Super
Meat Boy is as bizarre as it sounds. You play as a cube of sentient
meat, in love with a young lady made of bandages, who is spirited away
by an evil fetus in a jar wearing a tuxedo. Really.
Fully deserving a nod in the visual art category, Limbo stands out amongst more traditional puzzle/platformers by complementing simple gameplay mechanics with an eerie and engrossing world.
A coming-of-age story of sorts, Owlboy stars a young owl apprentice
named Otus who has a massive weight placed on his shoulders – the
responsibility of saving his idyllic floating village from encroaching
sky pirates.
Bloody, fast-paced and stylish, Shank is about as beautiful
as they come. Sketchy and subdued 2D environments are contrasted by
vivid and exaggerated character design that feel freshly ripped from a
graphic novel.
Though my hands-on time with the new campaign at X10 didn’t involve reuniting
with Bill and company, I did battle through treacherous sewers,
encounter a new uncommon common, and play with a nasty new weapon.
