It’s dangerous being a giant robot in love. At least that’s what Australian developer Curious Bear seems to believe, after playing their game “My Mechanical Romance” (PRO Team Winner of the Australian 48hr Game Making Challenge). So what could two giant robots really have to be afraid of if not the agonizing fear of dying alone. Well, lightning seems to kill ‘em pretty easily, and Christ they’re getting married on a stormy day. Protesters are also a major threat. It seems that the puny humans hate love, when it’s of the colossal and steel variety.
So instead of playing as a giant robot in love, or angry lightning cloud/protester, you get to be the wind – an apparently kind and sympathetic sort that wants nothing more than to give the robots a chance at romance.
And that’s easier said than done. The game is ridiculously brutal on the player. One lightning bolt, one teeny, tiny protester and the whole wedding is ruined. That means that you have to protect three couples all at once from being struck by lightning while positioning the rain clouds to take down the swarms of protesters bent on ruining the perfect day. And if you let a single wedding party crash, than it’s back to the main menu: You lose, start all over again.
The game’s fun and worth a play through (if for no other reason than the awesome premise), though it gets frustrating fairly quickly.
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