Written By: Tyler Selig
It’s
been a little bit since my last blog post, and that’s because I’ve been moving
to a new house so times have been busy. However, I am back. Outside of this
article, there will be a new On The Gamely in the next couple days along with a
full review of Super Mario 3D World.
But
just as an article to keep all three of you as fans, every now and again I will
do a short review of a few indie games that I’ve played recently (I will try to
keep them to new releases). As far as I know these two games were released within the past couple weeks.
Galah Galah
Rating: 8.5/10
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| Coolest elevator ride since Drive. Or something. |
I have
to admit I’ve become kind of a… fanatic of Jake Clover, because I view him as a
David Lynch of video games. I know Lynch has become the go-to director to
reference when something is surreal but I feel he’s a better fit than someone
like Jodorowsky. Anyway, not to get all off-topic and onto movies, but I just
love what Jake Clover does, as I count Nuign Specter in my Top 100 games of all
time.
So what
does Galah Galah offer? He bills it as a “game which involves a number of glitchy
alien experiences. It’s meant to be a game version of a video of unfinished
games.” It’s a little less WTF than some games, but it’s still ultimately WTF
mixed in with some minimalist gameplay. I don’t say that as an insult, because
the visuals are well done and his art-style has always fit the nature of his
games. Though a lot of the gameplay is simply walking from point A to B, he
does throw in some parts where you can die.
But
Galah Galah is another interesting experiment, a game that uses audio and video
in fun ways to give you an experience unlike others. It’s a short game, and
these types of 10 minute games allow the developers to get away with certain
things a full game can’t.
Moirai
Rating: 8.5/10
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| Someone's gonna get a hurt on real bad. |
Moirai is a first-person
adventure game where you end up wandering through a cave for a brief amount of
time. We see a lot of games like this in the indie community that aren’t heavy
on gameplay, but Moirai comes with a very novel feature that I won’t spoil.
Because I don’t want to spoil
it, I can’t give a real great review because there’s only so much I can talk
about with a short game.
I did think that the music was
fitting, and the game tells its simplistic story in a very clever way, and it’s
because of that reason that Moirai gets an 8.5 from me. I’m a sucker for experimentalism
and things that are outside the norm.
Well there you have it, two 8.5s
to start this off. Don’t like what I have to say? Yeah, me neither, but let me
know in the comments.
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