Pandaland is a Windows platformer based around Swedish indie-girl culture. It was first announced about 2 years ago, but the creators finally got around to finishing it up. It's about as difficult and lengthy as your average promotional flash game (although there is a hidden hard mode), but the chiptunes and pixel art 110% nail a perfect "informed-by-but-better-than-NES" aesthetic that for once doesn't feel like a programmer who couldn't afford artists. Using up to jump is kind of weird and Amiga-y, but this thing really sings and swings. A perfect videogame after dinner mint. Go play it!
Friday, April 24, 2009
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