Tiny Thor

In all I'd give this 3.5 (Good->Great) for the gameplay, but the absolutely awesome soundtrack moves it up to 4 stars. The game is vibrant, colourful and has a sense of whimsy to it. But don't let the graphics fool you, it becomes very demanding, often to the point of frustration. The puzzle part is trying to figure out "How" you're expected to make it through tricky sections. But unlike many puzzle platformers, knowing the trick is not an automatic win. Especially in the later parts, the game demands something near perfect execution and good feel for how your abilities chained and timed will give you the most air time to clear a tricky gap. In all, I quite enjoyed my 11 hours with the game, though I was ready to see the end about 2 hours before that, out of frustration. Great parts: • Movement is responsive and flows well, apart from your downward slam which has an unpleasant animation delay. • The music is great. Awesome work • Puzzle platformer which requires both, no automatic win because you now know what to do. Negative points: • Some of the puzzles you have hardly any chance to solve on the first go, as it relies on information you don't see until half a second before you die. • No mid-level saves. When a level can take you up to 40 minutes to work out and get through, taking a break means starting over. • Some encounters where there are too many enemies to keep track of and fight, can seem too random to be pleasant.

I was made aware of this game by its two composers Chris Huelsbeck and Fabian Del Priore. Two friends of mine whos music is on my latest Soundtrack CD. The game is a well crafted throwback to more challenging and satisfying gameplay. Retro style pixel art and a fitting and melody based soundtrack. Whats not to like? Solid game,great fun.

The attention to detail shines through everywhere in this game. I was hesitant to buy as I feared this might be an attempt to cash in on nostalgia values, but the devs have proved me wrong indeed. A thoroughly enjoyable platformer adventure which leaves me smiling :)

Horribly difficult one. Only for people having a lot of free time.