Ooh, yeah, we slicer-dicer, spud
I liked the cut of this one’s jib from the start. The white, minimalist architecture with splashes of player-inserted color sort of held hints ofUnfinished Swan.The pre-built environment with its line-drawn aesthetic for objects in the distance brought back pleasant associations withGravity Rush,a favorite. It’s basicallyMinecraft, but for me. More navel-gazing, less tedium. Clean, enviable design.
Bokida, which you can presently play for free, in-browser via that link, features a smooth building mechanic that allows you to place blocks one and a time or effectively paint 3D structures by holding down the mouse. Additionally, there’s is a precision cutting mechanic akin toMetal Gear Rising’s, as well as a sort of force push, that lets you turn your right angled masterpieces into sharp, colorful detritus.
The music is soothing, the mechanics — cutting and subsequent physics-based response in particular –are fun to toy with, and the weird, existing world is fun to climb and explore just for the sake of doing it. you’re able to spare a few minutes to build and destroy. It feels good, remember?
