Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers

Story: great Graphics: awesome Fun factor: uber. But being able to play through a game in 3 hours - even for 10 euros - pretty much SUCKS. Even when it's an "indie" game.

A decent game but it is far too short. I finished the game in 3hrs and that included lots of messing around and exploring. Very little replayablity as all the collectibles are very easy to get, and there is also little to do besides from chasing the antagonist.

"Tiny & Big: Grandpa's Leftovers". No, seriously, take a look at that title again. Not that I have anything against "childish" stories in games, but this does strike me as unimaginative. I didn't expect a strong narrative in this game, but at least a few likeable, stereotypical, halfway interestingly designed characters. You will find nothing of the kind here. Tiny's entire role is to claim his underwear, Big is the meanie and tries to kill him. Tiny has some goggles and his gear, Big has telekinetic superpowers. That's all there is to know, and that makes every cutscene a waste of time. The unintelligible babble of the characters with understandable subtitles also has been done to death, from Banjo-Kazooie to Rayman. I admit, I shudder when I see this game compared to Psychonauts. Entirely different league. Childish title and insultingly lackluster story aside: The gameplay is hardly for kids. You can do a lot of interesting things with the physics engine, no doubt about that. And the game gives you just the right tools to handle the environment, without delay and swift controls. Fun right there. The idea to literally collect the game's soundtrack in the form of cassettes also deserves honorary mention. The downside is that levels lose a bit of individuality as the same music is played over and over. If you're looking for other collectibles than cassettes: They actually expect you to collect "boring stones" (that is indeed the name of the collectible). Again, the designers slap themselves in the face with a vengeance. Where's the fun in that? The way the game saves progress must also be called disadvantageous. During levels 2 to 5, the game saves automatically and relatively often at crucial waypoints; but the player has no idea when and where these points are. Also, leave the game and your progress in the respective level is lost. It's the nature of the engine that you die relatively often - and on purpose if you've maneuvered yourself into frequent unsolvable situations - so this is a source of constant motivation loss. T&B will give you four rather enjoyable levels. Two small beginner's levels and a boss fight do not really count as entire levels, so the advertised six is a rather optimistic count. That's all right, however. Six to seven hours are OK for the price. But you might leave the game thinking that with exactly the same budget, effort and approach, a much better game could have emerged if it was better designed.

What can I say about this game... it is pretty good not the best piece of software I have bought, but like the game it gets you there just not in the way you would expect. Style Style style if there is anything this game is oozing out of its seems is style, to be honest I have not seem to many game s like it game play is simple but the hard thing is figuring out how to do the simple things. Music is "indie underground stuff" but I cannot help but recognizing the psychedelic beats from the 60s, I admit I look though the tracks and thought I would hate them. But I found myself enjoying them. Obviously it is an indie game so the graphics are not quite as good as a big title. However I am impressed by the performance of their physics engine. Overall impressed however the whole sound track is not included which leaves lots to be wanted given the considering. If you like sand box games you will like this one, if you prefer structured environments I would stay clear of this game as sometimes you will have to explore to find the next step. Cannot wait for episode 2!!!

I've bought this game mostly because of the cool soundtrack from game preview video. Unfortunately it is not included with the game. Game itself is OK, but short.