Pocket Gamer: It's curious how a time limit can change the way you approach a problem. If you have all the time in the world then you're more likely to mull over the solution, taking in your surroundings and looking carefully for potential answers.
However, once a time limit has been imposed on you, your controlled attitude rapidly disintegrates and you're compelled to try anything in the vain hope that you've chosen correctly.
McPixel is genre-less hilarious game so pixelated that will bring you back to 80s
Brett spotlights indie games of new and old in half hour of indie. This week he played McPixel. A very bizarre adventure game.
When you first boot up the game, McPixel warns you that long play sessions can lead to brain damage. Take note. They mean it. McPixel is a series of short, rapid-fire point-and-click “adventures” that highlight everything that is wrong with the point-and-click genre. Each scenario only lasts about 20 seconds, and in that time, you’re supposed to find a way to defuse an explosive. The solutions rarely make sense, though...
