A cute frog game that remixes Nintendo’s best
TL;DR
Big Hops is a 3D platformer where you play as Hop, a frog who uses his tongue to interact with the world, reminiscent of breaking mechanics in games like Tears of the Kingdom. The game involves collecting airship parts across different areas with cute animal characters.
While playing Big Hops, a new 3D platformer starring an adorable frog, I kept feeling like I was breaking the game - and, like with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, breaking it is kind of the point.
In Big Hops, you play as a frog named Hop. Early on, Hop is taken away from his home, and he works to get back by collecting airship parts from a few different areas, each with its own cute animal characters and storylines. Because he's a frog, the primary way you interact with things is by slinging his tongue. You can use it to grab pots to toss and break them for coins, as a grappling hook to reach new areas, and to snag foods with s …