Islets Nintendo Switch Review!

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A PURE indie metroidvania created by two brothers, how awesome is that!? Let's hope it's good! #Islets #Nintendoswitch #Review
00:00 - Let's go!
00:05 - What's it about?
00:40 - Story
05:52 - Visuals & Audio
07:45 - Value
09:09 - Seeeeya!
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@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

THIS is more like it! A lovely metroidvania made by two brothers who have sacrificed so much to get the game made… but is it any good? Yes. Yes it is. Mark

@kingoppsanti5830 Жыл бұрын

Better than hollow knight or Metroid dread? 🫣

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

@@kingoppsanti5830 not better, it’s different. HK - hard core difficulty, amazing world and design. Metroid Dread - great level design, decent world but short (comparatively ). Islet - very funny writing, decent platforming and a charming, light hearted world. With a few fresh twists in there but also a bit TOO safe at times.

@feenixperthon Жыл бұрын

Ehhh helloooo, spoiler alert...! 😂

@kingoppsanti5830 Жыл бұрын

@@SwitchUpYt Thank you for your time.

@jasonfoster9118 Жыл бұрын

You had me at "the checkpoints are close to the bosses"

@lotheravanti4295 Жыл бұрын

You guys have sold me on over 100+ titles on Switch already. Thanks again

@Nedwig747 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic art style! Gameplay looks fun and love that it's a 2 person indie team. This seems like a very easy pickup. Thanks for the review!

@caj5888 Жыл бұрын

Bought this the other day and just 100% finished it. Amazing game, loved every second of it.

@Ser-Smiley Жыл бұрын

Alright! After watching the whole review, im sold. I'll be getting this when im able. Dont know when i'll be able to get it, but im definitely adding this into my collection. Thanks for the review! 😋

@axelatticus2642 Жыл бұрын

Purchased this and really enjoying it. Beautiful visuals, lovely characters and interesting upgrades, especially finding them.

@exPDXbear85 Жыл бұрын

On the wishlist, first time it's on sale it's mine. Thanks for the recommendation!

@jgreysquirrel Жыл бұрын

Been waiting for this to drop. Thanks for the review picking up now

@peterd5568 Жыл бұрын

Saw this video last night and i don't do it often, but bought it right after. Can't wait to start playing it.

@Ravenlock Жыл бұрын

What a lovely little success story. Congrats to the brother dev team. 😃 Will check this out for sure.

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

It really is, I think they’re pretty exhausted now but fair play to em! Mark

@RichardDuncan Жыл бұрын

I just saw an advert for this game and hoped & wondered if SwitchUp would ever review it, because it's the only review platform I trust... Love it!!

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

Thank you brother that really means a lot! Mark

@jackottmar Жыл бұрын

This is looking mighty tasty! I love the under 1Gb filesize too with those graphics and that amount of content. Will defo be picking this up.

@abetterjulie Жыл бұрын

I'm just going to have to learn how to play this game genre, aren't I? This is so dang cute! I love the art, especially the bosses.

@austinsheehan3994 Жыл бұрын

Indie game companies made up of just two people are absolutely slaying it this month with Islets and Cult of the Lamb! I'm not a massive metroidvania fan, but the concept of this game and art style are great! If it's as accessible as you say, I'll definitely be picking it up! Thanks for another stellar review!

@ancientandbored Жыл бұрын

Obsessed as I am for metroidvanias, this going straight to my wishlist! Thank you!

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

Hehe yeah it’s a lovely one! Mark

@perryg6017 Жыл бұрын

Oooh! I think I'll get this. Thanks to you lads at SwitchUp I've been lured to try and grown to really like Metroidvanias like the 2 Ori's titles and Yoku's Island Express, so this looks right up my alley. Plus I'd like to support the two brothers 👍

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

Yes!! Love that! Mark

@feraldrgn Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review, you've convinced me to buy it!

@stevepowers3969 Жыл бұрын

Whoa, never heard anything about this. Excited for this

@rachyrachington Жыл бұрын

This is why I love your channel, I had never heard of this game, now it is absolutely on my radar so thank you! The protagonist kind of reminds me of Finn from Adventure Time.

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

Yeah he does! Hehe! Thanks mate! Mark

@1UpLevelUp Жыл бұрын

Looks like we have another Indie gem on our hands. Thanks Switch Up for the amazing reviews! Definitely will be picking this one up.

@bubbalove2003 Жыл бұрын

Got islets based on your review and love for Metroidvania games Such a fun and addictive game Thank you 😊

@brufleth6299 Жыл бұрын

Looks great! Definitely going on the wish list for when I need to pickup something new.

