Sayonara Wild Hearts
Guide the masked rider The Fool through song-shaped arcade stages, steering through shifting action and timing prompted jumps or attacks with a direction-and-button control scheme.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.3 / 10
About this game
Sayonara Wild Hearts puts you in control of The Fool, a masked rider moving through a tarot-inspired universe. Motorcycle riding, skateboarding and sword action form parts of the journey, while directional input and a single action button provide the core controls. When prompts appear, time your presses to perform jumps, strikes or punches. Each stage follows a song from the original pop soundtrack, with the action changing alongside the track and the camera following automatically. Advancing through these musical stages and pursuing higher gameplay scores give the journey its arcade structure. Saturated purple and pink environments frame the action. This overview covers the original Nintendo Switch game.
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For players who want to participate in a pop performance through concise arcade controls.
Song-based stages and changing action may make progression feel like moving through an interactive album. The small input vocabulary leaves attention available for prompts and visual changes, although the automatic camera asks you to follow the presentation's lead.
Strengths
- Changing activities share a concise control vocabulary, which may reduce the need to learn new inputs.
- Music-shaped stages and tarot imagery give the arcade progression a specific artistic framework.
Weaknesses
- Players who prefer choosing their own viewpoint may find the automatic camera restrictive.
Who it is for: Players interested in pop music, timing prompted actions and refining gameplay scores within authored stages.
Play notes: The camera follows the action automatically; direct control centers on movement and prompted actions.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension A song-per-stage structure and gameplay-score objective may appeal to players who like refining individual musical sequences. | Reviewed | 7.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Directional movement and timed prompts may suit players who want quick decisions without a large command set. | Reviewed | 8.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The pop soundtrack, tarot motifs and saturated palette may be the main draw for players who value audiovisual choreography. | Reviewed | 9.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension TV, tabletop and handheld support provides a choice of setup for the direction-and-button controls. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Simogo
- Publisher
- Annapurna Interactive
- Release date
- 2019
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genreAdventure
- Tags
- 3D GraphicsFast-pacedSolo-friendlyReal-time CombatReplayableDodgeThird PersonMain Story Under 10 HoursPlatformingLinear Levels
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2019
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com