Ios And Android News: Don 8217 t & #; Look Back: the graphics are really so important

Monday, March 18, 2013

Don 8217 t & #; Look Back: the graphics are really so important

Among the twists and turns of Play Store, between titles with scary graphics, titles with good ideas but accompanied by a & # 8217; realization, seesawing ugly titles and quant 8217; # & other, there are those small pearls, those games that should be tried at least once in their lifetime than any video game. We would like to talk about a title that we believe represents the best that small portion of games that can impress thanks to the strength of the emotions.

The title is "Don't Look Back", developed by the talented Terry Cavanagh, creator of that masterpiece of Super Hexagon . Do not put your hands immediately before: the game is a free experience, short and within everyone's reach.

A somewhat tortuous publication

Don't Look Back is a 2009 title developed for PC and landed on iOS and Android in late 2012. We do not have time to nominate the game comes just one food for thought: the acceptance of the game in the app store of Apple.

Experience this game without prejudices, don't be scared by the graphics.

In the description of "Don't Look Back" on Play Store, good Terry likes to write the following words: "Don't Look Back" is a short game made in 2009. Is a completely free, no & # 8220; free to play & #; 8221: there are no in-app purchases or other nonsense ". A statement tutt # & 8217; other than malignant but Apple didn't like it all. In fact, the game was initially rejected because of this description is not appropriate. Result Terry had to change the description of the title iTunes only, but not on Play Store : check yourself.

The love and hope of Orpheus

After having entertained with these gossip, let's move on to the game. Don't Look Back is based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, one of the most moving love stories ever. Poet and skillful musician, Orpheus loved the nymph Eurydice more than anything else, but when the latter was missing his heart couldn't endure the terrible loss. Days passed and he continued to play his music for Eurydice. Now the terminus, has been dwarfed by grief but full of hope, Orpheus traveled to the underworld by Hades, asking and praying for his beloved returned alive. Conquered by the music, Hades could not refuse the request of Orpheus and promised to bring back to life the nymph but on one condition: Orpheus must revert to the gates of hell followed by his beloved without looking behind him, not knowing if she was following.

The ups and downs that will face the protagonist will be fairly challenging.

Our goal will go down to the underworld, take our beloved and return to the surface, without looking. The game is a simple platform of the average length of a quarter of an hour, where you must defeat monsters, jump obstacles and avoid traps. Nothing particular, but is running at all to impress: the atmosphere is truly engrossing title, will be essential but effective graphics, will be the music that will accompany us during the short but intense experience, will be the naturalness and authenticity of the product. Â The title shows what can be done with a concept so simple, with the bare minimum. Moreover, it is difficult to find nowadays a game that hides behind a tree so slim a sort of morality in the finale, but there we anticipate anything: you'll find out by completing the short adventure.

Pulling the sums

We do not feel to give an overall rating for Don't Look Back. The game surprises us because it is not a title created to make money, is a game created with the heart, which perhaps is missing in most major productions of today. A 8217; # & videogame experience I recommend to all: live it all in a (brief) breath, with headphones and in complete serenity, without prejudices or quant 8217; # &. After completing the game, ask a question: in recent years, how many and what were the titles made with the heart or, better, how many of those titles will have been impressed by the huge emotional impact that they managed to release we are eager to know your opinion about it. To you the word!