Pretentious Games

Title: Pretentious Game 1, Pretentious Game 2, Pretentious Game 3

Genre: Platform

Completion Time: Five minutes for the first, seven for the second, thirteen for the third., 

Really three episodes of one game rather than three different games, the Pretentious Games riff on platforming mechanics and tropes to tell a story.

Interesting:

Each level has a goal, and the strategies or obstacles are hinted at by a line of story. It's a clever concept and should appeal to fans of wordplay. 5/5

Fun:

I thought the better levels were the ones that called for puzzle-solving rather than platform maneuvering--episode 3 got a little frustrating. But overall there tended to be a very nice "Aha!" moment as you figured out each challenge.  4/5.

Moving:

The creator was definitely onto something when he or she titled this. The story leans heavily on clichés, and the emotion feels like the creator was trying to imitate other works of art rather than pulling it from within him/herself. But it's strong enough to carry the game, and the threading of multiple storylines is nicely handled. 3/5.

If you like games that play with what games can be, this is well worth the half an hour or so that it takes to complete all three.