Neon White Review: Visual Novel Come to Life
Glory to Gaming: Neon White Takes You To Cloud Nine
Neon White’s fast-paced traversal and flexible skills makes each level a joy. They’re quick and short, but that’s where the challenge lies. Each level has you essentially speed-run an obstacle course, and you use different weapons such as handguns, assault rifles, or shotguns to defeat demons.
But the fun part is in having to discard those weapons for their mobility. For example, when the handgun is discarded, you get an extra jump. So the magic lies in building momentum and then perfecting when to jump, dash, and stomp. And after completing a level, a leaderboard opens up which expresses the time you need to reach max completion time. The ranks are Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Ace. If you complete Gold each time, you rank up. So you need enough Golds to progress in the story.
The story had a lot more depth than I had initially imagined. I thought it was just going to be a short game with a few levels and essentially no story or character. But aside from the 100 plus levels, there’s an interesting philosophical story on the afterlife and what it means to repent. Essentially, the game revolves around neons who were chosen as slaves from hell to defeat demons and earn limited time in heaven. Without saying too much, the game greatly…