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Camera angles are restricted

Boy Warrior is a non-violent (or so the makers claim) hack and slash with lots of platforming thrown in. In a third-person perspective, camera angles can make or break platforming sections. Here, you're unable to move the camera up and down; moving the right stick up and down only marginally zooms the camera in and out. So when you're required to climb platforms that are a little high, the camera angle is so restricted that you can't see the platform.

The only way to find it is by jumping, thereby moving the camera up with the character. It's a glaring oversight and "the casual gamers" certainly won't be pleased. There are also vines that you must traverse by swinging across them, and this was by far the most frustrating aspect of the game. No matter how much you swing and how low on the vine you get, getting to your intended destination seems like a matter of luck. You could miss it five times and land it on the sixth attempt without doing anything different.

When you do miss your jump, you usually fall into a shallow pond, and since Hanuman can't swim, you die. Yes, Hanuman can't swim; or fly, for that matter. Maybe it's because he's still a boy and they're saving it for the sequel.

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