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August 29th, 2007
Knytt Stories is Marvelous
Knytt Stories is the latest freeware work from Swedish independent game developer Nicklas “Nifflas” Nygren, and it, like the rest of his work, is thoroughly charming, atmospheric and enjoyable. Nygren’s previous game, which was simply titled Knytt, provided the player with an enormous, gorgeous 2D world to explore, with little in the way of objectives or interference. After the game’s release last year, many players expressed concern over the game’s “unfinished” feel and lack of goals. I strongly disagreed with that opinion - the lack of unnecessary video game trappings served the overall experience of playing the game, which was, like a good walk in the countryside, extremely relaxing and satisfying in its own right.
Nygren has attempted to please both camps with Knytt Stories, which is less a self-contained game and more a game creation system using the distinctive qualities of Knytt as a jumping-off point. Nygren writes on the game’s homepage that ” Knytt Stories doesn’t have a specific plot. Instead, each level is its own little adventure.” The included demonstration level, titled “The Machine,” posesses all of the qualities that made Knytt so compelling. The game’s world, despite only being visible one screen at a time, remains remarkably coherent and beautiful from a design and aesthetic standpoint. The way that the different terrains and little details of the world blend together from moment to moment feels startlingly organic, and it’s even more remarkable when you consider that everything has been put together using a unified set of tools which are included with the game, free-of-charge.
Assuming that you have a computer with Windows installed, you can (and should!) download both Knytt and Knytt Stories from Nygren’s website, which can be found here. Hm. I might have to make a level or two myself!
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