Baby Steps might just be the weirdest game you'll play this year, as you step into the shoes of a middle-age man trying to learn to walk.
Fearless reporter Stephen Stevens presents a special edition of Hard Briefs, examining the tawdry debasement of publisher Devolver Digital. The one-time master of marketing has been reduced to giving away five free demos of its upcoming games during this June's Steam Next Fest.
As a bona fide mature gamer, Stephens does his best to understand the appeal of BALL x PIT, Mycopunk, Possessor(s), Forestrike, and Baby Steps, with mixed results.
TNS: Baby Steps is a walking simulator that's a little too relatable and perhaps a little too hard, from the creators of Getting Over It.
Baby Steps tells the story of Nate, an unemployed failson with nothing going for him, until one day he discovers a power he never knew he had… putting one foot in front of the other.
Explore a world shrouded in mystery one step at a time as Nate makes human connections more extraordinary than he could ever have imagined. Hike the serene mountains by placing each footstep yourself, in original physics-based gameplay from the minds behind Ape Out and Getting Over It. Take in the sights, fall in love with the local fauna, and try to find meaning in a wasted life.
The way the guy talked about it before the trailer started, "I laughed so hard I almost threw up", and the trailer turned out to be SUPER boring... That doesn't mean the game will be, and I can honestly see the game turning out to be good, but it also seems like one of those games that a trailer just won't be able to do it justice.
