{"id":1042,"date":"2015-06-04T11:00:31","date_gmt":"2015-06-04T15:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wyomingjarbo.com\/blog\/?p=1042"},"modified":"2015-06-04T19:04:03","modified_gmt":"2015-06-04T23:04:03","slug":"spire-plunging-love-for-towerfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wyomingjarbo.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/04\/spire-plunging-love-for-towerfall\/","title":{"rendered":"Spire Plunging (Love for Towerfall)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I found out about Towerfall when I got an <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouya\">Ouya<\/a>. It was the Ouya\u2019s \u201ckiller app\u201d. I played the single player mode for a few minutes, didn\u2019t see the fun and moved on. I knew it was a game best played with multiple people but I only had one Ouya controller. You can technically sync PS3 controllers with the Ouya but it\u2019s a hassle. I had excuses.<\/p>\n<p>When I found out Towerfall was coming to PS4, bewilderingly I got excited. I only had one PS4 controller. Controllers are expensive these days $60 if you don\u2019t get them on sale. After some Best Buy price matching magic I obtained more controllers, then, I embraced Towerfall.<\/p>\n<p>Towerfall is hard to explain. The fun is lost in description. You don\u2019t have to explain Mario Kart. Mario Kart is the UNO of multiplayer games. Everyone knows about it and you\u2019re either willing to play or not. Admittedly, that\u2019s not the best example.<\/p>\n<p>I invited some friends over gave them a controller and made them play Towerfall. After a few rounds they got it and liked it and wanted more. Towerfall is couch multiplayer at it\u2019s finest. It\u2019s the closest thing to Super Smash Bros. on a Playstation (<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PlayStation_All-Stars_Battle_Royale\">I\u2019m looking at you Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>So what <em>is<\/em> Towerfall? The best job I can do to describe it is: <strong>Towerfall is a 2D four player retro inspired competitive platformer archery game<\/strong> (phew!).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GASWfjRC0SA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=43&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><br \/>\nThis is a typical match with my friends and wife.<\/p>\n<p>Matches are fast and chaotic. Some will wait in the shadows preparing to strike while others may volley all the arrows in their arsenal. Each stage exhibits what I call uniform infinite edge flow or \u201c<em>PAC-MAN<\/em>\u201d physics. There is no edge and thus no real advantage spot. Each stage is symmetrical. In a modern era of HD televisions it eschews the typical widescreen format of 16:9 and goes for the old school 4:3 to condense the tension. Stages are dynamic and by default the game turns on auto balancing to make sure everyone has a chance until the end. It\u2019s easy to learn but hard to master. Arrows are just as deadly as hopping on someones head.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s an underlying lore as each character isn\u2019t simply a color. They have different personas such as \u201cForgotten Master\u201d and \u201cTurncloak Soldier\u201d. After each match everyone receives awards based on how they played. I often get the \u201cMost Zen\u201d award because I\u2019m patient, methodical, and deadly.<\/p>\n<p>To add to the experience, there are a wealth of options to tailor your game to your group. Once everyone has experienced <em>vanilla<\/em> Towerfall you can start throwing in variants like drill arrows and exploding corpses. Yes those are things.<\/p>\n<p>Towerfall brings back memories of playing against your friends in a room side by side, and it creates new ones. If you haven\u2019t considered this game, consider it now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I found out about Towerfall when I got an Ouya. It was the Ouya\u2019s \u201ckiller app\u201d. I played the single player mode for a few minutes, didn\u2019t see the fun and moved on. I knew it was a game best played with multiple people but I only had one Ouya controller. 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