Origament: A Paper Adventure is a visually accomplished and genuinely pleasant release from Space Sauce Studio. The presentation is fairly strong, the soundtrack is excellent, and there is real care evident in the world design. But at around three hours long and priced at $11.99 CAD, it asks for more than it gives back. The mechanics are repetitive mechanics, and the unintuitive control scheme takes time to adjust to. It’s a story that never quite lives up to its charming premise. These all chip away at the goodwill the game earns early on. The cat on the key art promises something warmer and more characterful than what’s actually inside. Origament is a charming love letter to the relaxed gaming space, I just wish it was on thicker paper.
Junkster is a well-made, genuinely enjoyable 3D platformer. Its comic book visual style is a great art direction choice, which I feel is a great way to attract players. The building mechanic, while slightly tedious, adds a smart additional layer to familiar platforming foundations. Junkster is not a particularly challenging game, and the build system may need a bit of fine-tuning (or at least some practice), but neither issue detracts from the overall experience. For fans of non-grindy, collectathon platformers, and shorter accessible titles, Junkster is well worth picking up. Just don’t forget to smash the blue crates!