@frasercook5823 Жыл бұрын

I have never got into metroidvanias but I've added this to my wish list now. The adventure style and discovering things intrigues me. I also love floating cities (Laputa).

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

It’s a lovely little gem this one! Mark

@iTechGamingLOL Жыл бұрын

Let this game be a stepping stone for those 2 brothers so the next time they can do something even greater. As a huge metroidvania fan after playing all sort of metroidvania games from small to big ones i have to say this looked quite good for their 1st try. Played recently Overload escape from nazarick which someone would expect something great out of it reconsidering the budget they possibly could have and IP they used but sadly it was slightly a fluke, my point being, it needs love and dedication to make a good game and not only resources.

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

Exactly that - it’s lovely seeing hard work pay off like this! Mark

@Salmontres 3 ай бұрын

thanks for the review! maybe this game caught me off guard, but i couldn't get into it for some reason, and i love metroidvanias typically

@jp9707 Жыл бұрын

Hi SwitchUp! In your recent sales video you mentioned Writhe. I bought it and am totally in love with it! You're right, it's a "loading game" (a game you idly play while you decide which other game you're going to play). Could you maybe make a video about other "loading games"? I'm getting quite burnt out by the increasingly huge games that are releasing nowadays, and playing Writhe made me realise how much I love playing something so simple, yet so addictive! It was really refreshing having that change of pace 🙂

@rachyrachington Жыл бұрын

This is a great idea!

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

This IS a great idea! Mark

@jp9707 Жыл бұрын

@@SwitchUpYt hurrah! 😁

@Th33anomaly Жыл бұрын

I’m playing this as we speak and I love it!!!

@SiobhanR28 Жыл бұрын

You guys are on fire 🔥 and I love it!! ❤️ Thanks for the awesomeeee content.

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

Thank you mate, lovely little game this one! Mark

@nicked_fenyx Жыл бұрын

Grabbed this as soon as it dropped, and am really enjoying it so far. The difficulty does spike every so often (Sky Pirates! Arrrgh...), but I have to say I'm totally hooked and love the progression in terms of adding new skills, leveling up what you have, etc. I can't wait to see what comes later in the game. If done well enough, I dare say this *might* even come close to rivaling Hollow Knight for me... and that's pretty high praise!

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

Yeah it’s a lovely little game! Mark

@brunomoreno3666 2 ай бұрын

started playing this, not on switch but on PC and honestly its great.

@ortega5064 Жыл бұрын

This game looks like a joy to play, had not heard of the game but after seeing the review it's going right onto my wishlist:)

@nellpreston9850 Жыл бұрын

This looks lovely. You're comment that it's accessable makes me keen to pick this one up. I like a challenge, but not so much I don't know what I'm supposed to be doing.

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

Yeah I feel the same these days - I literally haven’t got time for hundreds of tries 😂

@IHateYoutubeHandles615 Жыл бұрын

I will have to put this on my to-buy list. I love the art style and that it's challenging but not impossible.

@IryCookie Жыл бұрын

I was actually looking into this game today and thought to myself "I hope they review it someday on Switch Up". Great timing :)! I will be getting it once they release a patch for the bugs. I love Metroidvania games but I don't like having to redo boss fights more than 3 times. if I can't see its attacks, I will probably get really frustrated and stop playing for months. Putting it on my wish list!

@Ankjell Жыл бұрын

Looking at you Hollow Knight 🤣

@ender-illustrata Жыл бұрын

Wow this looks awesome! Thanks again guys, would of never of found this one if it weren’t for you :) Gonna be putting this on the wishlist for hopefully an eventual sale. Since Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is most likely going to take me like 4 months to beat. Gaming with toddlers is rough lol

@morai534 Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you guys reviewed this one. I've been looking forward to this game ever since I played their other game Sheepo (not on switch...on PC, but totally worth the play anyways). Love the chill vibes of both games

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

Oh man - it’s so chill you’ll love it! Mark

@Ratatouille-n1b Жыл бұрын

Wow im glad you guys reviewed this gem i didn't know about it, I'll get it

@br4vehe4rt09 Жыл бұрын

Love the channel. Love the content. Cheers for all the hard work. Gets me through the dayb

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

Thank you Gary mate I hope you’re well! Mark

@GoodOldGamer Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this review. I would've missed out on this lovely game without it. 👍

@sheikneedles9250 Жыл бұрын

Kind of wish you had a scoring segment that included things along the lines of story, characters, atmosphere, and personality ir something like that. A game like this is really good in its wholesome story and characters, but I feel like that isn't reflected in the score necessarily. Still thanks for giving indies all this love and putting me on to a great game.

