Post by M. Burusu on Jan 21, 2008 19:42:19 GMT -5
. . . and when I say 'obscure', I MEAN obscure. Please say what the obscure game is called, what system it's for, what it's about, and what you like so much about it. Thank you.
For me, it's gotta be Roll Away for the PSX.
It's a puzzle game in which the whole point is to move beach ball (which, thankfully, you have direct control over) through a 3D maze that consists of blocks suspended in mid-air over a very, very, very long drop. You have to collect all the keys in each of these mazes, taking care not to fall off -- and take note that if you roll off of the edge of a structure, you have the capacity to actually roll onto the other side of the structure (jumping, which lets you hop over a space on the structure [the only way to avoid spike traps that pop up now and again, BTW], will take you right off the edge, however, so be careful when you're leaping) and continue moving -- and then make it to the exit space, which is made readily apparent by an X-shaped projection with the word 'EXIT' written on it that hovers over the exit space (it's red initially, but turns green when you've gotten all the keys).
It's because of the gameplay which I detailed above, combined with an awesome musical score, and a host of rather colourful environments (and accompanying decorations for your beach ball), that I am completely addicted to this amazingly-simple-yet-very-engrossing puzzler from Psygnosis (which sadly is no more; another one of their games, Lemmings, was given a port on the PSP in recent years, however, which is another game that I would highly recommend, having played its PSX version . . . ).
Thank you for bothering to read what I wrote, and I hope to see what your favorite obscure game(s) are, everyone!
For me, it's gotta be Roll Away for the PSX.
It's a puzzle game in which the whole point is to move beach ball (which, thankfully, you have direct control over) through a 3D maze that consists of blocks suspended in mid-air over a very, very, very long drop. You have to collect all the keys in each of these mazes, taking care not to fall off -- and take note that if you roll off of the edge of a structure, you have the capacity to actually roll onto the other side of the structure (jumping, which lets you hop over a space on the structure [the only way to avoid spike traps that pop up now and again, BTW], will take you right off the edge, however, so be careful when you're leaping) and continue moving -- and then make it to the exit space, which is made readily apparent by an X-shaped projection with the word 'EXIT' written on it that hovers over the exit space (it's red initially, but turns green when you've gotten all the keys).
It's because of the gameplay which I detailed above, combined with an awesome musical score, and a host of rather colourful environments (and accompanying decorations for your beach ball), that I am completely addicted to this amazingly-simple-yet-very-engrossing puzzler from Psygnosis (which sadly is no more; another one of their games, Lemmings, was given a port on the PSP in recent years, however, which is another game that I would highly recommend, having played its PSX version . . . ).
Thank you for bothering to read what I wrote, and I hope to see what your favorite obscure game(s) are, everyone!
