![]() But it’s also the stuff that veers off-path that makes Pikuniku a delight. It’s charmingly compact then, perfectly content with dropping a bit of joy into your life without overstaying its welcome. While it only consists of nine levels, it’s almost like playing a platforming version of Snipperclips, with some fun variation, bringing up split-screen when required, missions that see you both tethered together, or an impromptu competitive race. It’s also worth splitting the Joy-Con with a friend for a standalone local co-op mode. While nothing is exactly designed to challenge you, it’s more about giving you a variety of things to play around with, from a rhythm-action dance-off to boss battles against big robots. Sunshine, it’s a brief and breezy journey, carried by a whimsical score from Calum Bowen. Jumping may be a little too floaty, but for a game that’s more adventure than platformer, traversal feels wonderful.įrom being first mistaken as a ‘ghastly beast’ to joining an underground resistance against Mr. Better still, his leg also doubles as a lasso to swing on hooks or race up zip wires. For just a red oval with a pair of lanky legs and a pair of dots for eyes, he’s surprisingly expressive as you bounce him around this childlike 2D world, as he’s capable of rolling around and through tight spaces, or using his long legs to kick switches, boxes or other hapless denizens, whether that’s to solve a puzzle or just for, um, kicks. It’s a sensation you get from the moment you wake up from a cave as Piku, cuteness incarnate with minimalist effort. It just wants you to have a jolly good time. Sunshine handing out ‘free money’ to the villagers of an island in exchange for plundering its natural resources, but with this out of the way, Sectordub doesn’t pause for any deep state commentary. Sure, there’s a greedy pink-faced capitalist calling himself Mr. ![]() Men, is marketed by publisher Devolver Digital as a dystopia, it’s hard to resist an eye-roll.įortunately, those fears are unfounded. So when Pikuniku, a seemingly innocent-looking game with characters that look as simplistically drawn as the Mr. More information on Sectordub, our logo & relevant media are available here.Maybe I’m just getting old, but it seems almost impossible to look at a seemingly innocent-looking children’s cartoon aesthetic and not wonder if there’s a more sinister or profound message going on underneath. Sectordub has been founded by Arnaud De Bock. Actually working on Pikuniku, with Remi Forcadell, Calum Bowen and Alan Zucconi. Sectordub's goal is to make experimental gameplays and accessible games in collaboration with creative minds. For security purposes, this form has been disabled. We are afraid this developer has not upgraded their presskit() to use distribute(). "Ce jeu névrotique a l’air incroyable, formidable et complètement débile " - Kocobe, Journal du Gamer." If you need a game that'll put a smile on your face.I was giggling the whole way through." - Kate Gray, twitter "Showcased at Day Of The Devs" San Francisco, 5 November, 2016. ![]()
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