I am excited to see Nifflas make a sequel to his Knytt series. Being one of my first indie games I played, I have a soft spot for this game. It is nice to see some influences from Nifflas's other games being added to Knytt Underground, (refer to art style of Saira and Nightsky)
I've heard of Knytt a lot but never really understood what made it so popular because from the outside perspective, it seemed like a typical platformer.
ReplyDeleteWhat are some parts that you liked about the game?
There many points that I liked about Knytt.
ReplyDeleteFirst off, the controls are spot on. Easy to run around, double jump and even glide.
The music and art style complemented each other very well. Simplistic and mellow are some of the words that come into mind. Where as most games are filled with so much UI and clutter, Knytt was the complete opposite of it.
The stories were pretty simple, since Knytt was open sourced, people essentially made their own levels and stories. So there really isn't a main stories. However, each level involves the player to explore the vast enviroment discovering powerups, keys, and secret areas.
I just felt that all the elements in the game supported each other very well.
After a long and hard day, I would remember sitting down and exploring the world of Knytt. For each level, I remember trying to find all the secret areas in the game, double jumping and gliding trying to uncover secrets in each story.
The game is simple, but has a depth to it for people who like exploring. I highly encourage you to go back and play some levels of Knytt to get a feel for it.
I recommend playing the stories created by Nifflas himself and then moving on to other user created stories. My favorite user created level has got to be the story called "Don't eat the mushroom." Don't watch any videos on it and just play that level.
I've been playing it a bit and it is very solid. Very reminiscent of metroidvanias but the purposing of the mechanics is what's interesting about Knytt stories for me.
ReplyDeleteAlso it's your week to choose a game to play.
DeleteI think it was friday?
So if you have something chosen and posted by tomorrow sometime, it'd be cool.
Yeah sorry man.
DeleteI just posted the game for this week.
Also did you play "Don't eat the mushroom?"
Please play it haha.