Liberation, My Love

Liberation, My Love, a title that’s as groovy as the game itself. From BFGs to fluffy bunnies, I’ve seen quite the wide range of weapons in a game, but a keytar is definitely new. That fact alone should be enough to get you interested about what else is there in the game.

Liberation, My Love is in a first instance a precision platformer because you’ll be dodging a lot of spikes and finding the best timing to dash through the air. Boy does that get annoying at times. To make things worse/better, the controls take a bit of time to get used to even though their layout and logic couldn't be better.

Although it’s an action game, there won’t be all that much action when it comes to combat. Your first fight will be with the blue boss and frankly, it will be enough trouble. However, like with most games of this type, the enemy AI follows a pattern, and if you do things in the right way at the right time, it won’t be all that tough.

Liberation, My Love is a unique game in a lot of ways. It’s visual style can’t be confused with anything, and the main character is kind of epic. I mean who else do you know capable of beating giant dudes that have a machine gun instead of a tongue, using a keytar?

In a way, Liberation, My Love is about the journey. It’s trippy at times, mostly while in the bar. As for the soundtrack, I’m not sure how to label it, but I guess space-glitch-jazz would do it justice. Anyway, it’s kind of cool, in an inconsistent way.

Apart from holding your breath before a lot of jumps, in Liberation, My Love you will also die a heck of a lot. It might as well be a feature on itself. It’s a nice game to try if you’re into indies that are built to be original and very challenging.