@stevewitucke3718 Жыл бұрын

What a great little game. Beat it already at 100% completion that came too quickly unfortunately. One of the biggest things this game does is gives you a cheat system. For those of us who just need a short escape, you can make yourself invincible at any point etc. I found the story engaging, and funny at times and I wanted to see the end. Worth it!

@micheldionne8939 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, i'll have a look on this one.👍

@alesjanosik1545 Жыл бұрын

First time I am hearing of this. Looks like a must buy for me!

@martindion4846 Жыл бұрын

I will give it a try, looks fun! I Love the new brighter side of new metroidvanias like this game or Blast Brigade ...vs Dr Creed. Guacamelee too is a fun twist on metroidvania... Great review!

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

Thank you brother, I agree with you on the brighter tone. It’s refreshing. Mark

@alexbrookner5331 Жыл бұрын

Edmunds me of a happy vibe hollow nights

@getcraig55 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video Mark, definitely picking up this game.. this game looks amazing. Love a good indie game on the switch

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

Thank you brother, it’s such a nice feeling when you can see the effort pay off like this. Mark

@TheAdamwingman Жыл бұрын

Now in the backlog. The brothers made a game called Sheepo as well! This seems more refined.

@tylerh5435 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'ma need a physical of this.

@anthonysmith3442 Жыл бұрын

Probably going to get this next week.

@Cacapouletpipichocolat Жыл бұрын

I loved Sheepo so will definitely pick this up.

@John-xt6ew Жыл бұрын

Thanks for another in a long line of well done informative videos. I dont buy switch games until i watch your video on it.

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

Legend

@shoked99 Жыл бұрын

Thanks guys. This looks like a fun game.

@woodneel Жыл бұрын

Woof, that bullet hell gameplay "switch up"... But being able to praise an indie game is always a good feeling!

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Mark

@goldidoks- Жыл бұрын

Perfect game to play while waiting for Silksong to be released 😊

@nmrozaimirossdeh4382 Жыл бұрын

Definitely gonna grab this... No doubt

@davidjameson4597 Жыл бұрын

Got my physical copy today😉

@williamelliott186 Жыл бұрын

This looks good, might grab after a full complete of souldiers

@feeamerie5011 Жыл бұрын

Looks like I’ve got my next Metroidvania fix sorted.

@odys3803 Жыл бұрын

I love the graphics, it's just like the title/cover art.

@Undefinedmark Жыл бұрын

WOW. First 30 seconds, I'm sold. Looking forward to this game. Sorry backlog.

@xelthos2051 Жыл бұрын

I get a real Adventure Time vibe from the style of this game, kind of a cute simple looking metroidvania but still intriguing.

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

Yeah definitely Adventure time vibes

@athenatheshewolf Жыл бұрын

Looks super cute!

@withoutthejuice7193 Жыл бұрын

Such an easy pickup for me. Any new metroidvania on Switch has my attention, but if it has the recommendation from you guys, I know Im in for a good time. Cheers!!

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

Keep your eyes peeled for HAAK tomorrow

@NicholasHutchings Жыл бұрын

I'm not a lover of metroidvanias (find them too hard usually) but I did see this one pop up this week and loved the story and aesthetics. Now that you've roadtested it for me, I might give it a go. Or add it to my wishlist for a sale maybe.

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

Definitely worth adding to the wish list at the very least

@sayura93 Жыл бұрын

The visuals are really drawing me into this one, but I am not that into platforming. It'll go on my wishlist for now.

@Ankjell Жыл бұрын

Looks soooo good 😁. Wishlist +1

@juniperwool 4 ай бұрын

One of my favorites…first game I ever beat full completion (newer gamer). :)

@Becktastic01 Жыл бұрын

It looks amazing!

@nemo9396 Жыл бұрын

This merits 20/20, it's a beautiful well-crafted game

@Sterax Жыл бұрын

I love it so far!

@Night-Jester Жыл бұрын

Yeah so I finally decided to use that 10% off code and it's super legit! Plus you get gold points when you buy something. I should have been buying all my games this way. Thanks!

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

Ah good stuff I also use it to buy my games, saves a bit! Mark

@TheLeetCasualGamer Жыл бұрын

Honestly with the E-shop cover and how much shovelware gets on there, I was about to pass as insignificant. Glad you go over these titles I never heard of.

