I almost feel ashamed that I had to wait for VVVVVV to be released onto Steam. Still, it’s nice to be out on the hunt, even if I barely have time to play, let alone write about them, because I have to spend all my time talking about games where you have to spank anime girls as part of the goal. Sometimes, in cases like Aquaria, you succeed. Therefore, finding the good ones tends to be an exercise of wading through gimmicks, blatant ripoffs, and those stupid “artsy” games. To be fair, the indie games market is robust, but just like any industry that relies on a few bright diamonds, there tends to be a lot of coal. I miss the days when Activision was the darling of the industry, a place that was started up by ex-Atari employees so that they could get some recognition for their work, and wasn’t The Enemy, a huge, unfeeling Borg that destroyed Infinity Ward, ruined the rhythm game market, and whose CEO is on record as stating that he wants to “take the fun out of making video games”, along with all of the other stupid crap that routinely comes out of his mouth.
VVVVVV STORY PROFESSIONAL
Even as a professional journalist, I sometimes think the industry is moving too fast for my personal tastes, especially with the industry to the point where the big money is really big, and the smaller developers and publishers get eaten up like schools of fish. I’m thirty years old and have been playing video games since I was literally in diapers, so I’m what you could consider an “older” gamer.
VVVVVV STORY PC
I’m weary of spending $60 on games that are focus grouped, cost millions to make, require a pass just to be able to get online, and in the case of PC games, often come with restrictive and even Draconian DRM that make pirated copies of the game legitimately *better* than legitimate copies. Don’t forget to sign up to our Monthly Newsletter to make sure you don’t miss out on our reviews and interviews.I admit that I’m a little bit weary of AAA releases. We hope you enjoyed Alyx’s review, check out others in our Reviews section :). A game that takes alot of good timing and patience to finish but if you think you’ve got what it takes…go for it! Overall, massive success for SoulEye at creating a soundtrack to get stuck in your head after you put the game down. In particular the sound for when a character is sad (a 2 note chip SFX), sounds alot like a puppy when it’s sad, so really adds an emotional connection to the pixels on screen. Sound Effects are fairly minimal in the game, mostly explosions and impacts in the game intro, all in a lo fi style to tie in with the game feel and of course the soundtrack. A big influence on his catchy, upbeat music for this game.
VVVVVV STORY SERIES
SoulEye notes that he is a big fan of the Street Fighter series (particularly Street Fighter 2) and that he hears part of Guile’s Theme and Ryu’s Theme in his own compositions for VVVVVV upon listening back. It shows the effort and detail that can be put into the audio implementation even in Adobe Flash, that’s not necessarily built to handle anything complicated audio wise. These touches make the soundtrack an integral part of the game, and make the music itself a collectable within VVVVVV. Once Captain Viridian has returned to the ship (after the initial scattering of characters) there is then a Juke Box option available that allows the player to collect “trinkets” to unlock new songs.
VVVVVV STORY MOD
It was interesting because a mod was then released for VVVVVV to replace the current chiptune in-game music, with the new metal soundtrack. This then went on to be arranged as a metal album 4 years later entitled MMMMMM. When SoulEye release his soundtrack for VVVVVV, he entitled it PPPPPP.
The games art style lends itself to the retro, lo-fi chip sounds and they work well together in taking players back to their favourite classics. His music for VVVVVV is indeed catchy chiptune at its best with upbeat melodies that get stuck in the players head, especially when spending a long time trying to complete difficult levels. SoulEye is a chiptune composer from Sweden that takes pride in creating catchy and unforgettable tracks, but also lives by the quote “It’s better to write for yourself and lose your audience, than to write for the audience and lose yourself”. Captain Viridian ( VVVVVV‘s protagonist) was featured as a playable character in Super MeatBoy, as a nod to the game. The game was released earlier in the year to Super MeatBoy, both being successful, partly due to the super difficult gameplay that leaves many fans never completing the games. It was developed in Adobe Flash and released in 2010, to the praise of its “gravity flipping” mechanic. VVVVVV is a 2d puzzle platformer by Terry Cavanagh with music from Magnus Pålsson ( SoulEye).
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