Knytt Stories

Developer: Nicklas Nygren
Publisher: Nicklas Nygren
Release Date: Aug. 28, 2007
System: PC
ESRB Rating: Unrated
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In a nutshell: It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that double jump.

0:00 I initially found this game on a list of free, independent platform games on MetaFilter. Those are three of my favorite adjectives in that last sentence there!

0:01 The opening menu has some concentric circles of colored, rotating balls with ethereal music in the background. Odd. Tutorial time!

0:02 "Welcome! Try to walk around by pressing the left and right arrow keys." OK, I'll try, but I doubt this is gonna work!

0:03 Whaddya know -- it worked. And the S button worked at making my little character jump. Some more ethereal music comes in amid the rainy, pixelated background. Very minimalist graphics and animation so far. I like it!

0:04 I get some power-ups that let me run faster and climb up/hang on to walls. I like the stickiness of clinging to the edges.

0:05 A double jump item! It's just not a proper platformer without a decent double jump!

0:06 I come across an umbrella to slow falls. Who does this guy think he is, Princess Peach?

Read the full review at Crispy Gamer