Summary
- A new update for Penny's Big Breakaway improves gameplay with fixes for performance issues and bug prevention.
- The update is also planned to enable the Switch version to run at 60fps, but it will take a while longer for it to be certified for consoles.
- A fullscreen option on PC, quick restart for Time Attack, and other features have been added to enhance the gameplay experience.
A new update has been released for Penny's Big Breakaway that includes many improvements. Penny's Big Breakaway shadow dropped on February 21, making waves for gamers who love platformers. The game is developed by Evening Star, a studio comprised of Sonic Mania's developers, and it showcases flashy colors and retro-influenced visuals that blend the look of 2D and 3D. These elements garnered attention from fans of indie games as well as players who enjoyed Sonic Mania and may have been hoping for a follow-up.
While there are plenty of platforming games to play, the distinguishing feature of Penny's Big Breakaway is the way players move through the world. Players who control have access to a YoYo that enables dashing and latching onto structures that boost the player's momentum. Continuing to do tricks with Penny and her YoYo increases the game's combo counter and adds to points gained overall.
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This update for Penny's Big Breakaway adjusts performance and fixes bugs in several areas. The changes implemented help keep Penny from getting stuck on wall ledges and at the end of ziplines, prevents infinite falling glitches during the World's Edge boss encounter, prevents disconnection from Penny's YoYo during the Whirl move, and much more. Additionally, along with plenty of other features, the patch introduces a fullscreen option for PC players, adds a quick restart to Time Attack, and adds a depth of field option for video. Some of the many repairs made are the water splash VFX and issues with motion consistency when Penny is ejected from the Suction Pipe. Ideally, all of these changes will make playing general gameplay and collecting achievements in Penny's Big Breakaway much easier.
Penny's Big Breakaway Update Fixes Bugs and Unlocks Switch Frame rate
Evening star creative director Christian Whitehead mentioned that the patch is pending for consoles, and that the Nintendo Switch will be getting a patch for 60fps. This will allow the game to have an unlocked frame rate that can reach up to 60fps.
Players who own the game on Switch are excited to have the option to enjoy this game at higher frame rates. One fan mentions in response to the tweet that they enjoy the game so much they considered buying it on their PS5 to enjoy smoother play, but now eagerly anticipate the release of this patch. It is possible that many feel this way about the game as well as the Switch. Gamers eagerly anticipate the release of a Switch successor and hope for backwards compatibility so that developers can make updates that enable smoother play.
Penny's Big Breakaway Version 1.2 Patch Notes
Penny has been practicing her performances! She will no longer…
- Get stuck on wall ledges and other objects.
- Infinitely fall to her death in the World’s Edge boss encounter.
- Slide up slopes that aren’t the ground.
- Get stuck in a temporary infinite skid.
- Get disconnected from YoYo during Whirl.
- Lose all momentum when starting a yoyo ride from a distance.
- Infinitely tumble.
- Lose all her velocity when transitioning from Dash to Ride after YoYo retraction.
- Get stuck at the end of a zipline when holding Ride or Throw until released.
Furthermore, YoYo has been training and will…
- Stop going through as many walls when thrown.
- Now accelerate more consistently while swinging in higher frame rates.
- Be correctly sized on the Zipline.
- Ledge Grab on more surfaces.
- Stop releasing Penny from Edge Grab too early.
IMPROVEMENTS:
- Omitted video settings from cloud saves – they’re only stored locally now!
- Added Fullscreen video option.
- From now on, we will reset the global cycle timer when restarting or dropping out
- Indicate all-time cleared Show Pieces/Dilemmas for a scene in Pause menu.
- Added a quick restart feature to Time Attack – Just hold the top face button!
- Made Gusto reset to max when dropping out in Time Attack.
- Game elements will behave more deterministically when you’re navigating Time Attack (by using a consistent global random seed when restarting or dropping out).
- Reminded the denizens to not start the timer until Penny leaves Start Platform in Time Attack.
- Scrapbook photos will now be full screen when viewing in menu!
- Added the ability to delete Scrapbook unlock progress.
- Added Depth of Field video option.
- Tinkered with the Turnstile so Penny is consistently launched from the intended release point.
- Adjusted the Rolling Log to not cause tumble when impacting sloped surface.
REPAIRS:
- Repaired the Suction Pipe so that it will now always eject Penny with the intended motion.
- Politely asked the Peng Balloon to not cause a soft lock at the end of Pengoville 2 when falling on Penny after landing on the Busker Stage.
- Reminded the Scatter Birds that their shadows should not disappear for a frame before flying away.
- Turned around the Whirl Screw in the Final Act so that it screws in the correct direction.
- Fixed the HUD so it will no longer draw after transitioning offscreen.
- When opening pause menu the same frame Penny drops out, the stage will now play music properly.
- Fixed the water splash VFX.
- Fixed visual issues with the Fail Transition.
- Corrected the Cannon object so that it no longer points to invalid target object references.
- Whacked the side of the boombox so that the SFX issue after defeating Judge Rufus no longer occurs.
- Oiled the grease on the ball bearings so that vertical camera movement now always tracks at the correct speed (camera slack delta time scaling).
- Brand
- Nintendo
- Original Release Date
- March 3, 2017
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