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'''''Love''''' (stylized as '''''LOVE''''') is a [[platform game]] developed and published by Fred Wood. It was originally released in May 2008,<ref name="destructoid">{{Cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/indie-nation-20-love-88283.phtml|title=Indie Nation #20: Love|website=Destructoid|language=en|access-date=2017-08-24}}</ref> exclusively to the game's website,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://trunks.fireball20xl.com/love/getlove/getlove1.html|title=Love|date=2008-10-05|access-date=2017-11-22|deadurl=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005131156/http://trunks.fireball20xl.com/love/getlove/getlove1.html|archivedate=October 5, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref> but was later to released as an enhanced version entitled '''''Love+''''' on February 7, 2014 to Early Access,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/269270/LOVE/|title=LOVE on Steam|last=|first=|date=|website=Steam|access-date=}}</ref> with its final release being on February 14, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://steamcommunity.com/games/269270/announcements/detail/1675640629691594535|title=Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: LOVE|website=steamcommunity.com|language=en|access-date=2017-11-22}}</ref> |
'''''Love''''' (stylized as '''''LOVE''''') is a [[platform game]] developed and published by Fred Wood. It was originally released in May 2008,<ref name="destructoid">{{Cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/indie-nation-20-love-88283.phtml|title=Indie Nation #20: Love|website=Destructoid|language=en|access-date=2017-08-24}}</ref> exclusively to the game's website,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://trunks.fireball20xl.com/love/getlove/getlove1.html|title=Love|date=2008-10-05|access-date=2017-11-22|deadurl=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005131156/http://trunks.fireball20xl.com/love/getlove/getlove1.html|archivedate=October 5, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref> but was later to released as an enhanced version entitled '''''Love+''''' on February 7, 2014 to Early Access,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/269270/LOVE/|title=LOVE on Steam|last=|first=|date=|website=Steam|access-date=}}</ref> with its final release being on February 14, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://steamcommunity.com/games/269270/announcements/detail/1675640629691594535|title=Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: LOVE|website=steamcommunity.com|language=en|access-date=2017-11-22}}</ref> |
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The game's art style is [[Minimalism|minimalistic]]; every level in the game has only three colors: black, white, and a custom third that varies each level, where white serves to indicate interactive objects, black serves as the background, and the third color makes the platforms. The game also carries a [[pixel art]] style. |
The game's art style is [[Minimalism|minimalistic]]; every level in the game has only three colors: black, white, and a custom third that varies each level, where white serves to indicate interactive objects, black serves as the background, and the third color makes the platforms. The game also carries a [[pixel art]] style. |
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On November 7, 2017, a sequel titled ''kuso'' was released. |
On November 7, 2017, a sequel titled ''kuso'' was released. |
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=== Music === |
=== Music === |
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The game's soundtrack was composed by James Bennett.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2011/10/29/the-joystiq-indie-pitch-love/|title=The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Love+|website=Engadget|access-date=2017-08-24}}</ref> The soundtrack has been described as "brilliant",<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/love-is-all-the-retro-platforming-you-need/|title=Love+ is all the retro platforming you need|work=pcgamer|access-date=2017-11-22|language=en}}</ref> and Bennett's compositional style has been said to be akin to "a 45-year old ice cream van making its way to the moon."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://trunks.fireball20xl.com/love/about/about4.html|title=Love|date=2008-12-09|access-date=2017-11-22|deadurl=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209034911/http://trunks.fireball20xl.com/love/about/about4.html|archivedate=December 9, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
The game's soundtrack was composed by James Bennett.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2011/10/29/the-joystiq-indie-pitch-love/|title=The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Love+|website=Engadget|access-date=2017-08-24}}</ref> The soundtrack has been described as "brilliant",<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/love-is-all-the-retro-platforming-you-need/|title=Love+ is all the retro platforming you need|work=pcgamer|access-date=2017-11-22|language=en}}</ref> and Bennett's compositional style has been said to be akin to "a 45-year old ice cream van making its way to the moon."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://trunks.fireball20xl.com/love/about/about4.html|title=Love|date=2008-12-09|access-date=2017-11-22|deadurl=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209034911/http://trunks.fireball20xl.com/love/about/about4.html|archivedate=December 9, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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== Reception == |
== Reception == |
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[[Anthony Burch]] of [[Destructoid]] called the original game "charming", saying it was "straight platforming at its most inspired and difficult".<ref name="destructoid" /> Tim W. of [[Indiegames.com]] recommended the game for fans of "frustrating platformers".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiegames.com/2008/10/freeware_game_pick_love_fred_w.html|title=IndieGames.com - The Weblog Freeware Game Pick: Love (Fred Wood)|website=indiegames.com|access-date=2017-08-24}}</ref> |
[[Anthony Burch]] of [[Destructoid]] called the original game "charming", saying it was "straight platforming at its most inspired and difficult".<ref name="destructoid" /> Tim W. of [[Indiegames.com]] recommended the game for fans of "frustrating platformers".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiegames.com/2008/10/freeware_game_pick_love_fred_w.html|title=IndieGames.com - The Weblog Freeware Game Pick: Love (Fred Wood)|website=indiegames.com|access-date=2017-08-24}}</ref> |
