Wired UK writes on "Sword & Sworcery", a Toronto-developed iPad game that has received international praise since its launch last week. Designed through a collaboration between Toronto game company
Capy, local artist
Superbrothers and singer-songwriter
Jim Guthrie, Sworcery is described as "far closer to an experimental, interactive art piece than a traditional game".
"
To say anything, of any real substance, about Superbrothers:
Sword & Sworcery EP, would be wrong. So much of this
game -- an evocative, Zen-like fantasy romp for iPad -- is about the sheer thrill of
curiosity, exploration and discovery."
"It figures, considering the endless back catalogue of
adventure cult classics and minimalistic masterpieces that no doubt
inspired the game. There are hints of
The Legend of Zelda -- but more bushwhacking through
an uncharted Hyrule than epic world-saving heroics -- and
PlayStation 2 marvel Shadow of the Colossus. It reminds me
of Ico, Prince of Persia and
Another World."
"All games that were not afraid to sit back, drop you in a
completely foreign space and let you explore with as little
handholding as possible. They were games that harnessed the
childlike joy of discovery and relished in the unexpected, with few
tutorials and no shepherding arrows to push you in the right
direction. This game definitely belongs in that exclusive
club."
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original source Wired UK