Grissallia<p>Jan 23, 2023 - Day 23 - NewPlay Bonus Review<br>Total NewPlays: 30</p><p>Game: Mr. Shifty<br>Platform: Steam PC<br>Release Date: Apr 14, 2017<br>Library Date: Jan 8, 2018<br>Unplayed: 1841 days (5y15d)<br>Playtime: 26m</p><p>Mr. Shifty is a game that, had it not come in a bundle, I definitely would not have bought it; were I not working my way through this little project, I'd probably have never played it.</p><p>Going in dark, based on the name, I didn't really want to play it, and then it turned out to be a controller-based, top-down, (theoretically) twin-stick "shooter", action game.</p><p>That would have been my loss.</p><p>The right stick is rarely used, and the titular character cannot (as yet?) shoot.</p><p>What he can do is teleport, and punch things, and so I found myself navigating a level working out how best to teleport to a point that I can punch the enemies, without them one-shotting me.</p><p>Initially frustrating, at the 5 minute mark, I was "15 minutes will never end", but as I started to get the hang of it, it turns out to be wildly entertaining, even if there is some frantic button mashing involved.</p><p>At the 26 minute mark, I logged out with level 2 completed.</p><p>While deaths are frequent, each level has mini-stages, so you're returned to the start of that mini-stage, to try and teleport and punch your way through; sometimes the best strategy is letting the environment take care of the enemies.</p><p>Turns out, Mr. Shifty is kinda:</p><p>4: Good</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/MrShifty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MrShifty</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TopDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TopDown</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TwinStick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TwinStick</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Project365ONG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project365ONG</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Project365" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project365</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/NewPlay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewPlay</span></a></p>