Little Inferno

[Erkki]

Finished this game. Somehow it was good enough that I spent 5 hours, getting all combos even. But it really is as dumb as it seemed from the outset: all you do is burn things to get new things to burn more things

the ending has gameplay that isn't burning things, though

. There are some interesting fire-physics, and some combinations of things are fun to mess with. For example, some things affect gravity.

 

It also seems to be a commentary on how dumb many video games are, or at least that's what I read into it.

[Patrick R]

I read it as a broader commentary on capitalism/consumerism. The destroyed environment is not a subtle reference to global warming, and the way that play cycles specifically turns the player (or, me at least) into a little impatient consumerist fiend who needs to burn more to buy more to burn more to buy more is pretty pointed. 

 

Certainly it is also a more specific commentary on Free-To-Play games, but the implications of the gameplay and theme overall felt broader to me.

[dibs]

I read it as a broader commentary on capitalism/consumerism. The destroyed environment is not a subtle reference to global warming, and the way that play cycles specifically turns the player (or, me at least) into a little impatient consumerist fiend who needs to burn more to buy more to burn more to buy more is pretty pointed.

Certainly it is also a more specific commentary on Free-To-Play games, but the implications of the gameplay and theme overall felt broader to me.

I just really liked burning the stuff. A lot of love went into making those teddy bears scream.

[thorn]

I saw it as a fun little toy, but not really anything more. I was disappointed by the Adventurey ending, as I was expecting it to open up to a whole other part of the game right up until the point where the credits started rolling.