{"id":9048,"date":"2019-07-10T17:10:24","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T07:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therefinedgeek.com.au\/?p=9048"},"modified":"2019-07-10T17:10:30","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T07:10:30","slug":"kids-pitter-patter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therefinedgeek.com.au\/index.php\/2019\/07\/10\/kids-pitter-patter\/","title":{"rendered":"KIDS: Pitter Patter."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I am&#8230;truly at a loss to set the scene on this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my regular dive through the dumpster that is the Steam new releases page I came across <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/793370\/KIDS\/\">KIDS<\/a> and, given that it was free, I figured it was probably worth the price of admission. What followed was a surreal 20 minute experience that could be a commentary on how we interact with each other or some kind of weird ASMR tech demo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suffice to say it&#8217;s the first game where I&#8217;ve felt that screenshots aren&#8217;t going to be sufficient to demonstrate the rather bizarre mechanics it brings to bear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"270\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 480 \/ 270;\" width=\"480\" controls src=\"https:\/\/therefinedgeek.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/KIDS-Review-Screenshot-Wallpaper-CHOIR.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s not much to say about it from an art style or graphics point of view, it&#8217;s just hand drawn black and white sketchbook art. The sound design does stand out though with all the animations being accompanied by some great foley work. There&#8217;s nothing quite like hearing the footsteps of a few onscreen figures slapping around before it turns into an ungodly stampede of the buggers trampling across your screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mechanically it&#8217;s like 2D walking simulator as all you need to do is click in places to make things happen. Given that it&#8217;s only 20 minutes it&#8217;s really worth just going and playing it to see them for yourself but some choice moments are: moving through what I assume is someone&#8217;s digestive system, throwing countless figures into bottomless pits and starting a mexican wave of claps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like I said before, truly <em>bizarre.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"270\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 480 \/ 270;\" width=\"480\" controls src=\"https:\/\/therefinedgeek.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/KIDS-Review-Screenshot-Wallpaper-THE-STAMPEDE.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>KIDS feels like the kind of game you used to find on places like Newgrounds or Albino Black Sheep. It&#8217;s a surreal experience that doesn&#8217;t really have a premise or a story to tell but it&#8217;s intriguing all the same. If I didn&#8217;t think it&#8217;d horribly scar children in some way I&#8217;d say it&#8217;d be a great little title for the iPad as the interactivity had a very tactile feel to it, even behind a mouse. In all honesty I have no idea if this game will appeal to you but for 20 minutes of your time I don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s a huge investment to find out either way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rating: 8.5\/10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>KIDS is available on PC right now for free. Total play time was 19 minutes.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am&#8230;truly at a loss to set the scene on this one. 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