Thomas was Alone - Mini Review

Tenlo Sun Dec 01, 2013 5:52 pm

Thomas was Alone is a very simple puzzle platformer which I played on Steam but I believe is also on PSN. Essentially you control various different blocks with different physics, some are bouncy, some can jump higher, etc, and you have to get them to various points on the map using their different abilities. It's simple and very pick up and playable.

What makes it stand out is the narration by Danny Wallace. You may know of him already from his books and radio shows, or even as perpetual pessimist Shaun Hastings in the Assassin's Creed series. He tells the story of these blocks and even though it doesn't really make you get attached to the actual blocks it takes the game from a simple puzzler to something which encourages you to move through the game just to see how the story goes.

I'd recommend giving it a good playthrough it won't take you long and is definitely enjoyable with none of the puzzles being overly taxing. I also believe if the Steam friend sharing thing works you can play it for free via my account, but someone will have to explain how to get that working as I have no idea!!

Overall 8/10

Waggly Bean Sun Dec 01, 2013 6:55 pm

I must admit I have been intrigued by this game. Will have to give it a better look after this recommendation. Wonder if there's a demo on PSN at all...