When you run into a problem, it's always a good idea to look at things from a different perspective. In Sky Island, your perspective changes throughout the entire game. Tackle fifteen star-hunting levels that introduce a number of twists, such as enemies that need to be bounced upon, tricked to walking over certain blocks, or otherwise manipulated using your world-twisting abilities in this unique and engaging platformer.
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Fantastic, original idea! Music and graphic give perfect 16bit era supermario vibe. The whole game gives you feeling of playing in M.C. Escher's playground...
hmm, reminds me of Super Paper Mario, but with the twist of being able to move onto something further in the foreground just by changing perspective.
Finally I can play Fez on the computer like it was originally meant to be played.
Ahaha... can't stop playing this...
Stuck on level 10...
Anyone help? I can't get past the big island with two columns of pink blocks! I have all the stars, but can't reach the goal.
This game is excellent!
Well, even though this is pretty much a direct knockoff of Fez, it's still a pretty fun game.
not to nick pick.. but I found a typo :)
"White it might look like you've found a valid "landing spot" for a turn...."
I think you meant "WHILE" instead of "WHITE"
Awesome game though!
[Fixed. Thanks! ...the-always-happy-to-fix-typos-editor.]
While the concept is identical to Fez, Fez isn't out yet.
If you have a great idea for a game but fail to release it for nearly 3 years, is it really a rip off if somebody else beats you to the long delayed punch?
On level 4, is the jump to get the last star
the one that's visible when you start
insanely difficult, or am I just missing something? I think the game configuration looks just like it does in the attached video walkthrough, just reversed, but
when I bounce on the mushroom, I never quite make it to the star.
Are my reflexes just not good enough? (If so, I think this is bad level design, or jump balance; the *ahem* innovative thing about this game is the perspective-switching dynamic; pixel-perfect jumps that require an annoying amount of replay if you miss them have been done before. And they're especially bad in a game with a timer.)
I agree with SirNiko, btw; the concept may come from Fez, but presumably the level design and programming are new, and this has the advantage that you can actually play it.
On the originality question, folks on indie game blogs seem to say that Crush, Super Paper Mario, and Babel had similar mechanisms; Gionathan from Neutronized says Fez, Crush and Super Paper Mario were all influences. Anyway, this is the one we can play.
(Oh, and on level 4 it was just a difficult jump. Of course once I made it it seemed easy. :P)
I wonder if Fez also goes with the "assumed to be nearest" rule.
Can anyone help me out on level 6? Totally can NOT figure out how to get the little enemy dudes to step on the moon tiles. What am I missing?
Twinkie23, here's the basic trick, in serial hint form:
The enemies won't step on the moon tiles themselves.
But they will walk back and forth along the platform as long as the moon tile isn't to the front.
That's no use when you're 90 degrees away from the moontile view -- when you rotate the moon tile back to the front, they will always wind up on one edge of the platform, far away from the tile.
But what about the 180 degree view?
Rotate so the moon tile is at the black of the platform. When the enemy is at the place where the moon tile would be if it were to the front, grab the screen and rotate it 180 degrees. The enemy will find itself on the moontile. Pop!
This was a clever puzzle, I thought, and one Fez presumably doesn't have since it has no enemies. (Which overall is probably a good thing.)
Reminds me of Fez, but still a fantastic game!
Yeah, this is very reminiscent of Super Paper Mario, but more cutesy and free and with a lot more use of perspective...
This is Fez, just in a flash platform and actually out. Which is a good thing, given the original's high praise and creativity. The colors and music made me almost think it was a nitrome game at first too, though I guess those tend to use slightly more detailed pixelation. Though there were two things that bothered me when I was playing it: 1) it was easy to grab and pull outside the window. I realize that it allowed 360 turn if you just move enough in the other direction, but I'd still rather just increased the sensitivity of the rotation to like 450 or so. 2) Sometimes I loose track of where the stars/coins/exit are and its difficult to find them at times as they are too far from my view or often blocked by blocks. I would like them to make the crucial things more visible or with a radar/arrow towards it. Maybe even a zoomed out 3d map.
Considering Fez was introduced, what? two-three years ago now? And STILL isn't out yet...yeah, this mechanic is totally fair game :)
And hey! It's pretty cool!
Yay, it's Fez, but in a version that actually exists!
Very cool. It's a pity there are only 15 levels, but they pulled out quite a few tricks in that fairly short space. Awesome mechanic.
Confused about the last level. I don't get how the different moons light up and what I'm supposed to do...
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