![]() You can even hear the wind rushing past your ears when you double-backflip off the edge of a cliff. There are also a bunch of refinements in Odyssey, as seen and heard when you ollie off a ramp or off a cliff, or when you land a sweet trick, or when you find a Bird of Paradise zooming across the screen. From the custom soundtrack - which is best consumed in Odyssey’s Zen mode and a good set of noise-cancelling headphones - to the sound of a sandboard zooming across the desert landscape, Odyssey is sure to whisk you into a zen-like world that’s hard to let go. Odyssey’s sound effects and soundtrack are equally on par with its unique artwork. There is nary a moment in Odyssey where you don’t want to pause the game and take a screenshot. Jump after jump renders shots of vivid color, from the dusty reds of a windy desert to the purplish hues of a starry desert night sky. That modernist artwork has spread to Odyssey and its sand dunes, but in a refined and extrapolated sort of way.Įach landscape inside Odyssey has a certain character to it, be it the aforementioned sand dunes, the pixelated waterfalls, the Roman-ruin-like columns, or large rock formations. Artwork and SoundtrackĪlto’s Adventure became instantly recognizable in the weeks after its launch in February 2015, as the modernist in-game artwork spread from the opening launch down the mountain through to the awesome zoomed-out chasm jumps. This adds a unique challenge, different from Adventure, and gives the game an added sense of accomplishment when you string together a longer set of tricks. Wall-riding becomes important at different parts in the game, specifically when you’re asked to wall ride upwards across a chasm. Press and hold as you jump onto a rock formation with little studded diamonds, and your sandboarder will ride the wall and jump off for extra hang time. I’m a particular fan of wall-riding - one of Odyssey’s newest gameplay skills to master. With these new elements, Odyssey develops its own challenging character and grows on what made Adventure so great. If lemurs and coin pots weren’t enough, Odyssey introduces wall rides, bouncy balloons, waterfalls and river streams, and long vines that give out after lengthy grind sessions. Both have been replaced by far cuter - and far faster - lemurs, as well as coin pots scattered throughout the endless desert. Gone are the masked sheriffs patrolling camps found in Adventure, along with the iconic llama’s racing down Adventure’s endless mountain. GameplayĪlto’s Odyssey is largely a reincarnation of Alto’s Adventure, but with its own unique gameplay features that will require their own set of mastery. ![]() Instead, Odyssey takes the very best of what made Adventure such a success and adds new tricks, new locales, a new soundtrack, and plenty of new breathtaking moments to ensure new and experienced players will come back in the years ahead. Odyssey can be played on its own and doesn’t require any knowledge or prior experience with Adventure. Odyssey was originally scheduled for launch in Summer 2017, but was delayed - until today.Īlto’s Odyssey isn’t a regular sequel as we’ve come to expect these days. Alto’s Adventure went on to enormous success, garnering immense praise from the tech journalist community and being labeled an Editor’s Choice game by Apple’s App Store team.Īny game with the praise and success of Alto’s Adventure is sure to see a sequel down the line, so Alto’s Odyssey has been expected since the moment we took our first runs down the mountain. ![]() Alto’s Adventure, developed by Snowman in Canada, was launched in 2015 as an endless runner snowboarding game that combined increasing difficulty, an addicting set of achievements and levels to work through, a wonderful soundtrack, and a beautiful set of in-game artwork sure to take your breath away. That list is moot if Alto’s Adventure isn’t included. There are a few mainstay games that every iOS user should purchase - games like Threes!, Monument Valley, Angry Birds, and even Super Mario Run are enjoyable again and again, no matter how long you’ve gone without playing. We don’t talk much about games here on The Sweet Setup, but we’d be lying if we said we don’t play games on our iPhones and iPads.
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