The splendidly vibrant and humorous Chuchel, the brand new journey recreation from Samorost and Botanicula makers Amanita Design, is now out. Our John gushed reward in his Chuchel review however who can bear in mind way back to yesterday? “A tour de force of animation”, he stated. “Daft happiness at its purest, titrated into gaming”, he stated. For a recreation this nice, a reminder is warranted. Ah, I chortle simply seeing this offended little squiggle. Look:
Bless your little cotton socks, you hangry fool. Here’s John once more to elucidate extra:
“The game plays out in a number of mini-chapters, almost like episodes of a mad cartoon, where a sequence of screens or challenges or puzzles will end with the game’s name crashing into screen, invariably squishing our hero, then launching off in another lunatic direction. The persistent theme is that little Chuchel wants that damned cherry, and is constantly being thwarted by a little pink bug creature, and a giant omnipotent brown hairy hand that descends from the top of the screen. One scene you’ll be trying to arrange bizarre amphibious creatures such that they provide a crude Rube Goldberg means of reaching a high-up space, in another you’ll just be laughing your face off as you try to crack the head of a poor egg-like monstrosity through a series of sequences. There are mini arcade games, there are extended animated sequences to just sit and thoroughly enjoy, there are incredibly bizarre action sequences in which you must punch away an army of invading sentient teeth.”
Splendid.
Chuchel is out now for Windows and Mac, priced at £8/€10/$10 and a pair quid extra for an version together with the fab soundtrack (by DVA, of Botanicula fame). It’s accessible by means of Steam, GOG, Itch, and a Humble widget on the game’s site. Itch and Humble supply Steam keys along with DRM-free downloads.
While I’m right here, try this chuffing choon from the soundtrack.
