Date played: April 16th and 17th
Platform: Vita
Session fun rating: 8/10
I started and finished Thomas Was Alone on Vita.
It's a simple puzzle platformer with very basic visuals. In fact, the main characters are simple quadrilaterals of different shapes and sizes. The really cool thing about this game is the constant narration. The narrator gives the characters great personalities and really makes the game come alive. Thomas is the red rectangle that is average at everything. He was alone, but was met Chris, a grumpy asshole brown square with no abilities who eventually falls in love with Laura, a bouncing pink rectangle. John is a tall yellow line who jumps high and wants to impress others. Claire is a very large blue square that floats in water and believes she was born to be as super hero. James is a green rectangle that has a reverse gravity, so he walks on ceilings. Finally, Sarah is a tiny purple rectangle that can double jump.
All of these characters combine to make for some really cool puzzles and fun to navigate levels. Eventually, the cast is replaced by some new grey quadrilaterals that can change properties by walking through or jumping through colored spaces, making the game much more complex. While it never really got difficult, I was scratching my head a few times. The best part in the whole game was the amazing music though. It really is wonderful, featuring a relaxing mix of piano and chip tunes.
Thomas Was Alone is a cool little game and I'm glad I played it.
Platform: Vita
Session fun rating: 8/10
I started and finished Thomas Was Alone on Vita.
It's a simple puzzle platformer with very basic visuals. In fact, the main characters are simple quadrilaterals of different shapes and sizes. The really cool thing about this game is the constant narration. The narrator gives the characters great personalities and really makes the game come alive. Thomas is the red rectangle that is average at everything. He was alone, but was met Chris, a grumpy asshole brown square with no abilities who eventually falls in love with Laura, a bouncing pink rectangle. John is a tall yellow line who jumps high and wants to impress others. Claire is a very large blue square that floats in water and believes she was born to be as super hero. James is a green rectangle that has a reverse gravity, so he walks on ceilings. Finally, Sarah is a tiny purple rectangle that can double jump.
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Thomas Was Alone is a cool little game and I'm glad I played it.
