![]() ![]() ![]() 3.Space Aceĭon Bluth is to animation what Bob Dylan is to song lyrics. Currently out on Steam, the game is angling for a Nintendo Switch and Xbox One release soon. The game has music puzzles and all sorts of other visual and auditory delights. If the choice of a song with lyrics in the trailer interested you, you’re in luck. But instead of a weirdly warped world, the visuals here are charming and bright and whimsical, resembling something by Salvadore Dali. Developed by Bedtime Digital Games, Figment is an action / adventure game that does the Psychonauts thing of putting you in someone’s mind. No, *you’re* getting misty eyed at the trailer for Figment, not me. After patching and several price drops, Armikrog is a steal at 9.99 for gamers looking to…clay around with a title whose visual style is wholly unique to modern console gaming. Unfortunately at release Armikrog featured numerous bugs and was a little short. Exceeding the funding goal of 900 thousand dollars, Armikrog, the spiritual sequel to The Neverhood began development and was released in 2015 on PC, and August 2016 on PS4, Wii U, and Xbox One. Unfortunately there weren’t *enough* gamers, because The Neverhood sold under 50,000 copies, making the chances for a true sequel moot (though there was a platformer on PS1 using a similar style). It won multiple artistic achievement awards, and more importantly, a place in the heart of gamers that seek out truly unique experiences and visuals in interactive media. A point and click adventure game released in 1996 that utilized a breathtaking claymation style. You may have heard of Armikrog’s older brother, The Neverhood. ![]() ![]() Thus, presented for your approval at 4 semi-obscure games that took animation and art direction to unique places, and are worthy of praise for doing so. However, few look as cool, or innovate in the same way Cuphead has. Quality animation in games is important, and lots of games have it. The animation and art is so smooth and unique it seems to fulfill the promise of ‘playing a cartoon’ many gamers have wanted since Super Mario World and Yoshi’s Island teased the notion. An interactive video game you can play and control. When you look at Cuphead you need to catch your breath. ![]()
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