Besides, the robot taxi to the desert is waiting! Run, jump, drag, shove and laser your way through the ultimately ancient scenery, gain back those underpants! It‘s always been good use to your gramps. But now your nemesis Big again stole the only heritage your grandpa left you: A nice pair of white, fine rib underpants! And he‘s surely up to no good, why else would he take them to that forsaken desert… Where noone goes! So load up that selfmade raygun and rope device (snitched from the local hardware store) and take your annoying and jabbering backpack to accompany you. You are Tiny, a technophile guy with a ray cutter, a gripping-device and a fine attitude towards the world. Set in land where common physics apply, but everything else looks different. That is if Big doesn't smush him first.Minutes after my p2p post, here come TiNYiSO with the scene release … He uses his laser to cut, grapple device to pull the pieces apart, and his rockets to send the fragments flying into space. Tiny is trying to get his Grandpa's underwear back from his long time bully, Big. Tiny & Big may be a tiny package from a tiny team for a tiny price, but it packs a huge wallop. It’s a unique platformer that provides mechanics we haven’t seen executed this well elsewhere, and considering the single-digit number of the Black Pants Studio team members, it’s even more impressive. Tiny’s tools are really fun to play with, and the game is wrapped in a beautiful, hip aesthetic. Tiny and Big: Grandpa’s Leftovers is a fabulous, unique gaming experience powered by a fantastic gameplay hook. Fortunately, Black Pants has labeled Grandpa’s Leftovers as “Episode One,” so hopefully we will be getting more sooner rather than later. The length is a mixed blessing, since the pacing is really tight, even if we wish the game was longer. Tiny & Big also touts a short run time, lasting only about 4 hours or so. And the game is fun enough that you honestly won’t mind playing a section again. But auto saves are frequent enough that it isn’t too much of a hassle to retrace your steps. And there are a few times when the game doesn’t recognize your cuts and you will be smushed unfairly. The fall distance that can kill Tiny is a less forgiving than we’d like. The giant rocks are sometimes difficult to manipulate and sometimes you will accidentally push them when you want to rotate them. The comic book-inspired sandy art, minimalistic music, and the dumb-as-rocks characters contribute to the arid, desert feel to the game.ĭazzling gameplay and presentation aside, there are a few elements that hold Tiny & Big back. The entire game takes place in a giant desert, but fortunately, Black Pants has taken advantage of the environment to create a world that’s so much more than just sand and cacti. And the collectible tapes add mellow, indie music to your radio’s song library that put you in a good frame of mind. Visually, it doesn’t look too far off from the likes of games like Psychonauts and the aesthetic complements the zany jokes and gameplay. Given the dazzling mechanics on display, one could almost call it a glorified tech demo, but the key word is “almost.” Tiny & Big’s unique art style and goofy pants-centric dialogue really improve the overall game.
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