Tales of the Tiny Planet

A game quick to finish, not only because of the total playing time, which can be about 2 hours depending on the attempts, number of players and if we want to complete the game (marathon mode, all stages with 3 stars, etc.), but also because of how fast and enjoyable it’s to repeat or beat the stage without wasting time with loading screens. It’s a very fun game, both for the physics-based gameplay and coordination when solving the puzzles, and for the adorable sounds, voices and phrases of the Tiny Planets. Most worlds are relatively simple, except for the final world, which can get complicated, especially if playing alone. It’s playable and enjoyable for one person, but more so for two. Playing as two doesn’t add new elements to the screens, but control of the mechanisms is divided between both.
Un juego rápido de acabar, no solo por el tiempo total de juego, que pueden ser unas 2 horas según los intentos, número de jugadores y si queremos completar el juego (modo maratón, todas las pantallas con 3 estrellas, etc.), sino también por lo rápido y ameno en repetir o pasar de fase sin perder tiempo con pantallas de carga o títulos innecesarios. Es un juego simple y muy divertido, tanto por la jugabilidad basada en las físicas y la coordinación a la hora de resolver los puzzles, como por los sonidos, las vocecillas y las frases adorables de los Tiny Planets. La mayoría de mundos son relativamente sencillos, a excepción del mundo final, que se puede complicar, sobre todo si se juega solo. Es jugable y disfrutable a uno, pero más a dos, pese a que la experiencia no es tan marcada como en otros juegos de pantalla compartida. Jugar a dos no añade elementos nuevos a las pantallas, sino que el control de los mecanismos se divide entre ambos.

Tales of the Tiny Planet may look like some bad indie game, but once you play it, you'll see the sheer effort that was put into every level. Everything is tuned to the pixel so that it's hard to perform shortcut tricks. Your time is shown on an online leaderboard to give you extra sense of accomplishment when you pull off what seemed impossible. In rare cases a bit of luck goes into it as well, but rather than unfair it feels more like a reward because of how tight the margins are and how much effort you put into practising the level.
Besides, the game is absolutely adorable with its happy little round planets and their silly voice lines like boop, abadaba, bleeyo. I wish they had their own made-up language, but the voice lines and translated text bubbles seem to be random. The short story is very wholesome and heartwarming. The music fits perfectly with the whole style and mindset of the game and their developers.
Tales of the Tiny Planet is a hidden gem hiding in plain sight because you really have to play it to know its true value.

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