Be a falafel, be a fish, solve a murder and experience death this week.
A Mini Falafel Adventure by Chris Nimmo
It's been eight years since Chris Nimmo released A Mini Falafel Adventure, a teensy Metroidvania about a sentient falafel who, like all falafels, has an afro for a nemesis. I've had its bassy chiptune theme tune periodically stuck in my head since then, so playing Nimmo's expanded, fuller version feels like coming home. The full Mini Falafel Adventure contains the old game and then some, with new areas, bosses and powers, and more wonderful chiptunes from composer Reed Richards. It's one of the most characterful Metroidvanias you'll play, and one of the more original too: the Falafel's main power is its arsenal of bombs, their gusty pre-explosion farts allowing it to long-jump up sheer platforms.
Dolly by Blake M. Wood
Oooooh! That's the appropriate response to Dolly, a beautifully framed platformer with a jolly lovely visual motif. Its levels are shaped to look like stuff, see: stuff like skulls, animals, and oh this is such an achingly pretty game. With its infini-wall-jumps, ouchy spikes, and dangerously spaced leaps, Dolly recalls the Knytt series and Super Meat Boy – I do enjoy a game that's both challenging and beautiful. (Via IndieGames)
The night Henry Allen Died by Ludipe, Oluwagembi, celer_gut
You had me at 'isometric adventure game', Ludipe and co., but 'murder mystery' and 'exquisite pixel art' sealed the deal. You're investigating the death of one Henry Allen, in this enviably gorgeous detective game that reminds me developer Level 5's mystery-filled oeuvre. (Via Adventure Gamers)
Fish Fly by Froach Club
A hand-painted, two-player shmup that's one of the loveliest games I've played this week (and it's been an extraordinarily good week for lovely games). Use the arrow keys (or the gamepad) to rotate your little fish, hitting baddies with your auto-bullet-stream to send them to a watery grave. Don't let its cute looks fool you: this is a tough, tough game. “The Fish Fly has one purpose in life - to capture the various plankton and wildlife found swimming in the muddy water. Bubbles are used to trap and extrude a beautiful, shining gem - and once enough are collected, they are used as an offering to the Sea Lords, who allow the humble Fish Fly to advance through to new waters.”
Tonight You Die by Duende Games
A scary wandering game that deposits you in a creepy city environment. You will lose your way, thanks to the identical street lights marked eerily around your surroundings, and find it again as heading towards the light/s seems to be a sure way to find more world to explore. An industrial, droning, oppressive soundtrack reinforces that this is Not A Nice Place To Be In, changing a game of copy-pasted assets into one of fear, panic, and other bad feelings.
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