XBox is probably really only thought of as the Adult's Gaming Console. XBox and the Microsoft published games largely cater to that crowd, leaving Nintendo and Sony (to a lesser extent) to cater to the family market and those nostalgic for old an old fashioned collect-a-thon platforming game. 2017 delivered some really solid platforming games, A Hat in Time, Sonic Mania and Super Mario Odyssey to name a few and this game was largely buried in the success of those games that are all certainly good and largely shunned by the serious business crowd.
As someone who grew up on the classics of Donkey Kong Country on SNES along with Banjo-Kazooie, Mario 64 and Mario Sunshine (sad to say I missed out on Sony's fare) this game seemed right up my alley.
Super Lucky's Tale delivers classic quality platform game for fans young and old to really enjoy. The game really harkens back to classic pre-Microsoft days of Rare with plenty of items to collect and a charming little story to go with it. The story reminds me a little of Sonic Lost World, minus the frustrating level design that came with that game. Still the game is simple, it won't overwhelm a new player and won't eat up your time as a busy adult either.
There's plenty to get with the missions being pretty straightforward. I've seen complaints about controls, honestly it's no worse than most out there, I had a perfectly fine time controlling it. I played mostly on my PC which was slightly underpar for the game, however the game did run fine with maybe some occasional frame rate issues. I also had constant trouble booting the game up after extensive play which I fault more to the Microsoft store than anything else.
I've heard complaints about camera issues, I don't recalling having issues or maybe I'm just used to 3D Platform games having camera issues that I'm desensitized to it.
A few cons to mention, the game plays the traditional "get item, end level." It's an element many platformers do even today and it does leave players widely mixed on that. The game's load times are a little long but not overbearing.
Super Lucky's Tale is a great break of the usual Xbox fare. If you aren't into classic style 3D Platform games at all it won't be for you but for those who are will find this to be charming and enjoyable. Sometimes back to basics is best rather than constantly breaking the bank on AAA, MS should consider some more of these mid-range titles in the future.
