While Risky Chronicles And The Curse Of Destiny is a decent game, an authentic 1990s platformer, it is not.
Singleplayer.
Risky Chronicles And The Curse Of Destiny is a visually stunning game and, honestly, is one of the best attempts I have ever seen of modelling the 1990s aesthetic into something more palatable for modern audiences, especially those who view pixel art games as being dated or inferior to modern titles.
Character design is great, and with a few exceptions (some elements of the world appear to be too modern for their setting), the world design is top-notch. Unfortunately, level design is not so hot, with many levels lacking the charm of older 2D, such as Sonic and Mario titles from this era.
Visuals aside, the rest of Risky Chronicles And The Curse Of Destiny is rather less impressive, with gameplay, in particular, feeling substandard due to floaty character controls, something which 1990 platformers were not known for outside of underwater levels, which were widely planned as being less enjoyable than normal levels due to the way characters moved less quickly and far less precisely.
That being said, fans of 1990s platformers are always eager to try something new, and at just $9.99, Risky Chronicles And The Curse Of Destiny is very affordable, even if it’s not groundbreaking or entirely authentic to the era.
Risky Chronicles And The Curse Of Destiny is a action video game developed and published by Consulog, it was released on 26 April 2024 and retails for $9.99.
Risky Chronicles And The Curse Of Destiny is available on the following platforms: Nintendo Switch, and PC.
The following peripherals are officially supported:
Risky Chronicles And The Curse Of Destiny is rated PEGI 3+ and contains:
Risky Chronicles And The Curse Of Destiny is a decent game that most fans of 2D platformers will enjoy.
However, as someone who has played many 1990s games over the past 30 years and recently completed several 1990s platformers back-to-back, I can say there is more to being an authentic 1990s platformer than 2D artwork.
While Risky Chronicles And The Curse Of Destiny are pretty to look at, the level design is lacking, and the gameplay feels sluggish and floaty, which is just not the case with most 1990s platformers.
