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Well hello, there! Unfortunately it’s a two man band again this time, as Patrick was out for work reasons. Angelo and Julian hold down the fort by talking for FAR TOO LONG about mobile games, free to play philosophy, and Christmas shopping.
Kirby sucks harder than he’s ever sucked before.
It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what makes Kirby: Triple Deluxe a special game. It’s not particularly challenging, it doesn’t do anything revolutionary, but every time I play it, I can’t help but smile. When it comes down to it, I have to believe that the exceptional level design is the root of it all. HAL Laboratories plays with the depth offered by the 3DS and takes every opportunity to create interesting set pieces and enemies that crisscross the two planes within each level. Hidden secrets, intriguing puzzles, and fun use of Kirby’s abilities combined with these set pieces help make each and every level in the game special.
Floating platforms with a touch of absinthe.
For better or worse, games like Braid, Limbo, and other 2.5D “masterpieces” have reconfigured what a platformer can be. Spate, developed by Eric Provan and his development team at Ayyo, is not as complete a package as these games, but is still an astoundingly beautiful work of art, with truly arresting imagery, an interesting story, and a unique and moody soundtrack. However, with its tired mechanics, inconsistent controls, and sloppy (yet forgiving) physics, it is hard to quantify, or to even categorize. It is a conundrum, as it stretches between these two poles – one of artistic genius; and the other of uninspired game design.
No longer enslaved to Enslaved!
Final thoughts: Pigsy is a pig, Monkey is kinda like a monkey, and Trip is... kinda hot. What, you want to know more? Well listen to the 'cast!
I'm tripping out of my skull!
I’ve often said that simplicity is underrated, especially when it comes to video games. Growing up there wasn’t much you had to learn to play a video game. With only two buttons and a d-pad, there were only so many control schemes you could cram into an NES game. Some may think that’s limiting, but I think it’s more inviting. Anyone can pick up an NES game and be able to figure out the basic controls right away. Mastering these controls, well, that’s a different thing all together.
Available tomorrow as a digital title on Steam, and the Wii U's eShop. It will be available on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace on Wednesday, and on the PlayStation Store in March.
Available now for the PC, and Mac.
I don't know art, but I know what I like, and this ain't it.
A few weeks ago, I was watching Adult Swim pretty late at night when I came across a psychedelic piece of animation. What I saw felt like some sort of fever dream. I assumed that the swirling colors and morphing images were part of the station identification bumps, but it just kept going and I was transfixed, unable to change the channel. I eventually realized that this was an actual animated short and when it was over I blinked a couple times and decided that I didn’t get what I had just seen, though I could understand why it might rock the socks off of someone else. This is exactly how I feel about Dyad, a game that I can appreciate as something unique and artistic, and yet something that is simply not my cup of tea.
Bit.Trip presents Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien announced for WiiU, too.
Commander Video, the star of the Bit.Trip series and by extension, Bit.Trip presents Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, is officially coming to Wii U. Already announced for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the title will officially debut alongside the brand new system.
