Gameplay, unfortunately, does not fare much better than the presentation. Combined, it creates the impression that this game, incredibly, needed even more time in the oven. However, with all of the other issues here, the frame rate felt like the least of its problems. It is very jarring going from a smooth frame rate in some areas to a stuttering mess in others. Once you're in the game, it's more bad news, with constant frame dips and plenty of input lag as a result. There will often be a lengthy wait for a short ten-second cutscene, which then leads to another loading screen to get back into the game. The game suffers from regular and long loading screens. However, the world, random objects, and overall texturing clearly received far less attention, and these lacking aspects often clash with the character models. Most character models look like possibly intentional homages to the 64-bit era, and appear passable from a distance. Thankfully, during actual gameplay, visuals do improve slightly.

Cutscenes are an ugly mess, with stiff animation, no dialogue, and terrible pacing that make them tough to look at. There is no sugarcoating the fact that Clive ‘N’ Wrench’s visuals are not up to standard, at least on Switch. It is, however, the execution where the major problems with Clive ‘N’ Wrench begin to show.Ĭaptured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked) The plot is a simple excuse to travel across various time-themed worlds, but serves well for the type of game this is.

Daucus, Nancy tasks the titular protagonists to travel through time to retrieve her blueprints from the evil doctor. After her blueprints were stolen by the nefarious Dr. The story of Clive ‘N’ Wrench begins with Professor Nancy, a genius scientist who has built a time travel machine out of a refrigerator from the 1950s. Despite the initially promising reveal, it pains us to say that the final release is a disappointing, broken mess that you should stay away from on Switch.

Enter Clive ‘N’ Wrench, an indie title that has been in development for well over a decade. With the extremely high bar on Switch already set, it is only natural to be interested in how new faces in the genre compare. From a host of classics from the 'Golden Age', such as Banjo-Kazooie and Super Mario 64, to incredible brand new experiences, like Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and brilliant indies such as Lunistice, there is a 3D platformer out there for everyone. There is little argument that Switch has become one of the premier consoles for 3D platformers.

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