This game is about as evil as they come for difficulty, but it's the very best kind of evil man can craft and still be entertainment. the "purpley bit at 1:20 in the trailer above), but I not once felt cheated or annoyed. Some seemingly easy obstacles found me pouring dozens of lives into conquering (i.e. I actually found myself carelessly tossing this rag doll of pixels around simply because there was so little to lose if I failed when (not if) you die, you instantly respawn from the nearest of many, many checkpoints. Often, any miscalculation or slip of the finger will result in merciless death though the lack of graphical resolution limits any emotional reaction on the players part. It very effectively throws as many hazards at you as you can imagine, and then some. V6 is in many ways a thorough test of one's virtues, patience, if I had to pick just one. In fact, that's what every single button (aside from the directional pads) on the 3DS is mapped to do, so for a guy like me with ten ring-fingers, that makes the controls a cinch to use, yet mastering them takes quite a bit of practice. Its main idea is something of an explorative platformer, not unlike the original Metroid, though instead of weaponry, you control the direction of gravity either up or down. Pity that, because it turns out that the game is even better than I had ever expected. Honestly, at the time, V6 (as I'll call it) was one of the most appealing parts of that bundle, though it alone couldn't outweigh my logic for passing on the bundle. As it turns out, vvvvvv was either one of the featured titles, or one of the bonus games tossed in free for customers spending a "fair" amount. Unfortunately I passed on it at the time because I frankly don't have enough time for games when I'm at a computer. Not too long ago, one of those guilt-trip indie game bundles came along that piqued my interest (as they always do). Bottom line: read below, and then check this game out. Are you planning on picking this up on the 3DS when it releases some time soon, or did you get your fill of gravity-defying punishment on PC or Mac already? Would you use the level editor on 3DS? Let us know in the comments or on Facebook or Twitter.Editor's note: Yes, I realize this has been out for a couple weeks already now, but these impressions were from a couple weeks before that the hectic holidays made coordinating a publishing date with RMC a bit tricky. The 3DS version can already load levels created by users on the PC, and it comes with several-including one by Minecraft creator Notch, according to Pocket Gamer. It's a lot of work on our end to make it work, to test it and debug it." Sometimes people load up the level editor and never use it or just make a level with one room. "It's a big investment for the player to make a level. If they download the game and they play it and they enjoy it and want to keep playing it, then we'll be happy to support it for the long term. "We're considering online leaderboards and other things. Rodriguez revealed that the portable version of the challenging indie game could feature leaderboards and a level editor, but only if it's well-received on the 3DS. Nintendo World Report recently had a chat with Tyrone Rodriguez from Nicalis, the developers of Cave Story, about their handling of the 3DS port of Terry Cavanagh's VVVVVV.
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