Freeware Game Pick: Verge (Kyle Pulver)
Verge is a 2D platformer created by the developer of Bonesaw: The Game for TIGSource's Commonplace Book competition, featuring music contributed by Alec Holowka. In it, players assume control over an unnamed protagonist who has to traverse between two worlds in order to solve rudimentary block puzzles and reach the exit of each stage. This will require impaling himself with spikes Karoshi-style, using marked tiles on the ground to teleport, or jumping into deep ponds to appear on the other side. Enemies which absorb your soul can be shaken off by pressing the left and right arrow keys repeatedly.
There are nine levels to play in this competition build, and will take about ten to twenty minutes to complete. (forum thread)
Name: Verge
Developers: Kyle Pulver, Alec Holowka (music)
Category: Platform
Type: Freeware
Size: 5MB
Direct download link: Click here
Comments
with a better storyline, a inventory and more length this game could be legendary
Posted by: jack_in_the_dark | November 30, 2008 5:42 PM
I do plan on expanding upon the game, but this was as much as I could get done for the competition deadline... ;D
Posted by: Kyle | November 30, 2008 10:58 PM
very nice, i hope you win, the enemies shoots lag a little on my pc, my other than that i think this game is perfect
Posted by: jack_in_the_dark | December 1, 2008 2:10 AM
Not a bad game for the most part, but the soul suckers got me around level 7 and there's no way I'm playing through those levels again.
Posted by: Neddo | December 1, 2008 3:24 AM
awesome. if this was a full game it would be great
Posted by: farik | December 1, 2008 4:15 PM
Beatiful game! I really wish I had come up with the idea... lol. Splendid execution, and FANTASTIC music! Any chance of releasing an MIDI or sheet music or anything?
Posted by: lunchrush | January 17, 2009 8:53 AM