I may have a problem. I’m noticing a trend in my gaming habits where I am being drawn to games that present seemingly impossible objectives and where guaranteed frustration is considered a feature. And I like it. I like it so much that I feel compelled to recommend these games here at DoSu. From Trials 2 and Trackmania to Love and Geometry Wars; I’m just glad that these games don’t come on discs or I may have destroyed them by now. This week’s cheap game is no different.

Created, developed and published by X-Out of Dark Castle Software, Gravitron 2 is a classically styled arcade shoot’em up where gravity and inertia are both your best friend and greatest foe.
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Though a simplistic platformer it may be, it is clear that Love was crafted carefully and arduously from top to bottom by developer Fred Wood. Boasting twenty levels of pure platforming goodness and an eleven track original music score by James Bennett, not to mention a smartly implemented checkpoint and lives system, Love is honestly a joy to play.

Simplistic controls eliminate a barrier to entry. After adjusting the game window to an appropriate size with F5 and F6, you’ll use arrow keys to move left or right, A to jump (hold for a longer jump), S to set your checkpoint and D to recall to that checkpoint at the cost of one life (of one hundred). The game’s difficulty is dependant on your patience, timing and reflexes.
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Today I have a double-feature for you. These gems from Feisar have gotten little to no attention from any of the sites that I visit, and it’s only by luck that I ran across them and am now able to share them with you now. Neither of them would qualify as a typical machinima short film. They’re both thoughtful, emotional and delicately paced. If you think you can handle that, then enjoy a couple of what I think are great examples of this art form’s potential and richness.

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