Meaning, once you beat the 100 th level, that’s it. Sadly, there are no boss fights or big set pieces to break up the levels. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? While each level contains a gem, not every level contains a unique collectible, but it was quite humorous when I discovered a floating hotdog in one of the crevices of the stages. Hidden collectibles and gems are also scattered around the levels. Most stages offer multiple paths to victory, which allows for more exploration to see which route is the quickest for your style of play. The difficulty in world 10 takes a hefty spike, which was welcomed, as some of the earlier stages were easy. This can be extremely useful in later levels as the obstacles thrown at you become very harrowing. These cores allow you to extend the clock by five seconds, once you collect a predetermined number.

The objective of each level consists of getting Jackie to the exit while also collecting as many drive cores as possible. This is vital as each level must be finished in 30 seconds or less. Once it hits a wall, you can transport to it, bypassing dangerous obstacles or just shaving seconds off your run. She can jump, wall jump, slide, slash, and teleport! Her teleport ability comes from her AI friend who is thrown like a shuriken. Time Waits For No OneĪeon Drive shines not in the story department, but in its frenetic platforming action! Jackelyne controls like a dream. The ending was a bit of a letdown, but an interesting letdown that I didn’t see coming. The story is simple enough and never gets in the way of the game, which is great! Aside from the beginning cutscenes, more story is spoon fed to the player after clearing every two worlds and continues this flow until world 10 is finished. Luckily, her AI companion can create a time loop for 30 seconds, which will give Jackie the ability to traverse the bustling metropolis to get the cores and keep her surroundings from going up in flames. Upon jumping though a portal, her ship sustains massive damage and crash lands in Neo Barcelona, placing everyone in the vicinity in danger! You see, Jackie’s ship lost all of it’s drive cores which keep it from going nuclear. If I Could Turn Back Time!Īeon Drive presents us with Jackelyne, a lone warrior trying to flee a war through some tricky interstellar travel. But is it enough to secure a purchase? Continue reading in our review of Aeon Drive on the Nintendo Switch. Aeon Drive plays with this idea, making this challenging idea way more fun than most of our 30 seconds would be. What if we could only go back in time for 30 seconds? Would it still be worth it? In those 30 seconds, we could completely change everything that just happened, but would it matter? Sometimes, 30 seconds is all we need to save the world as we know it. If we could turn back time, would we? It’s a concept I’m sure many of us have pondered upon, regardless of our reasons.

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