love this game, but it's the only one in the series that i have no intention of 100+ percenting. i do not want to fly the planes and drive the bike for plat relics. i hate that i have to wait until the end of the game to even attempt the plats. still i love it. literally the second game ive ever played
I really don’t mind the gimmick levels, they’re pretty well-made for what they were, but the level balance is ridiculously off. Not only the amount of gimmick levels, but even with normal levels having both Arabian and Egyptian levels, and so many Egyptian levels it got redundant. Look, they’re great themes but this doesn’t have the thematic variety of 2 or the cohesion of 1. There’s also a more rushed feeling to it compared to 2, that had stuff that flowed better/felt smoother or more impressive, for example the hub. In general both 1 and 2 had much smoother difficulty, 3 is mostly easy with random difficulty spikes for a couple of collectables. Time trials are fucking great though, but without that this game would be a letdown, it’s super obvious how the game hinges on those and they were actually a great idea.
I really dislike the non-platforming levels. The controls suck arse and they're not too fun. I get they were trying to give the game more variety, but they all feel clunky. The classic levels are alright, but too easy, especially after you get the special abilities. I could storm through them real quick and without dying... I didn't even get a game over screen. I don't know, guess I was expecting something more challenging after the first and second game. It's still good, though.
It's still good, though.