IGN:Last year's lovely PC indie title Thomas Was Alone is getting a PlayStation Network release for PS3 and Vita.
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include 80’s Overdrive, Assassin’s Creed III: Remastered, Spice and Wolf VR, Thomas Was Alone, and more.
As it’s a package from 2013 of a game that reportedly sold a million copies, you probably already know if you need to get Thomas Was Alone. If you haven’t played it and you have a Switch then you absolutely must get the demo – right away, no excuses. Its playful elucidation of how games work shouldn't be missed by anyone interested in the medium. The full game gives you a few hours of good platforming with great presentation and a well-told story. And as an artefact of its era of indie games, Thomas Was Alone is a delight. The game can be experienced start-to-finish in a few short sessions and Bithell’s commentary provides a sort of meta-narration to motivate another playthrough if you haven’t heard it before. In short, Thomas Was Alone was pretty great when it came out, it’s held up well and now it’s on your Switch.
WTMG's Leo Faria: "I thought Thomas Was Alone was just going to be yet another pretentious indie darling, but I’m glad to know I was dead wrong. It’s not only a well-designed puzzle platformer with good controls, but also a story-driven treat for the eyes and ears, a game that will make you care about a bunch of moving rectangles, somehow. It might not be very replayable (actually, let’s double down on this: it’s devoid of replayability), but it’s still pretty fun while it lasts. No matter where you decide to play it – and believe me, there are tons of platforms to choose – this game is worth experiencing at least once."
Any game that can make you care about basic shapes is doing something right IMHO.
Certainly not a title that you look at and think, WOW, but intriguing none the less.
Actually really enjoyed this one.
Grabbed it when they had it on sale.
The game is as simple as can be, but the writing is really what makes this one stand out. Being able to bring character to a bunch of blocks, purely through narration and the act of jumping, well, that's definitely something.
HOLY SHIT!!! All of you have to buy this masterpiece. Bought it on Steam a couple of weeks ago. Amazing game. If it doesn't support cross-buy I will recommend everyone to buy it on Vita, it suits perfectly there. I can even see itin the front of me.
Buy it, seriously, it's an awesome game.
Wow, soundtrack sounds epic. Game looks...unique. Will be buying on vita :D