Beautiful grapple beam playgrounds, although ones which would benefit from clearer signposting. Gone North Games aren't entirely oblivious to this either and, once you complete the game, the extras menu offers up something of that kind - timed levels stripped of any narrative. In this you start to see ASAMU as having the makings of a compulsive time trial game. At a later point in the story, zapping glowing crystals with your glove will offer extra grapple charges so you can whizz about for even longer without landing. Traversing the spaces is the best part of the game - when it works it's an absolute pleasure to be sailing from grapple spot to grapple spot. The controls are intuitive - using the mouse buttons you charge the suit's jump ability and shoot out grapple beams, and hitting space activates the boots. Later on you'll also find some jet-propelling boots which you can use to boost across greater distances. You trail your uncle through these environments using a fantastical suit that features a magical grappling hook and shock absorbers which stop you hurting yourself on landing. The actual game is a first-person platformer set in a world of floating rocks. The story begins as the child version of the narrator enters the garbage disposal dimension rift thingummy to go looking for him. A blackboard in his abandoned house reveals that he has built some kind of waste disposal system possibly powered by starlight. Said uncle is a brilliant scientist - a whimsical and even-tempered version of Uncle Quentin from the Famous Five books. Welcome the game world with a unique visual style and a mysterious story that unfolds before you.A Story About My Uncle is actually a story about the narrator's uncle told as a bedtime story to a small child. The emphasis is on moving around the world with a power hook that gives the player an incredible sense of speed and freedom. Movement in A Story About My Uncle is the most important part of the gameplay.
Find clues pointing to your uncle's whereabouts, and meet incredible creatures that will help you on your journey. Use the mysterious inventions of your uncle, who will give you the opportunity to incredibly high and far to jump, contemplating beautiful landscapes. Video card: Shader Model 3.0 & DirectX 9.0c compatibleĪ Story About My Uncle is a first-person adventure platformer about a boy who is looking for his missing uncle and gets into a world whose existence he could not even imagine. OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8ĬPU: Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon X2, or equal at 1.6GHz or better
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