Penny’s Big Breakaway

Penny's Big Breakaway ended up being more enjoyable than I expected. I played the demo and thought it was decent, and then it eventually went on sale for $11.99 and I decided to grab it at that price. Fast forward to two weeks ago, and I finally fired it up and gave it a shot. One of my main concerns from the demo was that I wanted to be able to explore and not be chased by penguins constantly. And thankfully, I felt that the penguins were much less annoying throughout the experience than I feared they would be. Yes, they were annoying to deal with, but dealing with them was relatively simple and the game generally didn't dump a pile of penguins on you in spots where exploration for secrets was needed. I started out being very bad at the game, but by the end, I felt pretty comfortable in my movement. I'm far from a polished speedrunner, but I at least could be relatively fast when I wanted to be as well as reasonably agile and nimble with platforming. Penny is definitely a game that is much more enjoyable once you get a hang of the mechanics and movement options. If you never reach that level of comfort and familiarity, I don't think you've given the game a fair shake. I know my Steam time says 16.5 hours, but I actually completed everything in just under 12.5 hours. And by "everything" I mean I collected all 6 collectibles in every stage, finished the campaign, cleared the bonus stages, and achieved all of the achievements. I did not unlock all of the art pieces because they didn't count towards 100% file completion and getting all of them wasn't an achievement. Overall, if you like 3D platformers, this is a good one, but again, you have to get comfortable with the movement mechanics to really get the full experience. This game also seems like it would be a speedrunner's dream (I am not one so I can't say for sure). Don't judge the game based on the demo; I liked the full game significantly more than I liked the demo.

boss fights are the weakest part. otherwise it is a short and sweet platformer with a nice gimmick

Las mecánicas de movimiento son un deleite, y ni hablar de la dirección de arte. ¡¡¡Éste juego merece ser completado al 100% sí o sí!!! Te recomiendo hacer un combo completo (no perder el combo en todo el nivel) y conseguir la puntuación máxima si te sientes a la par del desafío :P

This is a great game, the movement is perfect, it is a little too easy but that's okay, the artstyle and sountrack are great too, I liked this game more than any sonic game and the last 6 mainline mario games (2D and 3D, so any after galaxy 2), I have no idea why this is only mostly positive on steam.

my whole life the blue blur has had a death grip on my extreme autisim, but for a brief moment I felt free. thank you penny.

I can recommend the game, but with a big caveat. It has been mentioned how the PC port is a mess, and it is. I actually could not play the game on a Windows PC. It kept crashing. But funny enough, on linux/steam deck, I had 0 issues. So, either get it on a Console, or if you are on linux/have a steam deck. This is an extremely charming and fun 3D Platformer, playing normally and methodically through the levels will net you results, but nothing special. Its when you try to use the mechanics of the game to do stuff as fast as possible and without losing your combos, when it gets extremely fun (and challenging!). A fun game to play once with charming music and nostalgic graphics. And if you enjoy the gameplay and like to improve yourself, a game that rewards you getting good.

only renders in one pixel 4 some reason :((((