Soon enough you’ll be traversing upward into the sky and downward into a chasm. Now you’ve created a rocky, improvised staircase. This is where you slice it in half horizontally with your laser and grapple the top off, pulling it toward you. The problem is that the first rock is much taller than the succeeding ones.
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Look around and you’ll find a series of rocks leading to another area. These paths are easy enough to spot on the first level. Tiny & Big always has a set path or two for you to progress to the end of the level on, but there is always room for making your own way (and ruining the set ones) with your arsenal. In all cases, Tiny survives by way of his tool set: a grappling hook, an infinite supply of rockets, and a laser beam that can cut through almost anything. When a pillar and boulder isn’t standing in Tiny’s way, Big is there to toss one directly at Tiny. Tiny is pretty good at jumping, but that’s not enough to get through the crypts, canyons, and desert plains of his world. Big likes to throw things at Tiny, using telekinesis. Wanting to be the one who wears the magical underpants on his head, Tiny chases after the awfully mean bully Big. Tiny & Big is a prime example that there are still plenty of fun, untapped ideas that just wouldn’t work in 2D.
Maybe, it’s once again up to indie developers to show the big leagues that there is still much to be accomplished in the 3D platformer. Before Nintendo and Ubisoft reimagined their flagship platformers in 2D, indie developers were paying tribute to their childhood favorites. Somehow the tides reversed: The 2D platformers of yesteryear came in vogue over the past decade, while 3D platformers largely fell out of favor. Tiny & Big: Grandpa’s Leftovers (PC, Mac) Like other indie games, it runs out ideas before its half-way point … an hour into the game. But, in contrast to other indie games, this one has confident, fully realized visuals, mechanics, and design.
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It has cured my uncle’s bleeding ulcers, renewed my aging pug’s libido, and given me enough money to fill up my parent’s swimming pool full of tapioca and swim in it.Įxcept, Tiny & Big is yet another example of a bite-sized indie game that doesn’t quite reach its potential. Here is where I tell you that Tiny & Big is a revelation and a game changer, rewriting every rule this medium has been built upon. But what is being truly independent without risk and ambition? It’s like these indie creators exist in a world where only singles and EPs exist making an LP is just too ambitious and risky. From where I sit, it seems like they are rebelling against investing time in developing a strong visual style and fleshing out mechanics. Indie game designers often like to depict themselves as rebels, talking out against the modern weapon war and race for realistic graphics being put on by the major game publishers of the world.
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