ONE HAND CLAPPING SWITCH REVIEW UPDATE
ONE HAND CLAPPING SWITCH REVIEW FULL

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ONE HAND CLAPPING SWITCH REVIEW FULL

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ONE HAND CLAPPING SWITCH REVIEW UPDATE

The one shame right now is that One Hand Clapping is an incredibly short experience, with only the first level being playable in Early Access – though that’s reflected in its £2.49 price. An extensive update for HandyGames’ vocal game and puzzle platformer One Hand Clapping has been released for Switch, offering a variety of gameplay improvements and bug fixes. It’s not a game to play around other people though – unless they want to hear you poorly holding the same notes for any length of time. It’s such a cool, if niche, set-up and if the soundtrack can support it I could see myself really getting into the swing of things.

The soundtrack accompanying you is ambient and relaxed, and later on when you’re singing refrains back to a floating flower lady, you follow the beat in order to know when it’s your turn to sing. I can really see the seeds of something unique here, and I’m sure that the developers will be aiming to wring every ounce of potential out of the possibilities it affords. I know I gave a little chuckle every time I did anything new in this early portion of the game, and there’s a real sense of discovery and newness that you wouldn’t expect from a weary old genre like the 2D platformer. It’s strange, but it manages to also be fun. There are also flowers that will only bloom if you sing the right note, opening up to provide a jumping platform, while bigger devices appear that you have to sing a certain phrase, a bit like a musical Simon Says. Where there are areas that your little guy can’t simply jump up or across, you’re able to sing a platform into existence that they can walk on. Overall, this unique new game is refreshing and entertaining and very easy to recommend.You use your voice to solve the puzzles put in front of you, helping your little purple singer move across the landscape. Singing to control and change a game’s environments can feel a little unnerving, to begin with, but the immersive content soon counters this. The puzzles and voice controls can prove tricky at times but are forgiving in a way that makes room for casual play styles and satisfying solutions. One Hand Clapping is a fun and challenging game that feels completely original in its gameplay. However, it is easy to infer one’s own story and imagine the reasons why the adorably musical protagonist persists in facing the various perils. Whilst the game has themes of isolation, fear, perseverance and harmony it has very little explicit narrative. One Hand Clapping features beautifully cute, cartoon-style artwork in minimal and complementary colour palettes creating a range of exciting environments such as the spooky Silent City or the vibrant Duet Desert! These scenes are perfectly complemented by equally varied and very emotive music that consists mainly of piano notes. The game is encouraging players to be confident in their singing voice, hitting the wrong notes is framed as an opportunity to practice and learn! One Hand Clapping has fairly lengthy levels but even within each chapter, there is a huge amount of variety in both aesthetics and gameplay. Mistakes go almost entirely unpunished, simply requiring the player to retry the specific part of the puzzle that they failed. The game’s simple controls take a bit of getting used to, whilst movement and simple interaction use familiar keyboard controls (that can be remapped), puzzles must be solved with the player’s vocal chords, a bit of rhythm and a good ear! One Hand Clapping utilises a range of mechanics that allow the player to change the world around them, from raising elevators and rearranging blocks to turning on lights and creating platforms from scratch, all achieved by overcoming a range of harmonic and pitch-focused challenges. Platforms: Windows, Stadia, Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Android, iOSĪvailable on: Steam, Stadia, EGS, Playstation, eShop, Microsoft, GOG, Google Play, AppStore, Galaxy Store

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