PAX Prime 2013 Impressions: Tengami | oprainfall

oprainfall writes:

"I demoed Tengami on the iPad, although there was a Wii U demo available at the booth. The first thing that struck me about the game was how appropriate the touch controls seemed. I used my fingers to turn the pages of the in-game pop-up book and to interact with objects on each page, sometimes by pulling tabs and lifting flaps (just like in a real pop-up book) and sometimes simply by tapping objects. In other portions of the demo, I led the protagonist through the levels by tapping on the spot I wanted him to walk to. Although the game could certainly be played with a mouse or a stylus, this was one of the first games I’ve played on a mobile device where I felt the touch controls actually seemed like the most natural option. It was really enjoyable to slowly turn pages with my finger as if I was flipping through a real book."