Dr. VVVVVV or: How I Learned To Stop Crying And Love Indie Games

[Toaster]

Re: Dr. VVVVVV or: How I Learned To Stop Crying And Love Indie Games

I don't think anyone exactly was claiming that it was something *new*. Besides, a mechanic is only what you make of it with its implementation and level design.

tl:dr Simpsons did it.

[John Mora]

Re: Dr. VVVVVV or: How I Learned To Stop Crying And Love Indie Games

Not my cup of tea~

[BeeZee]

Re: Dr. VVVVVV or: How I Learned To Stop Crying And Love Indie Games

Bought this last night. Gonna play it tonight after work.

[BeeZee]

Re: Dr. VVVVVV or: How I Learned To Stop Crying And Love Indie Games

I've played a few levels of this now, and so far, Toaster is right: it's absolutely fantastic. It does what any well-designed game should: it takes a simple set of game mechanics (or, in this case, one mechanic, with the gravity switching) and then explores that concept as thoroughly as it possibly can. Almost every single room in the game has something new and interesting going on, and the sheer creativity that goes into some of them is beautiful.

This also might be the only game I've ever played where I appreciate ultra-frequent checkpoints and zero penalty for dying. Whereas most games like Bioshock or the new Prince of Persia use these things to create consequence-free environments where the actions of the player don't matter, VVVVVV uses them as a means to push the level design to its absolute limit, no matter how crazy the idea. And it works incredibly well. I've been dying at a rate of probably once every 10 or 20 seconds, and yet the game has never felt frustrating or unfair. It's a perfect marriage of brutal, old-school challenge and a more modern sense of accessibility.

And the music. Oh my god, the music. It's the catchiest chiptune music I've heard in a long, long time.

I can't wait to play more.

[Magus]

Re: Dr. VVVVVV or: How I Learned To Stop Crying And Love Indie Games

I concur with BZ and Toaster.

I wonder if that music is available to download anywhere.

[John Mora]

Re: Dr. VVVVVV or: How I Learned To Stop Crying And Love Indie Games

felt frustrating

I agree; incredibly frustrating~

[Toaster]

Re: Dr. VVVVVV or: How I Learned To Stop Crying And Love Indie Games

Even with frequent checkpoints, I reached I point where I just said "**** it."

Not my cup of tea~

I agree; incredibly frustrating~

[Loki]

Re: Dr. VVVVVV or: How I Learned To Stop Crying And Love Indie Games

[Loki]

Re: Dr. VVVVVV or: How I Learned To Stop Crying And Love Indie Games

Some of you guys were wondering where you could get the soundtrack.

PPPPPP

[Toaster]

Re: Dr. VVVVVV or: How I Learned To Stop Crying And Love Indie Games

This is going to come across as facetious (and I don't care) but I’m really disappointed more of you aren’t jumping on this ****ing amazing bargain of a game considering how positive the few people who has played the full game feel about it.

[BeeZee]

Re: Dr. VVVVVV or: How I Learned To Stop Crying And Love Indie Games

Seriously, I feel bad for anyone who misses out on this game. It's great.

[John Mora]

Re: Dr. VVVVVV or: How I Learned To Stop Crying And Love Indie Games

[Toaster]

Re: Dr. VVVVVV or: How I Learned To Stop Crying And Love Indie Games

It's like I'm really on 4chan.

[Loki]

Re: Dr. VVVVVV or: How I Learned To Stop Crying And Love Indie Games

Don't worry Toaster, you got through to me.

[Kefka Jr.]

Re: Dr. VVVVVV or: How I Learned To Stop Crying And Love Indie Games

I'll do it, I WILL. But I've already turned my TV into a fun machine, and I can't do it to my computer too just yet.