SXO: It’s not very often I play something unique, play something unlike any other or play a game that really makes me think about what’s cracking off. When I do encounter one of these games its a breath of fresh air and its a feeling I really enjoy experiencing in games.
The main gimmick that sets OVIVO apart from any other platformer is the gravity mechanic. Similar to games like VVVVV, where instead of the traditional jump button, your source of gravitational pull changes. In OVIVO your source of gravity changes from the upside to the downside across a horizontal plane. When you do this from certain heights you are able to gain momentum to do tricky platforming sections.
Richard writes: "In the ongoing discussion of ‘games as an art form’, another challenger has appeared to provide further evidence that games can be considered as something more than just the code that is written. OVIVO is a game that only uses black and white as its colour palette and only requires the use of the thumbstick and one additional button for all its inputs."
Karl writes: - OVIVO is a mesmerizing platformer with unusual mechanics where everything is as simple as black and white” are the only words I seem to be able to find on the official games website and I have to say I’m 100% in agreement AND disagreement by this status.
Developed by IzHard Indie Game Studios and Published by Sometimes You, this game is as mesmerizing as they say, as black and white as they say and that’s as far as the ‘simple’ go.
When I first saw the trailer and screenshots I was automatically intrigued by the concept of this balance between black and white, light and dark, ultimately, good and evil. The beauty of this monochromatic world may only line and shapes shaded in but it is something of a masterpiece. If these worlds were available to buy on a giant canvas, they’d be hanging on my bedroom walls already. Starting out with simple lines, circles, triangles the worlds quickly become intricate art which comes alive as you play. For the stunning simplicity of the visuals in this game alone, I’d give it 10.
