The medal system is the thing that will keep the truly invested coming back for a long time. And when going for gold medals, a quick restart is always nice. The game is mostly controlled by the shoulder buttons: LZ jumps, RZ fires, and R releases on the Switch controller, with the minus key used for a quick restart of the level in the event a gun is released too early or a monster is about to take White out after his health is depleted. Each gun can fire bullets of a different type - pistol, shotgun, semi-automatic machine gun - and when the gun is “released” or dropped, it allows White to move forward in the environment in some fashion. The killing demons part is accomplished by cards that represent different varieties of guns. This is designed to be done quickly: most stages have recommended times of around 30 seconds, and the only stages I found that even went over a minute were infrequent multi-stage boss fights and the last level of missions in the late game. The core gameplay is based around “missions” of multiple levels, with each level having two objectives: kill all the demons in the area and get to the exit. There are also unlockable side events that flesh out heaven a bit more it turns out being a permanent resident of paradise can make someone arrogant and haughty. The main character does have plot-convenient amnesia for his actions in life that led to the assassin gig, which is normally an irritant, but it turns out White was actually really good at asking the questions I was.
Heaven is definitely not the idyllic, peaceful place you’d expect it to be in Neon White: it’s actually been overrun by demons who need to be removed as quickly as possible. Like it asks, why would Heaven need assassins, and what’s the story of the name? Now that I’ve had time to play it, Neon White is a stylish shooter that is perfect for both get-in-and-get-out moments and its surprisingly deep story that kept me going long past the normal sell-by for a speedrun game.Īs it turns out, Neon White is a title that refers to the main character: a Neon in this universe refers to a dead sinner who has a chance to earn redemption by doing the dirty work of the heavenly host, and they’re all separated by color. When Neon White debuted in the first Nintendo Direct of 2021, I was immediately intrigued by the premise.
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