Papo & Yo is a game that I have wanted to play ever since I read the press release detailing the inspiration behind the story of this platforming puzzle game. Growing up the developer was the child of an abusive alcoholic father and the relationship portrayed in the game speaks loudly of the horror that brought. Players will take control of Quico a young boy hiding in his closet from a rampaging monster. Quico discovers an illuminated spiral into...
We all lie to ourselves. We grow up saying to ourselves,”I’ll never get addicted to THAT“. But once you had a taste, you can’t help but just give in, and click,”Next Turn”. Seriously, in terms of addictive qualities, Civilization 5 should be the kind of stuff that gets one sent to the Betty Ford Clinic in California. Want to get heroin addicts off the smack? Introduce them to Civ 5. I mean, it may still result in them not being a...
Developed by Minority Games Papo and Yo is a platformer at its core, but underneath the color it is a wonderful story representing the tough times in the life of its lead developer. Vander Caballero the creative developer of the game drew upon his own experiences growing up in South America with his abusive alcoholic father. The messages are not so blunt they slap you right in the face but for anyone who has dealt with alcoholism within their family can see immediately...
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