Let's Try: zip: set one, Quible Sphere, and Another Perspective
1It's the Indie Game Wednesday roundup for Wednesday, April 14th, 2022.
- Intro: 00:00
- zip: set one: 0:05:20
- Quible Sphere: 0:16:27
- Another Perspective: 1:21:02
zip: set one describes itself as a "hard as shit blend of maze, puzzle, and timed action" which is actually a pretty solid description. you have to navigate a small square through a maze to get to the exit, and you have very little time to do it. It's a race against the clock and your own reaction speed. The one tip I can give is to look at the map prior to starting your first move, as the clock doesn't start until you do. You can figure out where to go, but you'll still have to navigate yourself there. I'd love to see set two come out some day.
Quible Sphere presents a straight-forward game: you are a ball, and you want to get from where you start to where you want to end. In-between those two points are narrow platforms, guns, lasers, teleporters, and who knows what else I didn't end up seeing. It also gives you a timer to race, cubes to pick up, and a request that you do a level without dying even once. There's a lot of replay value in this game if you want to try and 3 star each level. It also features a level builder and the ability to play custom levels. The one song it has also loops surprisingly well and is a certified bop that I didn't get tired of.
Another Perspective is a fantastic example of taking a simple collection of actions (jumping, collecting keys, door portal) and seeing just how far it can stretch those concepts into mind-bending challenges. It also offers up a narrative that starts breaking the 4th wall and.. possibly the 5th? It get's a little full of itself by the end, but the puzzles are challenging and rewarding. There's also a bonus mode with even harder puzzles that I didn't try out, but you should!
Game info:
zip: set one: https://james-shipp.itch.io/zip
Quible Sphere: https://hertzole.itch.io/quible-sphere
Another Perspective: https://shaunjs.itch.io/another-perspective
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