It hopes to entrance you the same as the people within the story are entranced, because it’s important for the emotional outcome of the story for you to be able to put yourself in the place of one of the people who live in that world.įor some people, it might be that the lure of chasing combos and watching the surprising/satisfying/disturbing responses of new items put to the torch will be enough to get them to the point where the story hits home.
My only minor criticism is that Little Inferno relies heavily on hooking you with the fireplace gameplay mechanic. Suffice to say, I didn’t expect what happened in the end. These letters help you realize there’s more to this game than first meets the eye. Of course, you can burn whatever they send you, too. The only outside interaction you have are letters that come from three different sources: the head of Tomorrow Corporation, the Weatherman, and a girl named Sugar Plumps. For the most part, the playstyle is lax and encourages you to slowly experience burning items and watching the ashes crumble away. Plus, you always have more than enough stamps to speed up delivery when you really want it. Depending on the item, it can take anywhere from 10 seconds to 5 minutes to be delivered.ĭon’t let that turn you off, though, because there’s a very good reason for this game element that you only realize in retrospect. Much like many mobile games (often those with in-game transactions), Little Inferno makes you wait on things. You can use these stamps to speed up the delivery process of items that you order. When you figure combos out, you are rewarded with more coins and stamps. Because figuring out the difficult ones are part of the fun. Thankfully, there’s a great website out there that provide hints on combos. Some of these combos are obvious, but others are a little more tricky. You’re also provided with a list of combos – items that you burn in combination with each other. You’re provided with a catalog of items, and you can buy and burn anything you please. There’s also an element of a puzzle game here. Ever just wanted to burn that alarm clock? Now you can! There’s a whimsical-ness to the fireplace playstyle, and it’s easy to see how a society who has known nothing but freezing weather and endless snow could become transfixed and captivated with the power-rush and the heat that this entertainment fireplace provides. This worked extremely well with the Wii U controller touchpad.
Other times, it was fascinating to put things under fire and see how they’d respond. Sometimes, this got just as disturbing as it sounds.
ALL LITTLE INFERNO COMBOS FREE
What did this game do that I expected? It gave me a quirky entertainment fireplace where I could buy and burn stuff at my own free will. But for those who “get it,” it has a very thought-provoking and personal message on many different levels. It’s not going to be something I recommend for everyone.
It’s going to be very hard writing a review for this game… because it’s not so much a game as it is an experience. This weekend, Little Inferno went on sale for 50% in the Wii U store, as well as on Steam, so I figured I’d pick it up and give it a try. I really loved World of Goo for all that it did, so I got curious about Little Inferno and how “an interactive fireplace video game that has an emotional storyline” could be so highly lauded by the folks at Kotaku. I’d never heard of Little Inferno before, but I did know the Tomorrow Corporation for their game World of Goo. That’s when I stumbled upon Kotaku’s 12 Best Games list, which includes what you’d pretty much expect as the standard game choices when you think about the Wii U. A few weeks back, I picked up a Wii U system, so I’ve been doing a bit of looking around at what games are out there, both in the physical and virtual world.
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