"Welcome back to the last day of 2012, and with it expect to see a rather great little puzzler from Michael Pauley. Beams With Enlightenment is a fun and rather addictive puzzler that will have you shifting lasers around the map like no ones business.
Beams with Enlightenment follows a man obsessed with origami cranes and his insatiable need to collect them all. He clearly has never heard of Pokemon and has settled rather low on just one niche, but at least it keeps him out of trouble… well, not really but oh well." - Alex Wilkinson
These aren’t nostalgia grabs or gimmick-laden throwbacks. They each bring something genuinely fresh to the table, mechanics that feel baked into the exploration and combat, not just tacked on.
Play as Dik, a nimble acrobat exploring the depths of Hell to rescue his brother from the Devil’s hands. With no weapons to rely on, success hinges on mastery of physics-driven movement, and quick adaptation to deadly obstacles.
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