@Meisuko Жыл бұрын

This look’s really good

@ashleyjones8620 Жыл бұрын

Where do you guys purchase your games from? Struggling to find somewhere that doesn't sell the usual games, cheers!

@wheelsthegamer1623 Жыл бұрын

Love the look of the game it looks like you could just lose yourself in this game definitely looks likes like a game I’ll be picking up Every time I think I’m finally caught up with newly released games I wanted I watch your videos and there goes that idea as I have to add a crap ton more games to my must buy list

@davidcbeaudoin Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a charming little game. I'll have to wishlist it and look into it when my backlog thins out. I'm also in agreement about Hollow Knight's effect on perception of value vs price. Team Cherry spoiled us.

@bluetwisterr Жыл бұрын

Any news on if there will be a switch physical edition for this game?

@jeremyalvarez1939 Жыл бұрын

The story of the game reminds me of Owlboy. Looks interesting

@blizmo2 Жыл бұрын

I've been following this game on Twitter for a while It looks so good 😎🤙👍👍

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

Same, they’ve done really well overall! Mark

@luispedroruizgarcia15 Жыл бұрын

LOVED THIS GAME!!!!💯

@denycast Жыл бұрын

Still not finished with Hollow Knlght. But I guess I found what to play afte 👍

@sevensyns7732 Жыл бұрын

From the looks of it, I feel this game is a great edition to the genre on the Switch. I understand that all Metroidvanias are judged by Hollow Knight but when it comes to price, I think some consideration needs to be made with how long that game has been around. I feel comfortable with the price point after seeing what is being presented. I will be adding this to the collection soon.

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

A well reasoned argument as ever my friend! Mark

@Ray_2112 Жыл бұрын

Hollow Knight is extremely underpriced anyways...it doesn't make sense to judge other games' prices by the one of HK. It is far more worth than what they demand digitally

@Johan_Liebert.. Жыл бұрын

I just finished it on hard mode yesterday 100%

@TheSpinia Жыл бұрын

Me too, It didn't feel like hard tho because the 200% enemy health doesn't apply for bosses, some of them were dead before I could see all of their attacks Great game tho 10/10

@sadiealexandra Жыл бұрын

I stopped the review at 37 seconds in...🖤 Sorry, but, with an intro like that, I have to avoid seeing anything more before experiencing Islets myself! It's been on my list, and I'm so happy to hear it's good! Not surprised, but very happy

@HectorLopez-fq2jt Жыл бұрын

Wish this was a physical release. But picking it up anyway

@dazzianocolucci3538 Жыл бұрын

I was messaged from you telling me I'd won a game, was it genuine. I replied to it. I hope I haven't been duped. Great looking game and amazing from a small team.

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

They’re never genuine - check the name they’re scammers mate - don’t reply to them unless it’s “SwitchUp” sorry. Mark

@yohnetworkx Жыл бұрын

It's really sad that these kind of games doesn't have physical game, really want to collect them because I love this kind of gameplay.

@mjefe13 Жыл бұрын

Looks good.

@snaker4642 Жыл бұрын

Games looks amazing

@PineappleOwlFakemon Жыл бұрын

This is *almost* Hollow Knight + Studio Ghibli. Epic

@jeffreyb180 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review.... I am really liking what I see.. hoe they get a physical copy.

@mariovj1764 Жыл бұрын

This warrior reminds me so much Finn of Adventure time

@creepyp9457 Жыл бұрын

Am I the only one getting Studio Ghibli vibes off this???? Looks cool but bugs kill it for me looking forward to Hack tomorrow 👍👍

@sarasabotage986 10 ай бұрын

Islets is one of my fave games. If anyoneeee has any recommendations from it, lmk!!

@pawang_game_id 9 күн бұрын

I've just finished this game. Now I'm at 98% trying to 100%

@romeolajh1602 Жыл бұрын

If you get lost you can always check walkthru on youtube like i always do when i get stuck :)

@therealseanw.stewart2071 Жыл бұрын

My interest is piqued. This game looks amazing. Everything about it is right up my alley!

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

Hehe it’s lovely mate! Mark

@kaidorade1317 Жыл бұрын

Not a fan of Metroidvania games but I can really tell the two brothers worked really hard on this project!

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

Yeah it’s an achievement for sure. Mark

@firmak2 4 ай бұрын

part of Hollow knight IS getting lost but you usually find the map maker pretty fast

@SoraSki420 Жыл бұрын

This is such a great little indie game thoroughly enjoying it ^_^

@SwitchUpYt Жыл бұрын

Exactly right! Mark