Abandoned by Noel Berry 2011-12-20T00:26:00
Fantastic! Even Metal Storm and VVVVVV didn't think to bring grappling hooks into the mix. This one's a strong contender in a few categories!
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Fantastic! Even Metal Storm and VVVVVV didn't think to bring grappling hooks into the mix. This one's a strong contender in a few categories!
Maybe 20 games in and this is my favorite so far. As a proof of concept it's exceptional - art has a great SNES feel, animations look good, and the mechanics are tight enough to make it challenging for all the right reasons. Given a few more weeks of adding content you'd have something that could've sold a million cartridges back in 1992. Well done!
I KNEW this game was going to be great. You never see Pac-Man mechanics show up in games these days, but it's mostly because devs can't seem to figure out plausible reasons to have their characters being chased down corridors. You absolutely nailed the gameplay, the art, and the under-represented obverse meaning of the theme. Make an iPhone version of this immediately, sell it for a dollar, and I anticipate you'll be a trillionaire by springtime.