Tiny Hands Adventure, a 3D platformer featuring a little blue T-rex, is headed to Nintendo Switch on 10th August.
Players will join the young T-rex Borti on his quest to find the best replacement for his tiny hands and arms. There are several unknown worlds to explore, lots of collectables to find, and several bosses that need to be taken down to get what you want.
FEATURES
- Beautiful 3D graphics
- Collect different tools and weapons for Borti and use them ingame! From sticks, through compact drills to mechanical arms and more
- Fight with bosses - the elemental keepers are waiting for you to show up!
- Slide, roll or jump your way to victory
- Visit over 20 stages, set across multiple location themes
- Try yourself in challenging mode after completing a stage and finding all collectables
- Find out how the story unfolds!
The game has that classic N64-era 3D platforming vibe, much like the relatively recently released Yooka-Laylee, no doubt hoping to play with people's nostalgia for the 'good old days'. Whether it can live up to those lofty heights remains to be seen, but it isn't long until you can try this one out for size on Switch.
Will you be adding this to your list of potential purchases next week? Drop us a comment down below to let us know.
[source youtube.com]
Comments 44
Mmm. Something not clicking for me here. Maybe it’s the music and visuals? They seem off to me. Maybe that’s because I’m in the middle of Donkey Kong TF and thematically, it’s all tight...
Tiny Hands, I shall look forward to the review in any case.
Players will join the young T-rex Borti on his quest to find the best replacement for his tiny hands and arms
I actually LOLWUT'd to this!
Borti is one of the least appealing designs for a hero I’ve seen in some time. Making a cute T-Rex isn’t hard: it’s astonishing how much they’ve botched it. I think it’s the baseball cap and/or the frankly bizarre eyebrows.
This game is too similar to Crash Bandicoot.
It's too drab for me. If the game is as badly directed as that trailer then yowch!
@NewAdvent It reminds me of playing as the dinosaur in Tooie, but for an entire game. That’s not a great thing. It could be fun for $10.
I don’t yearn for n64 or GameCube era 3D platformers. I love Mario Odyssey, but that game isn’t just your run of the mill collectathon. It’s a very smart platformer with genuinely creative puzzles and such
This looks like Crash Bandicoot.
@TwinsUltra64 Exactly my thought, with the checkpoint boxes and clunky controls
Very strange this article is choosing Yooka Laylee as a comparison when it looks exactly like crash bandicoot.
It doesn't look like it will be giving anything a run for their money.
@SmaggTheSmug That comment almost made me spit out my coffee. I feel sorry for the game now
The Yooka Laylee comparison got me to watch the video. I love N64 3D platformers. But this video did not impress. Not sure if it’s the slow movement of the main character or the generic music, or what. But it didn’t appear to be anything special. I’ll see how the game reviews.
Love a 3d platformed, and really want a Ratchet and Clank/Jack and Daxter/Epic Mickey style game on switch. But, this looks like shovelware cashing in on Crash Bandicoots success.
Guess what I got a review code for and have been playing for a few weeks.
Yep.
This'll be good.
The physics look a bit wonky
Yooka-Laylee? I disagree. The gameplay here looks a lot closer to Crash Bandicoot in my opinion.
The main character design could use some fine tuning still.
The main character has an ugly design and this looks worse than Yooka-Laylee in my opinion. Honestly, my biggest problem with Yooka-Laylee was that I found it a little too bland.
They should have really released this video much later, after the game made more progress.
The levels are slow, the movement is choppy, everything feels uninspired, and God....pleaaase change that character design!
Seriously, developer, take this as constructive feedback. It's not too late, I know you'll read this sooner or later!
Well, the gameplay doesn’t look good at all, but what did I expect? I mean, if the lead character’s design is awful, it’s not exactly a good start for a game.
Would need to try a demo first tbh. Looks a little iffy on the control side.
Yikes, this looks awful
What were they smoking? The design of the main character is horrendous, the platforming looks ok, a mix of Crash and Banjo.
This looks like a mobile game.
I have never thought to myself, "Yeah, Crash Bandicoot is fun, but he should be uglier."
I really don't see the comparison to Banjo or Yooka-Laylee.
Excited! First I’m hearing about it however so I’m a bit nervous. But it sounds awesome and so I’ll be keeping a close eye on a review or someone’s personal account with it. Also it better be priced “nicely.”
I don't really play games like these anymore, so this isn't for me, but if the dev reads this comment, here are my suggestions:
-Rethink that character design. You need a likeable character, especially if you're expecting to be staring at the same avatar for long durations. Increase pupil size, make the head larger and more rounded.
-The jumping looks so floaty. I'm not playing the game, so I can't say for sure, but the character's movement looks way too slow. This would work if the character was a huge, hulking creature, but he's supposed to be a runt it seems. Increase his movement speed.
Good luck to the developers. If they're serious about making games, they need to take everything into consideration.
@Balladeer
I think it's the oversized nostrils that does it, or at least plays a part in the botched designed. Them combined with the eyes give the face a bit of an uncanny valley skull look.
Not interested
It doesn't look that great.
Something closer to Rex from Toy Story would probably work better; looking constantly nervous (if not terrified) would better sell the idea that the character feels inadequate due to his titular tiny hands.
If they're after a Rare feel (even though this looks more like Crash Bandicoot) another thing you could have are friendly NPCs who are weary of seeing the player character give up at every new hurdle because of their short arms, and try to remind you to just make the most of being a freakin' Tyrannosaur.
I think I'll stick with Yooka, thanks. The generic font in the logo is a sign to stay away from this.
@Sunshine723 that's cause its just reskinned crash bandicoot that is easier.
That Dinosaur is going to give peoplenightmares. And those checkpoints crates look much like the ones in Crash Bandicoot. Also, NEVER give a Dinosaur like that a baseball hat.
Also, take a vote on which is sacrier:). The clown in my profile pic or generic blue dinosaur in Tiny Hands Adventure.
Yikes. That is one ugly Rex. Maybe he should go on an adventure to find a makeover first.
I'm usually a sucker for dinosaur games, but I'm not sure about this one. lol
Going to need a LOOOOT of polish before its massively appealing to the platformer market.
This looks more like Crash Bandicoot rip off than anything if you ask me, down to the crates, tnt crates, checkpoint crates and the linear looking levels
Art style is extremely unappealing. Borti is one of the worst designed platformer protagonists I've ever seen. The controls look floaty and slippery. Some things are just straight up stolen from other games like the checkpoint crate. The music felt off. I really don't know how long it's been since a trailer left such a bad impression on me. This game is already too far gone to be saved at this point. Too bad. The 3d platformer genre is so much fun when done correctly. I always want more of them, except for when they look like Tiny Hands.
It just looks awful with music to match. Think this will be a flop.
@EightBitMan
“Outside of the few gems, the "indie explosion" has done more harm than good to gaming.”
If I see anything more idiotic than this anywhere on the internet over the next week I’ll be astonished.
Sorry. Regardless what anyone thought of Yooka Laylee, this is nowhere near the same league.
Looks like utter poop.
@EightBitMan Of all the disrespectful quips about indie games I've seen on here, this has to take the cake
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