The much-awaited Episode 9 of Heat Signature is now here! That's right, we're resuming the series, but with a twist: Heat Signature episodes will now offer more in-depth gameplay analysis and a run-down of what game design elements are at play that make the games so entertaining. The series will continue to focus on up-and-coming games.
This episode looks at Offspring Fling! (Steam page here), a well-designed platformer game in which you catapult your offspring as far and fast as possible in an attempt to complete your mission (you know, like real life). The video pretty much sums it all up, so I'll leave you to it, with the exception of two notes:
1: The game now has a level editor, so if you're into that sort of thing, it's there for you! 2: I forgot to mention this in the video, but if you ever find yourself stuck on a level, refer to the title of the level - it almost always points you in the right direction.
Steve started GamersNexus back when it was just a cool name, and now it's grown into an expansive website with an overwhelming amount of features. He recalls his first difficult decision with GN's direction: "I didn't know whether or not I wanted 'Gamers' to have a possessive apostrophe -- I mean, grammatically it should, but I didn't like it in the name. It was ugly. I also had people who were typing apostrophes into the address bar - sigh. It made sense to just leave it as 'Gamers.'"
First world problems, Steve. First world problems.
