{"id":21458,"date":"2021-08-18T00:01:10","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T00:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=21458"},"modified":"2021-07-21T00:53:51","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T00:53:51","slug":"out-of-line-switch-ps4-xbox-one-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/18\/out-of-line-switch-ps4-xbox-one-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Out of Line (Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Out of Line is one of those games that tells its story without words.\u00a0 Well I have no choice here so forgive me if this sounds dumb.\u00a0 Anyway, you play as a dude who looks like the kid from Scribblenauts.\u00a0 You\u2019re in a hand-drawn mechanical world trying to escape these giant grabber claw hands.\u00a0 You have to find these glowing blue cubes that attach themselves to trees, and you also meet older versions of yourself.\u00a0 Early on in the game you get a yellow spear of light that you can throw and do other things with to creatively bypass obstacles in this 2-D puzzle platformer.\u00a0 Out of Line is available on nearly all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.<\/p>\n

In the game you run left and right with the L stick, and jump with the A button.\u00a0 Push certain objects and flip switches with the Y button.\u00a0 To throw your spear, just hold down the R trigger button to bring up an aiming icon, then use the R stick to aim and release the R trigger button to throw.\u00a0 You won\u2019t really use your spear to attack enemies, but solve puzzles instead.\u00a0 Your spear can stick into walls (call it back with the R trigger button), and you can use your spear as a stepping stone or to stop moving gears.\u00a0 You can use your spear in other creative ways, too, like a makeshift lever.\u00a0 Or attach it to a rope to cross longer distances.\u00a0 If you get hit by something dangerous or fall off a ledge, you\u2019ll start over pretty close to where you made the mistake most of the time.<\/p>\n

I really liked the hand-drawn graphics and creative ways to use your spear to solve puzzles.\u00a0 But the game does have a few problems.\u00a0 It\u2019s awfully short and I was able to beat it in a couple of hours.\u00a0 But one good thing is that it doesn\u2019t wear out its welcome.\u00a0 The game is pretty easy, too, and I only looked up a video guide a couple of times when the solutions weren\u2019t very clear, not because the puzzles were tough.\u00a0 But otherwise, this is a pretty neat little game that kept my interest all the way through.\u00a0 So if you like 2-D puzzle platformers, you may want to check this one out.<\/p>\n

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For a game about throwing a spear, it\u2019s actually surprisingly non-violent.\u00a0 If you fall off a ledge or are about to get hit by an enemy, the screen fades out before anything bad happens.\u00a0 Sometimes one of the characters stabs these spiders, but then stabs them again to bring them back to life and they become good spiders that help you solve puzzles.\u00a0 Reading skill isn\u2019t needed to play, but younger gamers may need help with the tougher puzzles, jumps, and timed obstacles.\u00a0 Out of Line is rated E for Everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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