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19 September 2012

Tiny & Big in Grandpa's Leftovers


Gaming Genres: Physics, Action-Adventure, Platformer, Sandbox
Story Genres:  Comedic, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Graphical Styles: 3D, Cartoon, High Resolution
Platforms: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
Pricing Model: Pay $
Developer(s): Black Pants Game Studio
Publisher(s): Black Pants Game Studio
Initial Release Date: June 19, 2012
Website(s): Homepage, Steam, GOG, Boxed Version, Gamersgate
Description:
Set in land where common physics apply, but everything else looks different. You are Tiny, a technophile guy with a ray cutter, a gripping-device and a fine attitude towards the world. But now your nemesis Big again stole the only heritage your grandpa left you: A nice pair of white, fine rib underpants! And he‘s surely up to no good, why else would he take them to that forsaken desert, where no one goes! So load up that self-made raygun and rope device (snitched from the local hardware store) and take your annoying and jabbering backpack to accompany you. It‘s always been good use to your gramps. Besides, the robot taxi to the desert is waiting! Run, jump, drag, shove and laser your way through the ultimately ancient scenery, gain back those underpants!

Features:
  • Unique Hand-drawn Look – all hand-crafted textures, primo Hatch Shading, and dynamic Sound Words puts you right into a graphic novel!
  • Creative Jump ‘n’ Slice Gameplay – use grappling rope, rocket science and laser surgery to slice the whole world, overcoming all obstacles in your very own way. Enjoy unlimited slicing freedom and unique sandbox gameplay!
  • Better than Life Physics – experience believable physics in a completely destructible, immersive environment that has been built to be cleaved into beautiful, multi-core-simulated pieces of art!
  • Character-driven Story Line – follow Tiny into a weird and humorous story drenched in peculiarity: get back grandpa’s underpants, by all means necessary. Defeat Big, your old arch enemy in the process!
  • Buckets full of Indie Music – collect more than 15 songs from hardly known but genuine indie bands. Discover new songs from the underground, and show off to your friends!

Opinion:
A great game, made very unique by the use of the cutting tool, allowing you to cut almost anything in the world. It is a rather short game, but still does drag a little near the end, as it somewhat of a one trick pony.

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Indieness: Indie
Play?: Should Play

14 August 2012

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP


Gaming Genres: Action-Adventure, Action, Puzzle
Story Genres: Adventure, Fantasy
Graphical Styles: 2D, Cartoon, Pixel Art
Platforms: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iOS
Pricing Model: Pay $
Developer(s): Capybara Games
Publisher(s): Capybara Games
Initial Release Date: March 24, 2011
Website(s): Homepage, Facebook, Steam, App StoreSoundtrackWikipedia
Description:
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is an exploratory action adventure with an emphasis on audiovisual style. Traverse a mythic little realm, use a sword to do battle & evoke sworcery to solve mystical musical mysteries. Co-operate with friends via Twitter, experience a videogame world that is affected by moon phases & help a wandering warrior monk complete her woeful errand.

Opinion:
A very beautifully but very boring game. I simply could not finish it. The puzzles are very easy, and the battle sequences are not much better.

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Indieness: Indie
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