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Scarygirl Looks Good, Plays Average
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/12/2012
Apparently Scarygirl is some kind of Internet phenomena from Nathan Jurevicius that has spawned an entire industry. I mainly checked it out because I thought the look was unique and I wanted to see if a traditional 2D platformer could distinguish itself in this generation of gaming. While I don't think the game broke any new ground in the genre, fans of the story will probably enjoy this (well, until the difficulty spikes unexpectedly).
Presentation: The best part of this game is certainly the design. Both characters and levels are given what can only be described as a Tim Burton-esque twist. The main character is a tentacle-armed, eyepatch-wearing, stitch-mouthed girl who brings up images of the goth kid everyone kind of avoided - but is still darn cute as a button with her pirate …
