Comments on: Growing Pains

By: Gateways! « Indie Gamer Chick

Gateways! « Indie Gamer Chick — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 05:12:38 +0000

[…] XBLIG to date (2D Portal, enough said), a developer with big time credentials (a game on XBLA and a game already on my leaderboard), amazing retro-graphics, and some of the most clever puzzles I’ve ever seen in any game. […]

By: The Chick’s Monthly Top 10 Update: November 2011 « Indie Gamer Chick

The Chick’s Monthly Top 10 Update: November 2011 « Indie Gamer Chick — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 09:09:53 +0000

[…] Growing Pains: The guys who brought you some Xbox Live Arcade title return to their XBLIG roots with this dexterity-based punisher. From what I’ve gathered, the general consensus seems to be “meh.” I would go higher than that, even if my review didn’t indicate it. I thought it was overall solid, even if the higher difficulty levels were a bit on the impossible side. […]

By: Craig

Craig — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:20:53 +0000

I didn’t know fleas had girl parts. Hearing the lyrics to the Growing Pains theme, brought back some great memories.

I don’t care what you say Kairi, the 80s were magical!!!!1shift+1

By: Alan C Plus Tea

Alan C Plus Tea — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:48:56 +0000

In reply to Lee. Hmm, maybe I should try it. I hated Super Meat Boy but liked N+.

By: Václav Antošík

Václav Antošík — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 10:01:16 +0000

clitoris of a flea? :-))))) Ha ha ha

By: Alex Macfarlane Smith

Alex Macfarlane Smith — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 09:23:09 +0000

Incidentally if you tap the left shoulder button (LB I think it’s called) it switches view mode so that your hedgehog is always the same size, and the world shrinks around you instead. Might be easier when you’re really teeny 🙂 (It should probably tell you about that button somewhere)

By: Lee

Lee — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 07:59:01 +0000

I burned through the whole game on bronze mode last night and it was a blast. I don’t think it’s on anything like the same level as an N+ or Super Meat Boy difficulty-wise, so ‘punishment platformer’ seems harsh… unless you play on silver and gold levels. You know that the springy jumps are a deliberate part of the game too, right? When you land from one jump, you get a growing circle under the character and if you jump again when it’s big, you’ll do a massive spring jump. I thought it was a strange mechanic at first, but it works really well. Anyway, great review again. Keep ’em coming!