User blog comment:Wolriefield/Changes, changes/@comment-1455034-20121024134639

I got excited over the Nitrome Touchy, but not because I could get it (don't have an iPhone, but maybe I can get someone to lend me one), but because I could write about. Same for Ice Breaker iOS, although I can't get them, I like writing about them. I also liked writing about the Nitrome Touchy, as it seemed like such a good idea.

And about Flightless, I found the demo to be the best Nitrome demo. Unlike past Nitrome demo's which just tasked you with getting the hard-to-reach stars (Hot Air Jr) or collecting the 550 stars (Cheese Dreams 2), this one tasked you with 50 gems, but 50 gems scattered throughout 34 rooms. To method of getting gems was quite clever, in some instances, and the demo offered so much for just being demo, being considerably longer than the previous demo, and having much more to explore.

I now look back, and see how well done some of the puzzles are. Nitrome must have used every single method of getting a gem, and put them into the demo. Maybe they have more up their sleeve? I also liked the art, and the secret rooms. Overall, if the Flightless demo was this amazing and was short, I can't wait for the full version! Flightless also allowed you to play with another person simultaneously, splitting the screen and allowing both of you to play the same games but with a smaller screen.

Two player's also made the game more easier, and fun. And unlike previous multiplayer platforms, the screen is split in two. Games such as New Super Mario Bros were a pain to play with my sister, to the point I had to tell here to stop playing because she was taking the fun out of it. I would often have to wait for her to catch up with me, and at times she would accidentally push me or give me a boost when it wasn't necessary.

Also, her dieing sometimes off-set my jumps which caused me to also die, and my two-block jumps completely disappear as I drop into lava. With this split-screen solution, I no longer have to worry about those aforementioned problems.