Gun-fu platformer My Friend Pedro is out now, letting gamers stunt off a skateboard whereas ricocheting bullets off a flying frying pan, all on the behest of a speaking banana named Pedro. Unsurprisingly snapped up by Devolver Digital, this has been a slow-burn ardour venture for solo developer Victor Ågren, working below the studio identify DeadToast Entertainment. Originally a flash-based browser game, it has developed into an more and more spectacular animated GIF generator that’s additionally a bit like a 2D Max Payne. Below, a brief however excellently animated launch trailer.
Ultraviolent however extraordinarily foolish, My Friend Pedro strikes me as a game that gamers received’t correctly grasp for some time. Developer DeadToast has been posting animated GIFs of the game to Twitter for years now, and so they’re at all times beautiful to behold however make me marvel simply how a lot ability is required to drag it off. On prime of a sleek pirouette that lets gamers dodge bullets, gamers have an fascinating bag of methods, together with bullet time, ricocheting pictures, firing in two completely different instructions without delay and physics-driven melee. I really like me some overly technical platform capturing, however I’m anticipating some gamers to bounce off if it’s fiddly to regulate.
My different concern at this level is that the GIFs proven to date recommend an optimum path labored out and fine-tuned by the developer, however not too many exterior choices that received’t look awkward. I’m personally desperate to dig into it and see if I can’t look simply as cool, however that’s to not say my enthusiasm is with out reservation. Reviews to date have been largely optimistic however with some gripes, and whereas Graham has been bouncing his manner by means of My Friend Pedro, he’s not fairly carried out with it but. Stay tuned in the event you’re affected person, although; we should always discover out Wot He Thunk of it by the weekend.
My Friend Pedro is out now on Steam, Humble and GOG for £13.17/€14.27/$16.99, give or take a penny or two.
