no-one has to die, kinda

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The last two weeks have been a bit busy and as a result I have had little time to play, mostly nothing but tiny flash games now and then. Of those the one that stood out the most was no-one has to die. The game is quite easy as far as actual gameplay is concerned, what sticks about it is the choice-based story and the mystery that comes with it.

Being a very short game makes it kinda hard to say much more without spoiling it, so I'll just say try it out! Right away the dramatic music will fill you with the sense of urgency and you'll see it through to the end.

A slap in the brain - Antichamber

I have finally got my hands on Antichamber and I gotta say it is pretty amazing. In principle the game looks like your average first-person puzzle-platform game, maybe sort of like Portal, only with weird graphics. Once you start playing though you realize you are in for a crazy trip.

The game basically consists of a series of puzzles which you must solve to reach the exit. What makes the whole experience interesting is that it will often kick you into a state of surprise, most of the time because you (sensibly) expect the mechanics of the game to follow some real world logic and they usually don't.

If you have always wanted to know what it feels like to mess with psychedelic drugs but are too much of a wuss to actually do it, I'd wager Antichamber is about as close you can get to it.

Retro pretend - Super Smash Land

Having spent countless hours playing the original Super Smash Bros for the Nintendo 64 I was slack-jawed when I found out about Super Smash Land. The idea is brilliant. It's an independently developed PC game designed fully as if it were an actual Super Smash Bros title for the old Game Boy.

(Not Quite) Super Smash Bros. (Photo credit: Elliot Trinidad)

The controls might be a bit confusing at first (again, it's designed around the limited Game Boy button scheme) but soon enough you get used to it and the enemies start flying. The game is lightweight and free to download at it's website, it's a mandatory download for every Super Smash Bros fan.