{"id":21827,"date":"2021-12-27T00:01:11","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T00:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=21827"},"modified":"2021-11-30T13:41:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T13:41:53","slug":"castle-on-the-coast-switch-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/27\/castle-on-the-coast-switch-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Castle on the Coast (Switch, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Meet George the Giraffe!\u00a0 He has blue hearts for spots and is the mascot of Valley Children\u2019s Healthcare, a hospital in California.\u00a0 And now he\u2019s starring in his own 3-D platformer!\u00a0 This game was designed for children to play while healing at the hospital, and some of the proceeds from the game will go to the establishment.\u00a0 In the game, George explores an old castle where wizards live.\u00a0 He\u2019ll make friends with wizards and try to figure out why some of them are being mean.\u00a0 Tromp around the winding halls of the sprawling castle, explore crystal caves and stunt areas and warp to alternate dimensions via stained glass windows.\u00a0 Castle on the Coast is available to download on Switch and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.<\/p>\n

For a giraffe, George is pretty nimble.\u00a0 He can run, double jump, climb, run up walls, spin, and roll.\u00a0 You can also wave and talk to people with the A button.\u00a0 George\u2019s adventure is a collect-a-thon where you\u2019ll gather all sorts of baubles.\u00a0 The game doesn\u2019t really explain why you need to collect all these things, but you do need a certain amount of stars to open doors.\u00a0 Sometimes George can hop into vehicles like cars to do stunt based challenges.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the game has a lot of problems.\u00a0 George\u2019s movements are floaty and he controls like a plush toy flopping around.\u00a0 Graphics are PSOne and N64 quality, although even back then this game would\u2019ve been considered pretty bad.\u00a0 Goals are unclear and challenges are frustrating.\u00a0 If you want to buy this game to support the hospital, that\u2019s great.\u00a0 Just don\u2019t expect the game to be very good.<\/p>\n

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Nothing violent or objectionable here.\u00a0 If you get hit too many times or fall off a cliff, George just disappears into a puff of smoke and starts back at the last checkpoint you passed.\u00a0 Even though the game has a lot of spoken voice, reading skill is helpful for the text.\u00a0 You can play this game with two player co-op, where the second player controls a squirrel friend, so that may help with the difficulty.\u00a0 Castle on the Coast is rated E for Everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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