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Have You Played… Alt254?Square eyes
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Nope, you don’t need to get your eyes tested.Alt254is a minimalist action adventure game that plays out on a small (albeit greatly enlarged) map that measures just 21x26 pixels. In this tiny space, you, a black dot, must venture forth, solving puzzles, deciphering the strange, colourful world around you and piecing together your broken memory along the way. It’s a very enigmatic little game, but one that’s instantly charming in its old-school vibes and artfully constructed world. Its soundtrack is a bit of a corker, too.
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Trailer ‘Alt254’
Really, it’s kind of incredible how much personality and lore you end up imposing on this sprawling, blocky island. You start parsing what counts for switches, ditches and pillars with amazing alacrity, and there’s a part of me that likes to think of its tiny black pixel hero as some kind of long-lost cousin ofPatrick’s Parabox- a square friend who’s slipped down one of its many infinite wormholes to find themselves washed ashore on the ruins of a strange, monster-filled island.
