SquareGo writes:
"“There was once a world full of living robots. Everything was fine until a bad accident occurred in the main power generator...” – thus begins Little Wheel by oneclickdog, a beautiful (if brief) example of the strength of interactive storytelling..."
Edge: Not that you asked, but I think I'm getting broody. Some ancient genetic switch must have flipped deep within me, and I'm suddenly excited about collapsible buggy designs, suddenly strangely worried by air-borne kitchen germs, and suddenly planning a careful slipstreaming of nieces' and nephews' possessions, hoping to time the arrival of my new family to ride a wave of cast-offs from the cradle right through to university age. It makes sense, really: I'm in my early thirties, so it's about time I started thinking of an heir. Who else will inherit the many boxes of old bottle tops, bent paperclips, amusingly shaped chunks of granite and rusty doorknobs I've accrued over the years, the spoils of an illustrious Western life?
Flytrap Games: "The gorgeous graphics and seemingly simple mechanics (which rely solely on using the mouse) hide a game that is more engrossing that you might first think. The puzzles can be tricky too, especially before you've slipped into the appropriate mindset, so the ready walkthrough is sure to come in handy."
ittle Wheel is played entirely with the mouse, and the design could not be friendlier. There's no hunting for pixels or hot-spots, as things you can interact with are highlighted by a gray circle. Instead of collecting seemingly random items and rubbing them against everything to see if it advances the story, most puzzles in the game are solved simply by choosing to click these interactive areas in their correct order.
