{"id":21588,"date":"2021-10-13T00:01:44","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T00:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=21588"},"modified":"2021-09-14T12:45:19","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T12:45:19","slug":"glo-ps4-ps5-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/13\/glo-ps4-ps5-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"GLO (PS4, PS5, Switch)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>GLO is a minimalistic platformer where you are a square and must reach the exit depicted by an outline of a square.\u00a0 But the gimmick here is that most of the screen is pitch black, and only the small area around your square is illuminated.\u00a0 So you have to do a lot of blind jumps and careful maneuvering.\u00a0 GLO is available on PS4 and 5 as well as Nintendo Switch, but reviewed on PS4 here.<\/p>\n

Your square can jump and double jump, as well as climb walls similar to Mega Man X.\u00a0 I wish the controls were more like, that, though, as climbing walls doesn\u2019t feel as responsive and it doesn\u2019t seem you have as much control over your jumps as I would\u2019ve liked.\u00a0 You can also fire bullets that can light up the area as well as destroy enemies, but the game does a poor job describing how that works.\u00a0 You can choose to play any level you\u2019ve beaten or a speedrun mode if you\u2019re into that sort of thing.<\/p>\n

The game has over two dozen levels with a boss at the end.\u00a0 I managed to get to around level 20 before giving up out of frustration, as it gets pretty hard by then. But I still somehow managed to platinum this game with all the trophies!\u00a0 I just don\u2019t think games where you can\u2019t see where you\u2019re going are very fun.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

GLO is rated E for Everyone with an ESRB descriptor of Mild Language.\u00a0 As you play, you\u2019ll see text in the background that gives this game some semblance of a story, although it\u2019s totally unnecessary.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t notice any bad words in the text, but considering you can\u2019t see most of the screen, can you blame me?\u00a0 The only \u2018violence\u2019 is exploding squares and other shapes, and reading skill isn\u2019t necessary just to play.\u00a0 But younger gamers may still get frustrated at the high difficulty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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