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They’ve replaced the iconic sprite art with a 2D style that looks, appropriately I suppose, like a Newgrounds flash game. The original was a pioneer in the sprite-based retro revival, and it really went the extra mile by having weird stuff like secret levels that replicated the look of original Gameboy titles. There simply isn’t the same amount of joy when one finally trudges across the finish line after finishing a level in chunks like this.Īnother area where Super Meat Boy disappoints is in presentation. In comparison, the levels in Forever are exponentially longer and require numerous checkpoints. Most levels could be finished in under five seconds for those who know what they’re doing.

I also associate speed with Super Meat Boy - it’s all about one-hit-deaths and immediate restarts with very, very little downtime.

Super meat boy forever dark world full#

This style of play is common on mobile phones, but with a full array of triggers, buttons, and sticks in my hands, it comes off as basic and rudimentary. Instead of having direct control over Meat Boy (or Bandage Girl), the player is constantly running forward and the goal is to jump, wall jump, slide, punch, and maneuver their way to the end without getting turned into (literal) hamburger by a multitude of traps. Rather than boasting handcrafted levels made with precision, Forever‘s are procedurally generated from over 100 different slices exclusive to whichever of the twelve worlds the player is currently in. I’m all for going against the grain and mixing up an old formula - we recently saw a phenomenal example of this with Yakuza: Like a Dragon - but the difference here is that while Like a Dragon was able to still feel like a Yakuza game in both tone and structure, none of the things that defined Super Meat Boy feel represented in Forever. While the original was a twitch platformer with unbelievably precise controls, this installment is an auto-runner. Most of my befuddlement with Super Meat Boy Forever is due to the dramatic change in gameplay. While I’m happy it was made under more humane circumstances, I’m afraid the end product will not be worth the wait to most.

The wait for a sequel has taken a surprisingly long time, but for good reason. What started as a Newgrounds flash game made in three weeks by two guys somehow became one of the most successful indies of all time, and it forged great strides on the long march towards legitimizing indie development in the eyes of many. This indie didn’t create the tough-as-nails platforming genre, but it definitely brought mainstream attention to it. WTF…did anybody at Team Meat ever write down what people liked about the first game?Īny list of the most important games from the past decade would not be complete without Super Meat Boy on it. LOW Zero flair and zero soul to speak of. HIGH This team can still make a game that controls with expert precision. Throwing The Bandaged Hamburger Baby Out With The Bathwater