It is indeed heartwarming to see the Fool deliver justice to her enemies in a way that reinforces the inherent kindness of the game. The gameplay is simple enough that it can easily be played with an idle thumb while. I’ve seen a few people tweet about how the ending brought tears to their eyes. Sayonara Wild Hearts plays more like a mobile game, for better or worse, no matter which system you play it on. I feel like this is a game that puts you into a good mood, no matter what you’re feeling like when you take up the challenge. And you still have these nice fuzzy warm feelings when The Fool is extracting the hearts of Little Death, the Dancing Devils, Howling Moons, Stereo Lovers, and Hermit 64.

When The Fool is avoiding death and speeding through the streets, that music is always playing.

When the masked character, The Fool, goes through her heartbreak and begins her journey, it is accompanied by the sounds of upbeat music and the kind voice of Queen Latifah. I made it through that one on my first try as well. The fighting involves motorcycles, swords, and lasers, but it isn’t really serious fighting because of the pop sounds and the forgiving difficulty level. While I played with a game controller, I also played one level, Begin Again, with the touchscreen. The music inspired me to keep at it until I could get a bronze, silver, or gold award on each level. While I was just pushing a joystick, the game designers made me feel like I was dancing a ballet while squaring off against those I was chasing. That means you never lose the rhythm of the level or the music. It requires a laser-focus to avoid crashing, but when you go off the rails, you almost immediately get to try it again.

As the heart of a young woman breaks, the balance of the universe is disturbed. As you chase your target, you also have to execute hairpin turns and jumps. Sayonara Wild Hearts is a dreamy arcade game about riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph. You maneuver to collect hearts and avoid barriers that come at you at 200 miles per hour. You ride a motorcycle at high speeds, hop on the back of a deer, or ride a skateboard through the air. The gameplay in Sayonara Wild Hearts seems impossible, but it’s whimsical and forgiving at the same time.

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