It got very tedious for me to do later in the game, so I eventually gave up and only played the gold paths which is unfortunate since it’s clear the developers really wanted you to play both paths. That means if you wish to 100% the game you must play every level twice, and there’s very little variation between the two ‘paths’. The first one is called the “Gold path” which has one hundred gold collectables in it, and once it is completed the “Gem path” variant is unlocked which has another one hundred gold and an extra twenty-five gem collectables in it. Runner 3 has two main collectibles, gold and gems. In the game the ground-pound can be used to press switches and buttons, but it’s usually nothing more than a dodging tool. When you press the slide button in the air your character will shoot down to do a ground-pound of sorts. The same can be said about sliding as it ends up feeling a bit sluggish when he goes into the slide. Jumping feels a bit jarring at first, but I quickly got used to it. On the most basic level, the Commander’s moveset is running, jumping, sliding, and kicking, however, with this simple set of moves, you can perform all kinds of score-grabbing maneuvers. Since there’s not much to the story, how is the gameplay? Well, one of my largest issues with Runner 3 is how slow it feels it feels like CommanderVideo is jogging throughout most of the level. Martinet’s performance is something that made me burst out laughing quite a few times, as he’s got a “radio drama”-esque voice that fits perfectly in Runner 3’s crazy world. You run, jump, slide, kick, and bounce your way through levels to save the world for a third time! Runner 3’s story never takes itself seriously, and it’s always read out in a particularly perfect manner by The Narrator, Charles Martinet. The story goes CommanderVideo and CommandgirlVideo receive a fishy invitation to help Food Land from the evil Timbletot. I’ve played multiple auto-runners in my time writing here at IGT though, so let’s see how this one stacks up. Runner 3 is the only game in the Bit.Trip Runner series I’ve played, meaning I’m going in without knowing much about the previous titles. The newest game in the long and varied Bit.Trip series is here and CommanderVideo couldn’t look better. Runner 3 is a rhythmic auto-runner developed by Choice Provisions.
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