{"id":21593,"date":"2021-10-11T00:01:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T00:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=21593"},"modified":"2021-09-17T15:08:14","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T15:08:14","slug":"hoa-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-xbox-x-s-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/11\/hoa-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-xbox-x-s-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoa (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox X\/S, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Anytime I review a game with hand-drawn graphics, the press release almost always says it\u2019s \u201cGhibli inspired,\u201d even if it looks nothing at all like a Studio Ghibli cartoon.\u00a0 However, Hoa is one game that definitely deserves that claim.\u00a0 Everything from the visuals, music, and overall themes are absolutely \u201cGhibli-esque.\u201d\u00a0 In this very chill and relaxing 2-D puzzle platformer, you play as a forest fairy named Hoa.\u00a0 Although to me she looks more like a walking hat.\u00a0 Hoa has the power to bring back life to her land, which has been ravaged by machinery.\u00a0 The game is available for most current game consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.<\/p>\n

Hoa starts out her journey with only the ability to jump.\u00a0 When she passes by plants, they may grow and bloom, which can give you some handy platforms to step on.\u00a0 You can also wake up animals that can give you a boost, like bouncy caterpillars that act like trampolines.\u00a0 Your goal in each level is to collect five glowing butterflies and bring them back to that area\u2019s elder, who will then teach you a new skill and send you off to the next stage.\u00a0 Some of these skills include double jumping, pushing blocks, slamming into the ground, flying, and more.<\/p>\n

The graphics in the game are a joy to look at, and the piano music is very beautiful and serene.\u00a0 My only problems with this game are pretty minor, too.\u00a0 Since the game is fairly non-violent with little to no conflict, it can also be a bit easy.\u00a0 And the game is pretty short as well.\u00a0 I also wish you could go back and replay levels during your adventure.\u00a0 It would\u2019ve made it easier for me to get some of the trophies I missed (I did end up getting Platinum all trophies for this game).\u00a0 But if you want a chill 2-D puzzle platformer, Hoa is still a good one.<\/p>\n

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

Hoa is rated E for Everyone with an ESRB descriptor of Mild Fantasy Violence.\u00a0 There are robots and aggressive beetles that can kick you around, but that\u2019s about as violent as it gets.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for the text, and younger gamers may need some help with the trickier jumps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anytime I review a game with hand-drawn graphics, the press release almost always says it\u2019s \u201cGhibli inspired,\u201d even if it looks nothing at all like a Studio Ghibli cartoon.\u00a0 However, Hoa is one game that definitely deserves that claim.\u00a0 Everything from the visuals, music, and overall themes are absolutely \u201cGhibli-esque.\u201d\u00a0 In this very chill and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":21567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21593"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21595,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21593\/revisions\/21595"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}