SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide

After recently completing SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake, I came straight to Titans of the Tide, albeit with a little sour taste in my mouth because I didn't really enjoy Cosmic Shake to much. I am going to apologise in advance because I am going to compare this to Cosmic Shake a lot. Titans of the Tide was MUCH more enjoyable than Cosmic Shake, in my honest opinion and I will explain all of this below, so let's get to it! [h1][b] What I liked/Pros [/b][/h1] ⚫This adventure with SpongeBob SquarePants has us in the middle of a feud with the Flying Dutchman and King Neptune. It HAS a good little story to follow. It's consistent from start to finish. ⚫The locations you visit are vibrant and colourful. All of which you can explore freely. Tackle challenges, side quests and collect to your hearts content. ⚫You can SEAMLESSLY swap between SpongeBob and Patrick. It's so smooth. ⚫The combat in this game compared to Cosmic Shake was really refreshing. Being able to swap between SpongeBob straight to Patrick to grab an enemy to throw then right back to SpongeBob to bubble them (and so much more) with the press of a button... oh man. This is the type of combat Cosmic Shake should have had. ⚫The platforming in Titans of the Tide compared to Cosmic Shake is such a difference. Its so much more fun. I personally think it's because of the seamless character swapping and how well the mechanics blend. ⚫The dialogue in Titans of the Tide actually made me laugh! ⚫The original Voice actors are back again and I have to say... they done a damn fine job here! They knocked it right out the water!! ⚫SEMI-SPOILER - [spoiler] for finding all the TV's you get a song called "Titans of the Tide" which is sung by David Hasselhoff. It's a sea shanty-style track! I LOVED IT! (What shall we do with a drunken sailor) [/spoiler] [h1][b] What I didn't like/Cons [/b][/h1] ⚫Again, just like Cosmic Shake... Titans of the Tide has the exact same enemies that are all just "bigger" versions of the last one. Instead of "blue jelly" in Cosmic Shake, picture them "GREEN" (ghostly). You never fight King Neptune's people... only Ghosts sadly. ⚫No "coop". Which is a damn shame. I get it though... but if this was coop this would have been amazing. ⚫For £34.99 I'd expect my game to be a bit longer to be fair. What I am saying is, it's a little short. [h1][b] My Verdict/TL;DR [/b][/h1] SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide is a much better game than Cosmic Shake, in my honest opinion. It was an absolute blast from start to finish. Better combat, better platforming, seamless character switching with great mechanics, good exploration... what can I say? I personally loved Titans of the Tide! The only things that let it down a little is the fact it does nothing to truly innovate the 3D platformer genre (for a new game of course). No coop is a bummer, length and price of the game could be a bit longer and less expensive and the enemy variety could be better. After that's said - I would recommend Titans of the Tide to any SpongeBob fan as this game was fun, funny and that "SONG" just made collecting worth it! [h1][b] 8/10! SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide is a much better experience than Cosmic Shake! [/b][/h1]

They brought back Kassandra, my love. I like how they dimmed the vibrancy compared to the previous games. The movement is also solid compared to Cosmic Shake. Exploring feels rewarding as there's always something to find around every other corner. Though maybe too much to find. When 100%ing it there were chests in places that had me scratching my head as to how anyone would have found it without looking it up or accidentally meeting the requirements to having them appear. The reward for finding all the TV's is pretty good too. There's some slackjaw mouthbreather in the reviews talking about how he beat this game in 5 hours. While I don't think this game is long enough to warrant a $40 price tag, there's no chance you're beating this game in 5 hours unless you're rushing through and skipping all the collectables in a game where collecting is half of it. Get this game on sale, but take your time to explore if you want the full experience.

I think its a worthy Spongebob game tied with Cosmic Shake The Patrick Star Game still clears