Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers

Let's start by describing the story: Tiny tries to get back the underpants of his grandfather. Did you laugh? I hope so because this is best (and only) joke in a story that is supposed to be funny... The graphics: I don't know what it is supposed to look like, but to me the textures just look like as if I had drawn them with the paint program included in windows. The gameplay: actually quite good. You have some interesting options to interact with the environment and the controls work smoothly. However, this plus point is completely outweighted by the boring level design. The only puzzle like element in this game is: gap in front of you->look up->cut some stuff->stuff falls down and serves as a bridge. That's all, so as a puzzle game this game is complete failure. As a platformer it fails as in the more difficult parts just running along is an effective solution method. From time to time a falling rock will kill you, but it doesn't matter because of the frequent respawn points.

The stylized, graphic novel look of the game and the physics engine are quite good. The game is 6 levels long and completely linear. Now linear doesn't mean bad game immediately, but in this games case it makes its replay value almost non existent. There is almost always one definite way to solve the puzzles in the game which ruins the, otherwise, fantastic physics portion of the game. The humor is interesting and I managed a chuckle here and there as well the soundtrack is good. I didn't enjoy every track, of course. but it was nice to see that a great deal of indie bands and the like were given this little spotlight and some of the tunes now live in my itunes. overall, the game is just not worth the price tag. I'd probably have no problem buying this on my phone for $.99 but ten bucks is just was too much for me. At least with the games current length and under-imagined levels.

This game has potential. It could be great. But it sets itself up as a wannabe platform game then refuses to deliver the goods. The music is wonderful.... At first. But when you start playing getting cassettes is just not enough to keep things interesting. I found myself turning off the sound to listen to pandora or youtube in the background. The controls are a bit clunky and performance kinda sucks. I am running an i7 and sli with 16gb ram. And it feels like I can barely run the game. If you want to play a game that is different. This is it. But it is more of a mini-game. Don't expect to be satisfied for a long period of time. Definitely not worth the $10 it is right now. I got it in a sale so it was worth it.

If you're looking for a platformer that dares to be different, this is the game you need : a great concept served with a nice design, a must-have soundtrack and a simple but efficient gameplay. Sadly, the adventure will only last 2 to 3 hours. But there is much more time to spend if you're going to collect every secret item or just enjoy the sandbox.

Cute puzzle-platformer with unique laser cutting mechanics.