#bubumbu

[veebs-hates-video-games]

Before I get too much further behind and forget, I guess I should catch up on a few things I played recently.

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon: After replaying Aria of Sorrow a year or two ago I never got around to touching either of the other GBA Castlevania games until just recently. I forgot how much changed from one to the next even with only a year between them. Gonna be completely honest here: Circle of the Moon feels pretty bad to play to me these days, almost closer in some ways to the older games I never liked much even in the 80s than to the ones that came after it. I didn't last very long this time around.

Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance: I didn't finish this one either, but wow they sure did improve so much stuff from one game to the next. It's still not on the same level as Aria of Sorrow, but it's a lot closer. If I didn't have a bunch of other stuff I'd rather be doing I could see myself having finished this one.

Bubumbu: This one I did actually finish. It's a very short and pretty straightforward hidden object game, but it's entirely hand drawn and pretty charming. Worth paying attention to all the little details around you as you complete the main goals. Not a bad use of less than a dollar and less than an hour.

[harpgriffin]

Bubumbu Preview

This is a short, animated hidden object adventure game. It's a fun little concept, though not being able to see the scene except by moving around puzzle pieces was a little annoying. It also seems to be badly optimized, since it was over a gig on my harddrive. The controls are mouse only. The puzzles are clever and intuitive, and if they add some kind of scene view, they'll be significantly more fun.

[thessalian]

Thess vs Another Ocean of Demos

Still working through the Next Fest, at least partly because I got very little sleep last night (sometimes my sleeping patterns just fuck themselves up; another consequence of the fibro, yay) and I figured some poking around before work might get my brain into some kind of gear. [Edit: this waited until after I was done work to post; I thought about adding any I play tonight to the list but then thought, nah, it's been a rough week and I don't need the pressure, even self-imposed.]

Cook For Love: Some cooking games are my jam; others are too much in love with the physics for me to handle well. Cook For Love is simple on the mechanics, nicely hand-drawn, and just generally cute. Definitely going to be getting that one.

Hexaroma: This one combines the mechanics of Terrascapes and Pan'orama, and has a nice chunky art style that makes it stand out on its own. Plus you can pick biomes or choose at random, so desert one game, tundra the next, and so on. Yeah, that one's a keeper.

Bubumbu: Hidden object game with a difference. Simple, but effective and Zen enough for me, for sure.

A Shelter Full of Cats: Look, anything from Devcats is in general a yes from me. I like hidden object games, and I love cats, and Devcats games provide me both, while also working to raise awareness of things like Trap, Neuter, Release and the importance of adopting rather than shopping for a cat. Anyway, their games not being that expensive anyway, I'm definitely throwing money at this one when it comes out. That and A Building Full of Cats 2 coming out next year.

So, this has been a rough week. New Girl was off the last couple of days and it appears that Temp takes over New Girl's role as Laziest Sod In The Office when New Girl is off. And honestly, while I try to be mindful of spoiling other people, I am very, very glad I got a couple of spoilers for this week's drop of TLOVM episodes before I sat down and watched them. Not to spoil, seriously, but ... there's some changes I can't handle when I'm already not at my best. I'll wait until I know one way or another whether that's resolved. (I am not complaining about their decision, mind you - that's their call and I get why. I just personally cannot do that to myself right now.)

I hurt. A lot. I did not sleep well. I am tired of having my takeaway ordering options be so fucking limited. This country scares me. Hell, this planet scares me. Scares and depresses and enrages and there's just too much need to scream just now. This is definitely not a night to go back to Silent Hill.

Well-wishes gratefully received. I am not a hugely tactile person and y'all're a little far away for hugs anyway, but damnit, a little help in remembering the awesome in the world (because you all are, by the way) seems a necessary thing right now.

...What might also help are adorable animals. Cats, dogs, rats, ferrets, otters, and raccoons are personal favourites. I may have to dig through my Emergency Cute Supply tag anyway.

[alpha-beta-gamer]

Bubumbu is a charming little hand drawn puzzler where you explore a seaside scene and figure out where the objects in your jigsaw piece belong.

Read More & Play The Beta Demo, Free (Browser)

[ind13magazine]

Indie game developer interview with Victor Bankler

Indie game developer interview with Victor Bankler #indiedev #indiegames #indiedevinterview #ind13 @AnOtterTeam

IND13 met a host of indie developers at Pocket Gamer Connects London, but none of the artwork stood out more to us that the work of An Otter Studio and Victor Bankler. We got an indie game developer interview with Victor Bankler to find out more about An Otter Games and Bubumbu.  Indie game developer interview with Victor Bankler. Please introduce yourself, your game and your studio? 

An Otter…