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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Howard Alan Treesong on January 10, 2010, 10:29:19 PM

Title: VVVVVV
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on January 10, 2010, 10:29:19 PM
VVVVVV

http://thelettervsixtim.es/

[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf06P-_1lkU[/youtube]

GOTY 2010? Seems so.

It's pretty much a 1000-screen C64 platformer with modern game design sensibilities, awesome music, and Metal Storm-style gravity flipping.

Free demo at Kongregate (http://www.kongregate.com/games/TerryCavanagh/vvvvvv-demo)

:bow indie PC games :bow2

:piss Xbox Live Indie Games :piss2

spoiler (click to show/hide)
[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts96J7HhO28[/youtube]
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Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: demi on January 10, 2010, 10:34:21 PM
Looks like a C64 Braid... no thanks
Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: ToxicAdam on January 10, 2010, 10:35:50 PM
Where's the 2 minute load times?

Reminds me of a more frenetic Shift:

http://www.kongregate.com/games/ArmorGames/shift-3
Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: archie4208 on January 10, 2010, 10:59:27 PM
I've played for 30 seconds and this game destroys the shit out of Braid.
Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: Barry Egan on January 10, 2010, 11:00:15 PM
demo rawks
Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on January 10, 2010, 11:03:38 PM
Will my shit 2009 Dell laptop with INTEL GRAPHIX ACCELERATOR handle this game?

Serious question btw :(
Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: archie4208 on January 10, 2010, 11:04:07 PM
Quote from: T EXP on January 10, 2010, 11:03:38 PM
Will my shit 2009 Dell laptop with INTEL INTEGRATED GRAPHIX handle this game?

Serious question btw :(

It's a flash game.  Maybe.
Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: Sho Nuff on January 10, 2010, 11:13:47 PM
This game looks vvvvvvery good!
Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on January 10, 2010, 11:18:53 PM
This game is like the hardest 5 seconds of gameplay of your life ... forever. Fortunately, there are checkpoints every 7 seconds. It starts out easy-peasy but quickly ramps up into NIGHTMARE MODE. But the good kind of nightmare!
Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: archie4208 on January 10, 2010, 11:21:58 PM
Free Your Mind. :(
Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: Barry Egan on January 10, 2010, 11:23:27 PM
nothing in the demo really phased me  8) 
Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: archie4208 on January 10, 2010, 11:25:07 PM
Are there 20 hidden trinkets per level or 20 total?
Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on January 10, 2010, 11:26:32 PM
20 total
Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on January 10, 2010, 11:28:23 PM
Quote from: archie4208 on January 10, 2010, 11:21:58 PM
Free Your Mind. :(

Veni :o
Vidi :(
Vici :'(
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Your Bitter Tears... Delicious >:(
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Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on January 10, 2010, 11:38:56 PM
This game gets more and more mindfucking as it continues ... new gameplay mechanics ahoy
Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: Bebpo on January 10, 2010, 11:56:23 PM
Oh shit this came out today.  NEED
Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: Van Cruncheon on January 11, 2010, 12:11:55 AM
this is so astoundingly awesome
Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 11, 2010, 12:38:31 AM
Demo is awesome.
Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on January 11, 2010, 12:54:10 AM
Beat it! Endgame stats under the spoiler tags:

spoiler (click to show/hide)
(http://i50.tinypic.com/pb7q.jpg)

That's one death every 8.5 seconds. RIDE 'EM COWBOY!
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It might seem a bit short, but as the game is LITERALLY all-killer-no-filler (and $15) I am willing to cut it some slack.

There are some post-game options too:

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Time Trials, finding all the trinkets, the SUPER GRAVITRON survival chamber, and vertical flip mode
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One of the best gaming experience I've had in months.
Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on January 11, 2010, 01:39:54 AM
Yeah, I bought the soundtrack for $4 from http://souleye.madtracker.net/

That's $19 I've given back to the indie game community today!
Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: pilonv1 on January 11, 2010, 01:51:02 AM
Quote from: Borys on January 11, 2010, 01:31:33 AM
The music ROCKS :rock

indeed, amazing stuff. going to check this out after i get to the gym
Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: magus on January 11, 2010, 05:47:21 AM
at the end the demo said edge gave it 8/10 and we all know that edge gives only 6 to good games
.....
okay okay it was good don't look at me like that  :-\
Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: Ichirou on January 11, 2010, 06:09:01 AM
Don't slam XBox Indies.  They gave us the ARKEDO series.
Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: Fragamemnon on January 11, 2010, 10:13:56 AM
buying immediately when I get home tonight, also getting soundtrack as well.
Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: Third on January 12, 2010, 07:12:43 PM
Game costs €10???  :lol

Waaaay too much for a flash game. It's also way too short with no replay value at all.

FAT PASS
Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: Joe Molotov on January 12, 2010, 08:11:24 PM
I would buy it on Steam.
Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: T-Short on January 13, 2010, 06:44:42 AM
Finished earlier

endpic:
spoiler (click to show/hide)
(http://www.capitaltrachea.se/misc/v_end.jpg)

got all the trinkets now and am getting fucked by the Super Gravitron
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Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: Draft on January 13, 2010, 09:37:58 AM
Does it recognize gamepads? I only had a chance to play the flash demo.
Title: Re: VVVVVV
Post by: Third on January 13, 2010, 09:41:08 AM
Quote from: Draft on January 13, 2010, 09:37:58 AM
Does it recognize gamepads? I only had a chance to play the flash demo.

Just use the "JoyToKey" -app

Should work. Worked with all the games so far.