SKATE LIMBO

Despite neat visuals and tricks, SOLAR ASH falls short of its influences

- Samantha Greer

NEED TO KNOW

WHAT IS IT? An action adventure skating hybrid from the creators of Hyper Light Drifter

EXPECT TO PAY £28.80

DEVELOPER Heart Machine

PUBLISHER Annapurna Interactive

REVIEWED ON 64-Bit Windows 7, Nvidia GeForce GTX-970, Intel i7-4790K, 16GB RAM

MULTIPLAYER No

LINK bit.ly/3lVxtMX

Style and substance feel opposed in Solar Ash, Heart Machine’s follow-up to the acclaimed Hyper Light Drifter. It has an abundance of the former but a vacuum where the latter should be. Visual novelty and slickness keep it skating along but it never manages to fill that void, no matter how many outlandish set pieces, stylish transitions and beautiful landscapes it conjures.