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I’m not sure how I, a committedGetting Over ItWith Bennett Foddy fan, managed to missA Difficult Game About Climbing. It is, like its obvious inspiration, a difficult game about climbing, but here you’re using your arms independently to grip and hoist yourself rather than hooking and swinging a pickaxe. It is, also like its obvious inspiration, frustrating and moreish, like a scab you keep picking at.
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I’ve only played ADGAC for about 30 minutes so far which, given its nature, means I am at precisely the beginning of the game. That’s because any misplaced hand or failed leap will send your climber tumbling all the way back to the start.
What prompts me to try again immediately after each failure is two things. The first is the fundamental satisfaction of using the triggers on a controller to independently grip your arms, which is as fun here as it is in something likeJusant. The second is the knowledge that each repeated segment of the climb will be a little easier to complete next time, now that I know how. It’s a game that demands absolute mastery, but in which your incremental progress on that journey is so tangible, even within just a few minutes of play.
It launched back in March and you’ll find it on Steam for £8.50/€9.75/$10.
