Sayonara Wild Hearts

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  • Summary: Sayonara Wild Hearts is a dreamy arcade game about riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph. As the heart of a young woman breaks, the balance of the universe is disturbed. A diamond butterfly appears in her dreamsSayonara Wild Hearts is a dreamy arcade game about riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph. As the heart of a young woman breaks, the balance of the universe is disturbed. A diamond butterfly appears in her dreams and leads her through a highway in the sky, where she finds her other self: the masked biker called The Fool. Journey through a custom-written pop soundtrack, chase scores, and set out to find the harmony of the universe, hidden away in the hearts of Little Death and her star-crossed allies: Dancing Devils, Howling Moons, Stereo Lovers and Hermit 64.… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. Nintendo Insider
    Aug 13, 2020
    100
    It’s tough to review a game that is generally regarded as unarguably excellent, but to any of the people still holding back on Sayonara Wild Hearts, I urge you to jump in. There isn’t a single element of it that hasn’t been crafted with love and care, and its pop-centric soundtrack is brought together by some really fun gameplay. It is absolutely essential.
  2. Digitally Downloaded
    Sep 26, 2019
    100
    Sayonara Wild Hearts is the kind of game which opens my eyes to new possibilities that games can provide, and I’m desperately awaiting this style of design to properly take off.
  3. DualShockers
    Sep 23, 2019
    95
    Short, sweet, and simple, Sayonara Wild Hearts is a package of positivity, with music and visuals that will sure to win anyone over.
  4. Game Revolution
    Sep 17, 2019
    90
    Sayonara Wild Hearts is like Pop Rocks: The Game. It’s a delicious and surprising visual and audio journey that constantly changes rhythms and mechanics before disappearing rather quickly in a glamorous, flavor-filled explosion.
  5. Meristation
    Sep 27, 2019
    80
    Sayonara Wild Hearts is a pop-culture allegory where its creators aimed to tell you a story where every level was thought to evoke a different emotion. Its brilliant soundtrack and the visual style make this game extremely unique and appealing. Rhythm and precision as a rule, but it’s much more than that: it’s a playable music album.
  6. GamesBeat
    Sep 23, 2019
    80
    The flip side of being accessible is that some people will complain that the game is too easy. It only has 23 levels, and so you’ll get through your first run in just a few hours. I understand it was made with a small indie team, but I would have been happy with 50 levels, with harder difficulties.
  7. CGMagazine
    Sep 25, 2019
    60
    Sayonara Wild Hearts’ is gorgeous and packs an incredible pop soundtrack, but the actual levels the music accompanies never feels as natural as its audiovisual splendor.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 27
  3. Negative: 2 out of 27
  1. Moojl
    Sep 23, 2019
    10
    Sayonara Wild Hearts is approximately one hour long and costs $15. Every minute of this game is absolutely worth the 25 cents you pay for it.Sayonara Wild Hearts is approximately one hour long and costs $15. Every minute of this game is absolutely worth the 25 cents you pay for it. The devs hit it out of the park. The visuals, the audio, the narrative were all just brilliant. I can see why this took them almost five years to make; the polish is astounding. This is absolutely my Game of the Year 2019, and I don't think anyone even anticipated its release.… Expand
  2. ShoujoWitch
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    A rare gem of a game that I'm glad to have a physical copy of. It's so damn unique, charming graphics and music, and just a joy to playA rare gem of a game that I'm glad to have a physical copy of. It's so damn unique, charming graphics and music, and just a joy to play through. It's like a psychedelic pop music video. I'm not sure I've ever seen a game quite like this. It's a bit short (you can play through all the stages in an hour), but very replayable and fun. I'd definitely recommend picking this one up.… Expand
  4. B3R3AL2020
    Sep 19, 2019
    10
    Mesmerizing work! A whole buffet of comfort food gameplay that's like taking multi-vitamins for the third eye with its imagination and music.Mesmerizing work! A whole buffet of comfort food gameplay that's like taking multi-vitamins for the third eye with its imagination and music. What a wonderful debut from these developers. I'm excited to see what's next from them.… Expand
  5. Jamejarrs
    Nov 15, 2019
    9
    Short and sweet (You'll finish the game in a little over an hour), with great music, incredibly stylish visuals, and constantly-changingShort and sweet (You'll finish the game in a little over an hour), with great music, incredibly stylish visuals, and constantly-changing gameplay that ensures there's never a dull moment.

    While it's absolutely a breeze to make it to the end, there is a decent amount of challenge if you decide to gold all the levels. The zodiac challenges try to add some replayability to the game, but I don't feel like they're very compelling.

    For the price it goes for, it's absolutely worth a try.    … Expand
  6. GabFire
    Aug 9, 2020
    8
    Jogo muito básico, porém muito lindo, eu curti demais o design e me amarrei jogando, espero que a Annapurna continue trazendo mais jogosJogo muito básico, porém muito lindo, eu curti demais o design e me amarrei jogando, espero que a Annapurna continue trazendo mais jogos assim. Não vejo a hora de jogar ''The Pathless''!… Expand
  7. BICUDOLABRADA
    Oct 4, 2019
    8
    It's exciting, dynamic, very different graphics, interesting mood. It's hard to explain what it is. Its an action dynamic game where you getIt's exciting, dynamic, very different graphics, interesting mood. It's hard to explain what it is. Its an action dynamic game where you get to basically move!… Expand
  8. EmCza
    Sep 9, 2020
    0
    The graphics are great, but the music is scary like from a mall store (castrated of all style, oblong and expressionless) - made me sick.The graphics are great, but the music is scary like from a mall store (castrated of all style, oblong and expressionless) - made me sick. Gameplay is practically non-existent here. I definitely do not recommend it.… Expand

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