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Jonathan Kaharl of Hardcore Gaming 101 said that ''Love+'' "demonstrates there is perfection to be found within simplicity".<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/500wordindies/500wordindies-love.htm|title=Hardcore Gaming 101: 500-Word Indies - Love|date=2017-08-25|access-date=2017-11-22|deadurl=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825021808/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/500wordindies/500wordindies-love.htm|archivedate=August 25, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Tom Sykes |
Jonathan Kaharl of Hardcore Gaming 101 said that ''Love+'' "demonstrates there is perfection to be found within simplicity".<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/500wordindies/500wordindies-love.htm|title=Hardcore Gaming 101: 500-Word Indies - Love|date=2017-08-25|access-date=2017-11-22|deadurl=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825021808/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/500wordindies/500wordindies-love.htm|archivedate=August 25, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Tom Sykes praised it as being "all the retro platforming you need".<ref name=":2" /> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081008024128/http://trunks.fireball20xl.com/love/index.html Official website (archive)] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081008024128/http://trunks.fireball20xl.com/love/index.html Official website (archive)] |
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Revision as of 16:57, 28 March 2018
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| Developer(s) | Fred Wood |
| Publisher(s) | Fred Wood |
| Composer(s) | James Bennett |
| Engine | GameMaker: Studio |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | May 2008 (Love) February 7, 2014 (Love+ Early Access) February 14, 2014 (Love+) |
| Genre(s) | Platform game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Love (stylized as LOVE) is a platform game developed and published by Fred Wood. It was originally released in May 2008,[1] exclusively to the game's website,[2] but was later to released as an enhanced version entitled Love+ on February 7, 2014 to Early Access,[3] with its final release being on February 14, 2014.[4]
The game's art style is minimalistic; every level in the game has only three colors: black, white, and a custom third that varies each level, where white serves to indicate interactive objects, black serves as the background, and the third color makes the platforms. The game also carries a pixel art style.
On November 7, 2017, a sequel titled kuso was released.
Gameplay
Love is a 2D platformer. The player character (known as fiveEight, as revealed in kuso) runs through several linear levels. They possess three abilities: jumping, moving left and right, and leaving a checkpoint behind at the push of a button. The player has 100 lives to play through 20 levels, in which the goal is to reach the end point in each to progress to the next.[1]
Love+ nearly completely revamped the original game. It added three new game modes: "Easy Mode", which gives the player unlimited lives, "YOLO Mode", in which the player has only one life, and "Speedrun Mode", in which the goal is to finish the game in the shortest possible time. The original mode was renamed to "Arcade Mode". Many of the levels in the original game were scrapped, being replaced by completely new levels, and those that were carried over were heavily altered. Overall, Love+ has fewer levels in its main campaign than Love, with Love having twenty and Love+ having sixteen.
In updates, five more levels were added to Love+'s original line-up of eleven. Additionally, a fifth game mode titled "Remix Mode" was added in an update, which has the player play through seven "remixes" of levels from the main game,[5] and later, in another update, a "bonus level" based on the famous 1-1 level from Super Mario Bros. was added.[6]
Plot
fiveEight wakes up in a strange mechanical world, where everything they once knew has been replaced by machinery. They have no memory of what happened, except that things were much better before they woke up. They have nothing pushing them forward except a feeling in the back of their mind, telling them that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, with nothing but the hope of getting to something better.[7]
Development
Love was initially released to the website trunks.fireball20xl.com, first for a price of $1,[8] but then for free.[2] The game was later remade as Love+ and released to Steam.
Music
The game's soundtrack was composed by James Bennett.[9] The soundtrack has been described as "brilliant",[10] and Bennett's compositional style has been said to be akin to "a 45-year old ice cream van making its way to the moon."[11]
Reception
Anthony Burch of Destructoid called the original game "charming", saying it was "straight platforming at its most inspired and difficult".[1] Tim W. of Indiegames.com recommended the game for fans of "frustrating platformers".[12]
Jonathan Kaharl of Hardcore Gaming 101 said that Love+ "demonstrates there is perfection to be found within simplicity".[8] Tom Sykes praised it as being "all the retro platforming you need".[10]
References
- ^ a b c "Indie Nation #20: Love". Destructoid. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- ^ a b "Love". October 5, 2008. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "LOVE on Steam". Steam.
- ^ "Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: LOVE". steamcommunity.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ "Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: LOVE". steamcommunity.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ "Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: LOVE". steamcommunity.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ Wood, Fred. "Fred's Notebook". Fred's Notebook: 18–20.
- ^ a b "Hardcore Gaming 101: 500-Word Indies - Love". August 25, 2017. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Love+". Engadget. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- ^ a b "Love+ is all the retro platforming you need". pcgamer. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ "Love". December 9, 2008. Archived from the original on December 9, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "IndieGames.com - The Weblog Freeware Game Pick: Love (Fred Wood)". indiegames.com. Retrieved August 24, 2017.