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Games of the Decade: Expansion Pass #15/Blog a Day #16

Hello everyone, how are you

Games come in many shapes, sizes, and forms. From big budget AAA games to smaller Indie Games. I have played a good amount of smaller games and while these games may not have the budget of a big AAA publisher, the developers behind these smaller games put as much time and effort in their game. These games more often than not deliver unique and amazing experiences. One of those games is Human: Fall Flat.

                                 The music in this game brings a tear to your eye

I had no idea that this game existed and it wasn't till my younger brother showed me that one of his favorite youtubers was playing it. I think maybe he wanted to play it with me. Well that video sold me on the idea of the game and I got the game when I saw it on sale on the Switch. So how is the game?

Human: Fall Flat is a physics based puzzle platformer and the goal is to navigate the level or floating dreamscapes as they call them. Apparently these dreamscapes are surreal and your goal is to escape them by solving puzzles that you come across. You play as Bob and according to the game he is pretty normal as normal comes. He is only human with no special abilities or anything. In short there is nothing remarkable about Bob.

What is remarkable about Bob is the customization that you can do. You can dress him up in all sorts of crazy outfits that the character creator has. Or if you want to get really creative then you can also draw anything on him with this paint editor that the game has. Bob is pretty much a blank canvas and you can pretty much make him your own character if you wish.

 

                                        The physics in this game are weird

One thing you will have to know well is the controls since you are most likely going to get frustrated by them. One shoulder button on the controller moves one arm and the other shoulder button controls the other. You will have to get used to this since the game is built around the ragdoll like physics that the game is built around on. You'll find that simple tasks such as pushing a block is a lot of work when the controls are all wonky.

The dreamscapes are simple and colorful, but they lack textures that you'd see in games. Think of it like how some structures in games look when a game is in development and they have yet to be textured. This works well with the simple approach to the game, kinda like how Bob is a simple character. One one dreamscape you'll be exploring a castle on another you'll be exploring an industrial area, in another some old ruins. They have a good variety of places for you to explore.

"But Captain N, where can I play this game? It's available on pretty much everything. On PS4, Xbox One, Switch, Steam, Mobile, and on Google Stadia. It goes on sale sometimes for less than $10, I think I paid less than that when I bought it on the Switch but I'm sure any version is fine. The game also gets regular content updates that add more dreamscapes/levels as well as outfits. The best part? All that extra content is free. It's great that they continue update the game with more content for you to enjoy.

 

                                          I remember this level being chaotic fun

Final Thoughts: Human: Fall Flat is definitely one of the quirkiest games that I've ever played. The idea and look of the game is so simple but it works really well for the most part. The controls will take some time to get used to, since knowing how the controls work is the key to understanding how the game and the physics here work. The music at the start of the levels are actually really good. They envoke this sense of loneliness to them that you are all by yourself. It's a really big contrast to the wackiness of the actual game but it actually works well when you think about it.

One thing I loved about the game is how each of the puzzles have multiple solutions. Like some puzzles are easy and you can easy tell what a solution for one is. But you can also experiment and try out some unorthodox approach to them too. You'll be surprised at the ways you can solve the puzzles. Who knows, you'll see some unexpected results that will result in laughs.

The game can either be played solo or with more people both locally or online and the game can get a bit chaotic. It doesn't break the game but it does make it easier since you can have someone else solve another puzzle or do something else while you're doing something else. I prefer to play it with someone else, like how I played it with my younger brother and we had a ton of fun and a lot of laughs at the end and yes we finished the game from start to finish. Give it a go if you want something different. It's definitely a game that will stay with you for a long time

                                           Well the narrator isn't wrong I suppose

Humans, they will run into every door they encounter. They will push every button they see. They will reach high and then low to achieve their goals. And grab opportunities with both of their hands. Yet they can’t fly and never will.

We may not be able to fly but you are not unremarkable. You are capable of so much more than you realize.

That's it for this one. For the next one, we are going to teach Batman about using the Nintendo Wii. Thanks for reading and...

 

*All images were taken by my Switch and my copy of the game*