My repeated praises of the Bit.Trip series are probably becoming rote at this point. So I'll keep this lecture short. Bit.Trip Runner is out! It's just as visually and musically fantastic as the other three games.
It's also just as hard! Three 15 minute stages have been replaced this time with three sets of twelve three minute sections, which means way more save points. With a simpler profession brings stricter punishment. Your avatar this time is the series mascot, Commander Video. He darts down a path at an uncontrollable pace, and you are responsible for leaping over, sliding under, and kicking through obstacles. Hit a single one of these obstacles, and it's an immediate restart of the section. Of course the big payoff to the toughness makes you feel like a god when you actually finish a stage.
This game is much more relatable for a newbie to the series, but it abandons or drastically changes a few things that i loved about the other games - namely the abstract psychedelic presentation, and the focus on rhythm. You tend not to follow a rhythm in this game but rather create one as you go.
Anyway, here is a taste of the game, both its frustrating toughness, and euphoric fun moments.
In related news, the Bit.Trip Void soundtrack is currently on iTunes. Check that beast out.
PROTIP - Like the previous soundtracks, tracks 2,3,and 4 are the main songs of the game. Most tracks are unnecessary brief interludes. The chiptune artist on this soundtrack is Nullsleep. His songs used in Void are also on the EP Unconditional Acceleration, which is free to download at 8bitpeoples.com.
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