Comments on: RPS Advent Game-o-Calendar: December 15th

By: 2007 calendar little prince wall

2007 calendar little prince wall — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:22:09 +0000

[...] RPS Advent Game-o-Calendar: December 15th | Rock, Paper, Shotgun Posted by John Walker on December 15th, 2007 at 12:02 pm.. and The Oubliette is a delightful classic Prince of Persia throwback.. lots of neat little tricks with the wall-climbing and umbrella that a motivated person could use. RPS Advent Game-o-Calendar: December 15th | Rock, Paper, Shotgun [...]

By: Wroth

Wroth — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:45:57 +0000

I have the exact same advent calender, given to me by my mum. Does she read RPS?

By: dbd

dbd — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:42:37 +0000

What a wonderful game! Both the artwork and the music are beautiful, and the gameplay is spot on. One of those games that are simply enjoyable to play. Thanks for the link, I love it! :)

By: Dracko

Dracko — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 12:12:02 +0000

It does strike me as odd that there wasn’t more fuss made about this either. It’s just such a great idea for a freeware title.

By: Del Boy

Del Boy — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 10:42:14 +0000

I’ve no idea why this kept passing me by considering I download every ‘indie’ game I come across.

Great stuff.

By: PleasingFungus

PleasingFungus — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:08:27 +0000

This post finally inspired me to download Knytt Stories. Took me a few hours to beat the original scenario, but I suspect most of that time was spent creating a little pixelated map for the game. (I got a little lost at one point and went overboard compensating.) Still: Very pretty, controls are solid, lots of neat little tricks with the wall-climbing and umbrella that a motivated person could use.

So, neat.

By: John Walker

John Walker — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:58:49 +0000

Xagarath: You very well may be.

By: Xagarath

Xagarath — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:23:55 +0000

Do I detect a Tom Lehrer reference?

By: Dracko

Dracko — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:25:15 +0000

This thing is genius as a platform and editor and practically essential gaming. Don’t forget to check out the official expansions too. I particularly enjoy Gustav’s Daughter as an overworld experiment.

An acquaintance also made three neat short scenarios, which shouldn’t take anyone more than a couple of minutes, but are notable for their originality and for playing with the rules of the game. Check them out here. Torchlight in particular plays with nocturnal fears and ‘oh lord what is lurking in the darkness!’ and The Oubliette is a delightful classic Prince of Persia throwback.

I’d say it’s a shame Nifflas has decided to drop the project, but he wants to move on to other things and he has yet to truly disappoint. His other games on his site are worth playing too: One of the scenarios in Knytt Stories is a remake of the endgame of Within a Deep Forest, for instance. He’s definitely one of the great indie talents working at the moment, and fully understands the naive quality of gaming.

Other neat scenarios I’d recommend include the Lovecraftian It Waits, the charming Rain and the relaxing city stroll Walk at Night.

By: Theory

Theory — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:48:36 +0000

Don’t forget to get more levels too. :)