Cubed Issue #1, January 2016 | Page 32

INDIE CORNER I MUST KILL...: FRESH MEAT OH... SIR! EMILY IS AWAY SALMON CLAUS ROOFTOP RESCUE SIAN BRADLEY E SIAN BRADLEY S 30 ometimes you come across a true gem in the vast number of free indie games, and other times you don’t. Although I Must Kill is in Early Access, it's completely unplayable. For a 2D point-andclick game, you’d expect to be able to do simple tasks, like pointing and clicking. As it turns out, you can only click on one object in this butcher’s house, only to receive the sarcastic comment of “what would I do with an old desk” – I don’t know, hit someone around the head with it? You must kill after all. In the month the game has been out on Steam, the developers don’t seem to have attempted to fix this glaring error. Not everything is awful though: the handdrawn art style is utilised well in horror games and the few hints that you get towards a story are executed well. It’s just a shame that the music makes you want to cover your ears and the absolute lack of gameplay makes you want to tear them off. SCORE: 1/10 SIAN BRADLEY I nsulting your closest friends seems to be a mandatory part of life and now it can be done in the virtual world too. Although Oh… Sir! can only be played using local multiplayer, it’s still a great few minutes of entertainment. The game is played by taking turns choosing phrases from the shared board or your personal collection to create the best insult you possibly can. Don’t expect anything that makes a great deal of sense though, as the majority of the time you’ll be talking about how your friend’s dad is a dead dog and has never seen Star Wars… mate! A score is then calculated (though how it is we’ll never know) and the winner is the person who empties the others’ life bar. It’s like Street Fighter if you were stood in a British pub and similarly would be a lot more entertaining after a few drinks. SCORE: 3/10 DR. LANGESKOV, THE TIGER, AND THE TERRIBLY CURSED EMERALD: A WHIRLWIND HEIST JACK DENISOV S almon Claus Rooftop Rescue is a simple free indie platformer created by Neon Deity Games. In the spirit of Christmas, you play as Salmon Clause chasing after Santa to pick up the presents that keep spilling out of Santa's ripped ba ˂