tl;dr: Overall a pretty solid game, if a little rough around the edges. Definitely looking forward to OlliOlli 2.

The Good:
This game has both the charm and challenge of the old Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games, distilled down into a 2D sidescroller / platformer. Moment-to-moment gameplay is absolutely solid. Aside from a handful of cases (due to unfriendly camerawork), all failures are truly your own, making success that much more gratifying. The controls are pretty unconventional, but are by no means bad. Once you get comfortable with them, pulling off elaborate combos is incredibly satisfying. There's definitely at least 10 hours of wonderfully crafted content aside from the eternal leaderboard climb & daily challenges.


The Bad:
The first thing that is likely to irk new players is the controls. There are very few analogues for players to draw from, and the gameplay is pretty unforgiving, which results in a fairly frustrating introduction if you elect to skip the tutorial. The camera is fairly static, centered on the player at all times, leading to some frustrating conflicts with the level design. In the junkyard stage especially, you'll be pitched against obstacles that you will have to have anticipated in advance because the camera placement does not offer you enough information to act before it is too late. This results in a fair bit of trial and error based play as you get a better feel for the levels, which is pretty poor design. Although all stages have a distinct visual style, the minimalist mechanics force their design to feel very same-y. The largest difference between stages is increasing obstacle density and slimming the margin for error, which works OK, but leaves the overal experience feel somewhat bland.

The Ugly:
Fairly bug-ridden. Not to the point where it's unplayable, but if you're not completely taken with the game early on, it'll be frustrating enough for this to sit in your library relatively untouched.

tl;dr: Overall a pretty solid game, if a little rough around the edges. Definitely looking forward to OlliOlli 2. The Good: This game has both the charm and challenge of the old Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games, distilled down into a 2D sidescroller / platformer. Moment-to-moment gameplay is absolutely solid. Aside from a handful of cases (due to unfriendly camerawork), all failures are truly your own, making success that much more gratifying. The controls are pretty unconventional, but are by no means bad. Once you get comfortable with them, pulling off elaborate combos is incredibly satisfying. There's definitely at least 10 hours of wonderfully crafted content aside from the eternal leaderboard climb & daily challenges. The Bad: The first thing that is likely to irk new players is the controls. There are very few analogues for players to draw from, and the gameplay is pretty unforgiving, which results in a fairly frustrating introduction if you elect to skip the tutorial. The camera is fairly static, centered on the player at all times, leading to some frustrating conflicts with the level design. In the junkyard stage especially, you'll be pitched against obstacles that you will have to have anticipated in advance because the camera placement does not offer you enough information to act before it is too late. This results in a fair bit of trial and error based play as you get a better feel for the levels, which is pretty poor design. Although all stages have a distinct visual style, the minimalist mechanics force their design to feel very same-y. The largest difference between stages is increasing obstacle density and slimming the margin for error, which works OK, but leaves the overal experience feel somewhat bland. The Ugly: Fairly bug-ridden. Not to the point where it's unplayable, but if you're not completely taken with the game early on, it'll be frustrating enough for this to sit in your library relatively untouched.