Ludde

Well this is a treat. This is what a game should be: full of passion and creativity. Yes, it's a bit rough around the edges but there's so much variety I couldn't even begin to describe everything that goes on in this game. Ludde is an open world game with no story, you're free to do whatever you want right away and explore. Usually I like having goals to go for, but I really enjoyed just taking it easy and exploring around, figuring things out. It was developed by a single person, which is quite impressive with the amount of content in the game. It feels like what I would have expected from an N64-era indie developer making a banjo-kazooie/spyro/etc esque collectathon, and I mean it in the best way. It's clear the developer has a ton of passion and I'm looking forward to seeing their updates and new games in the future. Let me give a taste of what this game contains: - DDR Minigame - Pinball - Bejeweled - Jigsaws - Timed Platforming - Red Light Green Light - Mini puzzle dungeons - riddle-based, memory, timing, stealth, you name it. - Skiing - Shooting (BB Gun) - Flying Snowmobiles - Wing Suit (this is so fun) - Go Fish - Snowball Fights - Mini Golf - Modified games of tag - And…

Ludde is an open world, sandbox-ish, 3d platformer come collectathon. Its simple wrapping of block colours and no frills character models hides something very very well designed and masterfully executed. It’s so confident, fluid and self aware that it’s hard to ignore its charm and not get completely lost in its wintry world. There’s also something refreshing about not having a convoluted back story, tutorial or character arcs. You’re just a dog, that walks up right and shovels snow - that’s it. The key is the exploration - running, snowmobiling, skiiing or even flying around this vast world is very fun. You’ll find new areas, NPCs and the main draw - tons of mini games. This is where the game excels. The gameplay mechanics of these mini games is so finely tuned. Whether it’s entire game arcades with rhythm games, crazy golf or ice hockey - they all feel really fresh and velvety smooth - even more so than games that focus solely on one of these things. And this is where serious props are due to Shellander Games. Clearly he’s a dev that has decades of experiences (check the back catalog, this isn’t Ludde’s first outing) and he knows what works. How often do we get AAA games ship…

Inspirational

When you realize that you are a grown man, that has been shoveling snow, as a dog that walks, for 10 minutes to relaxing music.... Has to try this on my kid. Some work to initally understand how use controls and map and such. Then you just play.

Is a good little game, you like platform game, is a platforn game. Is fun little game.

clearly s tier