Games I've Played - Tearaway

So, one thing that may help to keep me putting stuff on here is a series on various games I've been playing recently, even just a little. Mostly a summary of my thoughts, what I enjoyed, what I didn't. No real huge review style thingy, just some random thoughts I want to say about a game.

I'm gonna begin with a game that I picked up recently off of a Vita sale - and that is Tearaway, a little game by Media Molecule, otherwise known for LittleBigPlanet.

I hadn't read much about it beforehand, just seen little bits here and there and it seemed like a bit of a sweet little game, and I had enjoyed the LBP games, so I hopped on the sale, got it downloaded and started playing. And it's a lovely charming little game, I really like the papercraft artstyle, and the customisation thing, but I'm not so down on the huge use of the camera and the microphone. If they had been little things, or optional, I would've been happier, but when I have to stop playing for a while because of the loud noise the camera makes when taking pictures, and no option to skip that part, it's frustrating. And the microphone didn't seem to work as the recorded bits were just crackly noises, so... I mean, I love being able to create my own designs, decorate things my own way, but there was so much reliance on the camera that it was annoying.

Otherwise, the controls were good enough to get used to fairly quickly, and the combination of the sweet little story and the nice artstyle makes it a nice little game. Yes, it's short, can be played through once in a few hours, but it looks like there's quite a few bits to get, collectable wise (something I'm not particularly bothered by), which will add to replays, plus all the options for customisation...

If I had moved a few pics over from my Vita, I would share some of them here, but unfortunately I didn't... Either way, I had a lot of fun with the customisation, creating accessories, that sort of thing, but after finishing the story of it, I'm not sure if I'll particularly go back to it for any length of time... Those camera and mic bits put me off from it a bit.

It's worth a play if the camera and mic stuff doesn't bother you as much as it bothered me, as it is, as I've said a few times, a really sweet and charming little game.