Gravity-defying indie platformer VVVVVV released
Posted by Joystiq Jan 11 2010 19:15 GMT in VVVVVV
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If Don't Look Back creator Terry Cavanagh's latest game is any indication, 2010 is already a great year for indie platformers. Taking its graphical inspiration from games of the Spectrum/C64 era, VVVVVV is based upon a gravity-flipping mechanic like the one in Metal Storm -- instead of jumping, the stranded hero of this game is able to reverse gravity at the touch of a button, immediately falling upward into the ceiling. Trying the game out cut dangerously into the time we intended to use telling you about it. And it's not like we need to say much anyway: Cavanagh has released a downloadable demo for both Mac and PC, as well as a browser-based Flash version on Kongregate. The full game costs $15. [Thanks, Erik]

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Fun game, except the controls kinda suck (in the flash version anyways)

Reply by Francis Jan 13 2010 00:11 GMT
I don't see how the controls sucked. Actually, there was hardly any controls at all.
Reply by Orangesoda Jan 13 2010 02:00 GMT
I'm referring to whenever you need precise movement. The guy likes to move forward more than you intended and "jumping" doesn't feel responsive enough.
Reply by Francis Jan 13 2010 02:39 GMT

Yeah I think he slides a bit. I'm guessing that was intentional to add difficulty. There's a secret room called Purest Unobtanium that was nearly impossible for me to get to.

Reply by DarkBlueAce Jan 13 2010 06:59 GMT
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