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I would be friends with Thomas. Seems like a nice fellow, even if it's nothellip; you know, a fellow.
Thomas Was Alone is weird. At its core, it's a game about rectangles with unique abilities that need to be utilized to advance through puzzles. While it might sound entirely basic—and it is—it's also a game that's made me give a flying quadrilateral about these blocks, which I didn't know was possible, even though I've been playing video games since my nubs could hold a controller. And it's all because some writer decided to do some amazing characterization and name the blocks I need to maneuver around to reach the designated space.

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oprainfall writes: "With years of language study under my belt, I take my adventures in Japanese gaming even more seriously, and I can also thank GungHo Online Entertainments US branch for this. Along with MonkeyPaw, the company is releasing rare PS1 imports to the PSN service, but with a catchtheyre completely untranslated. In other words, this is as niche of a market as it gets, and it helps that one of the latest titles released with this program happens to be one of Japans most successful dating sims of all time."

Added: 29.04.2013 22:24 | 8 views | 0 comments

Thomas Was Alone humanizes nondescript squares, creating an affecting and satisfying adventure.

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Starcoon is a game that brings the "as high as you can get" games to a new level. This arcade space adventure with catchy audio and colorful cartoon graphics. You control Curio the raccoon in a dynamic and constantly changing environment with the goal to catch as many stars as you can. Along the way you can pick up several power boosts to enhance the awesome feeling of a space raccoon, defying nature's laws to get to his beloved goal, “The Moon”. But watch out for those pesky meteorites.

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Intrepid reporter Phil Fogg gets Thomas Was Alone creator Mike Bithell to confirm comments made on the IGN UK podcast that an Xbox 360 version of Thomas Was Alone was not not impossible.

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The game is, at its heart, a platformer. You start off as Thomas, a square representing an AI program. As the game goes on you meet up with other AI that come in various block type shapes. You can switch control between them on the fly and this is necessary in order to traverse the levels. Different AI work together in different ways as they all have different abilities. The game play is sublime and perfectly tuned.

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Gamesblip writes about Curve Studios' Thomas Was Alone for the Vita and PS3.

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"Can rectangles make you cry? Prior to playing Mike Bithells independent puzzle platformer Thomas Was Alone, Id never had to ask myself that question. Of course they couldnt, Id probably have scoffed in response. How could mere shapes, flat and boringly symmetrical ones at that, ever be able to evoke such a heartfelt reaction? However, after actually playing Thomas, and being exposed to a delightful and heartwarming tale of scattered, unique individuals putting aside their differences and finding solace in a newfound friendship, Im no longer so sure. Even now, as I stare at the white fuzz and sharp corners of my computer screen, Im having trouble expressing exactly how transfixed and overjoyed I felt while playing. One thing, however, is for certain. The answer to a certain other question, one by the name of are games art?, has become easier to answer." (Michael Urban, OnlySP.com)