She’s been enjoying video video games all her life and is a lover of each new and retro video games. She enjoys digging within the dust and choosing out the video games which can be completely advantageous if you happen to clear them up a bit.