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19th December, 2007 at 18:39:18 -

I just wanted to let everyone know that Knytt Stories was rated by the website GameSetWatch as the top freeware game of 2007. Respectively, this news also made it to the front page of the popular gaming blog Joystiq! Congratulations, Nifflas!

http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/12/the_top_5_freeware_games_of_20.php <-- GameSetWatch link
http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/19/gamesetwatch-picks-top-5-freeware-games/#comments <-- Joystiq link

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19th December, 2007 at 20:06:51 -

Congratulations Nifflas (does he still visit here?) That's not the first time Knytt Stories has made it onto the pages of Joystiq.

I was really surprised to see that Chalk wasn't on the list. That was released in 2007, right?

 
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19th December, 2007 at 20:47:50 -

Right

And yes, congratulations Nifflas!

 
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20th December, 2007 at 02:05:10 -

Knytt Stories was nothing special in my opinion. No puzzles, no challenge, no gameplay. It's scary to see so many people are entertained by a dot travelling from one end of the screen to the other. Strange, it actually beat out games with good gameplay.

 
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20th December, 2007 at 02:10:47 -


Originally Posted by Markno2
Knytt Stories was nothing special in my opinion.



You're right, but you just pissed on a wasp nest.

 
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20th December, 2007 at 03:53:17 -

And that's the truth! You is gonna be flamed foo!

Sorry, couldn't help myself...

You present your opinion rather blunt.
I myself am amazed at what nifflas manages to create with his Knytt games.
You are absolutely right about the game lacking puzzles, but to say it lacks gameplay is absurd. It's a game that goes beyond casual gaming opposite most other home-brewes. The atmosphere is extraordinary! The freedom is, in lack of better description, art. It was amazing that nifflas managed to create the original Knytt, and to be able to make a sequel that exceeded it was even more amazing! There is something about those two games that make them the gems they are. They are indeed simple, but brilliant in their simplicity.

And if you are unable to experience them in their fullest, I feel sorry for your lacking that ability.

 
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20th December, 2007 at 04:31:32 -

Talk about unexpected! Congratulations, Nifflas!

 
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20th December, 2007 at 09:57:18 -

Ive never played a Knytt game.

But I do get the feeling that these lists are based more on popularity than actually having played every single freeware game that year. Which is not easy to do but would make things more accurate.

 
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20th December, 2007 at 10:02:41 -


Originally Posted by Radix

Originally Posted by Markno2
Knytt Stories was nothing special in my opinion.



You're right, but you just pissed on a wasp nest.



I've always agreed on this too.

 
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20th December, 2007 at 10:33:11 -

Pissed on a wasp nest where all the little wasps are capable of doing what the queen wasp did but they don't realise it or try.

Excellent.

 
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20th December, 2007 at 19:11:13 -

I think Knytt Stories was big because of the level editor. If it was just a few Nifflas levels I'd have gotten bored much quicker than I did.

The fanbase is a bit crap though. I suggested some nice features for Nifflas before he released 1.1 or 1.2 or whatever. And the people on his forum set attitudes to defend! A bad bunch.

 
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20th December, 2007 at 19:16:44 -

Wasps is a pretty good term for them actually, lol

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21st December, 2007 at 09:41:54 -

Yeah give 'em a prod towards the window, and they'll come at you "all guns blazin'" It's like - DON'T LISTEN THEN!! *gets spray*

 
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21st December, 2007 at 10:09:26 -

I never played a Knytt game and probably never will. GFX are too important to me.

 
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21st December, 2007 at 10:22:30 -

The shabbiness of the graphics and the lack of enemies makes this game feel more like an engine test.

 
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