Most JRPGs are the grouchy grandpas of the gaming world, set in their outdated ways and loath to change the habits of a lifetime.
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A singular vision can affect everything. Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet’s art and story were created by Michel Gagné (of The Iron Giant and indie-comic Zed fame) and are simultaneously simple and beautiful. Striking pitch-black foregrounds contrast with richly saturated pastel backgrounds, somehow enhancing the eponymous alien planet’s air of mystery.
Gravity manipulation isn’t new. Dead Space, Prey and Bayonetta have all dabbled in the anti-Newtonian art with great success. It’s surprising then, that no game has ever made the art of ceiling-crawling its central mechanic – when it’s featured it’s always been in the background and always within predetermined parameters. Inversion seeks to break this trend.
Videogames have given us the power to do things we otherwise couldn’t for decades. Whether it’s time-travel, ninja skills or marksmanship, games allow us to live out our fantasies in a way no other medium can. Namco’s Inversion wants you to dream about what you could do if the laws of gravity were at your fingertips. Enemies often run along walls or ceilings, you can throw a grenade sideways, make items or enemies weight more or less using a fancy...
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