
Does it hold up its end of the bargain? Well, yes and no. Ultimately though, this is all dependent on the gameplay. It makes a nice change but also gives Ayo The Clown an oddly sterile feel. This is down to Cloud M1’s background in digital CG animation and mobile art we suspect. Graphically, everything is very cute and pre-rendered. Suffice to say, eventually your skillset will lead to a similar feel to Mario’s cute dinosaur pal Yoshi. There’s nothing to stop you looking at the trophy list admittedly, but that’s your choice. Others follow, but we’ll spare the details for you lest you wish to learn for yourself. Instead, you’ll steadily unlock new skills as you go.įirstly, you gain the jump ability from the shoemaker, following up with the balloon ability. At least Ayo doesn’t pull a Metroidvania trick by giving you a level with all your abilities intact then pulling the carpet out from under you. Your abilities are gated at the outset, with your wee clown unable to even jump at the outset. Then, just as now, his little dog Bo has gone missing and it’s down to you to unravel the mystery behind his disappearance. Instead Ayo The Clown is a cutesy 2.5D platformer with the titular clown being the hero of the piece.Īyo initially made himself known to Switch owners in August last year.


Our hope of Ayo talking to his pals like he’s from the hood in hip-hop and gang patois wasn’t to be.

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Apin PS4 / PS5 / Reviews tagged 2.5d / bad cover version / clown / prerendered / yoshis island by IanĪyo The Clown comes from apparently NY-based developer Cloud M1 and publisher EastAsiaSoft.
