Small Radios Big Televisions
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Developer(s) |
Fire Face (Owen Deery) |
Publisher(s) | Adult Swim Games |
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Release | 8 November 2016 |
Genre(s) | Puzzle video game |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Small Radios Big Televisions is an indie puzzle video game. The game was developed by Fire Face and released on 8 November 2016 for PC and PlayStation 4. Owen Deery, the founder of Fire Face, created everything in the game, including artwork, music and a custom game engine.[1]
The game initially started out as a free web-based prototype using WebGL and JavaScript. When the prototype attracted significant interest, Owen decided to turn it into a stand-alone game.[1]
Reception
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Small Radios Big Televisions received mixed reviews from critics upon release. On Metacritic, the game holds scores of 67/100 for the PC version based on 7 reviews[2], and 62/100 for the PlayStation 4 version based on 15 reviews.[3]
The game received praise from critics for the unique atmosphere created by its visuals[7] and music.[4][8] The music style has been likened to Boards of Canada,[9] which was also cited as inspiration by Owen.[1] Several reviews voiced their dislike for the unvaried puzzles[10] and confusing story.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 Sayed, Rashid (21 April 2015). "Small Radios Big Televisions, Magnetic Tape Decay and PS4 Development". GamingBolt.
- 1 2 "Small Radios Big Televisions for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- 1 2 "Small Radios Big Televisions for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- 1 2 Porreca, Ray (1 November 2016). "Review: Small Radios Big Televisions". Destructoid.
- ↑ Whittaker, Matt (8 November 2016). "Review: Small Radios Big Televisions". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ↑ Tailby, Stephen (20 November 2016). "Small Radios Big Televisions Review (PS4)". Push Square. NLife Media. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ↑ Vanderhoef, John (21 November 2016). "Small Radios, Big Televisions Review". GameCritics.
- 1 2 Howington, Charles (18 November 2016). "Small Radios Big Televisions Review". The Overpowered Noobs.
- ↑ Priestman, Chris (21 October 2016). "Small Radios Big Televisions finds the beauty in machine glitches". Kill Screen.
- ↑ Irwin, Johnathan (13 December 2016). "Small Radios Big Televisions PC review - "Tune in, or tuned out?"". Hooked Gamers.