{"id":116525,"date":"2020-08-09T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-09T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/switch-eshop\/spitlings"},"modified":"2020-08-09T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-09T15:00:00","slug":"mini-review-spitlings-great-with-friends-but-not-so-much-fun-on-your-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/08\/09\/mini-review-spitlings-great-with-friends-but-not-so-much-fun-on-your-own\/","title":{"rendered":"Mini Review: Spitlings &#8211; Great With Friends, But Not So Much Fun On Your Own"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/switch-eshop\/spitlings\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/switch-eshop\/spitlings\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"picture embed pictures\" id=\"screenshots\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/screenshots\/107486\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/screenshots\/107486\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"Spitlings Review - Screenshot 1 of 6\"><\/a><\/aside>\n<p>Spitting is a bit gross, isn\u2019t it? Indeed, the notion of spitting in someone\u2019s face is widely considered one of the most disrespectful and downright revolting things anybody could do. But could you imagine being able to spit out your teeth on demand? Most of us will only come close to such a scenario in our weirdest, wildest dreams, but <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/spitlings\">Spitlings<\/a><\/strong> takes this idea and runs with it, creating a party game that\u2019s great fun with friends, but not so much if you\u2019re playing solo.<\/p>\n<p>Spitlings \u2013 whether playing its Story mode or Party mode \u2013 is effectively a collection of small, single-screen stages in which you\u2019ll need to defeat a number of bouncing, coloured bubbles inhabiting the area. To do this, you\u2019ll need to spit out your teeth; you can either spit them straight up or straight down. Spitting downwards also simultaneously acts as the game\u2019s jumping mechanic, with the momentum of spitting flinging you up in the air. You\u2019ll only have a limited number of teeth you can spit out, but thankfully you can either gather them up to replenish your stock, or stand still and gradually regrow your teeth by holding down A.<\/p>\n<p>The bubbles that bounce around the stage normally start off being quite large in size. As you hit them with your spit, they\u2019ll split in two and become significantly smaller targets. This is both a blessing and a curse; they\u2019re of course much easier to navigate around at such a small size, but as a trade-off there will be many more to keep an eye on as you make your way around the platforms. Thankfully, you can also be rather creative with your attacks; expelled spit can momentarily cling to surfaces, so you can strategically place them within the environment and allow them to drop down onto the bubbles. Very handy if you\u2019re a bit preoccupied elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Spitlings is a game that\u2019s <em>absolutely<\/em> made to be played with friends. You can play locally, or invite friends over via online play, but either method instantly transforms the game into a <em>significantly<\/em> more enjoyable experience. Playing solo is fine to a point, but the stages often feel a bit empty when you\u2019re on your own; even just one additional player turns it into a chaotic jumble of bubbles and spit, and it\u2019s great fun to point fingers that that <em>one<\/em> person who keeps getting hit, forcing you to start the level again from scratch.<\/p>\n<p>Longevity will ultimately depend on how often you\u2019re able to play Spitlings with friends. The story mode won\u2019t take long to conquer, and even though there are plenty of additional characters to unlock, they\u2019re ultimately only cosmetic, providing no real incentive to unlock them all. On the other hand, party mode is great fun, giving you complete control on how you customise your experience, from selecting a specific level to implementing various parameters (including a neat retro filter) to make the sessions more difficult.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spitting is a bit gross, isn\u2019t it? Indeed, the notion of spitting in someone\u2019s face is widely considered one of the most disrespectful and downright revolting things anybody could do. But could you imagine being able to spit out your teeth on demand? Most of us will only come close to such a scenario in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116525\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}