{"id":14345,"date":"2024-05-06T14:37:16","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T12:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/another-crabs-treasure-this-indie-hit-has-clawed-its-way-into-my-subconscious\/"},"modified":"2024-05-06T14:37:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T12:37:16","slug":"another-crabs-treasure-this-indie-hit-has-clawed-its-way-into-my-subconscious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/another-crabs-treasure-this-indie-hit-has-clawed-its-way-into-my-subconscious\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Crab\u2019s Treasure: this indie hit has clawed its way into my subconscious"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australian studio Aggro Crab has a hit on its hands \u2013 and behind all its jokes and excellent crustacean combat lies an uncomfortable truth about our world<\/p>\n

The Arcane Kids, a video game collective from Los Angeles, have a manifesto that I think about all the time, but particularly when I find art that surprises me, or approaches traditional formats in new and exciting ways. The second line simply states: \u201cThe fastest way to the truth is a joke.\u201d Another Crab\u2019s Treasure, the second offering from indie Australian studio Aggro Crab, is full of truth and jokes \u2013 and something else, something rarer, too.<\/p>\n

Another Crab\u2019s Treasure is ostensibly a combat-oriented adventure game, in which you play a tiny hermit crab whose shell has been stolen. You must explore the depths of the ocean to find a way to retrieve it from the Loan Shark, so you can return the wee crab to his peaceful life in the tide pools on the shore. Unexpectedly for such a welcoming, colourful-looking game, it has intense, complex, Dark Souls-style battling \u2013 and the juxtaposition is really refreshing. Our hero, Krill, may only be armed with a tiny fork, but with a little concentration and practice he can face down the enormous, grotesque crustaceans he comes up against time and time again.<\/p>\n

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\nAustralian studio Aggro Crab has a hit on its hands \u2013 and behind all its jokes and excellent crustacean combat lies an uncomfortable truth about our world
\nThe Arcane Kids, a video game collective from Los Angeles, have a manifesto that I think about all the time, but particularly when I find art that surprises me, or approaches traditional formats in new and exciting ways. The second line simply states: \u201cThe fastest way to the truth is a joke.\u201d Another Crab\u2019s Treasure, the second offering from indie Australian studio Aggro Crab, is full of truth and jokes \u2013 and something else, something rarer, too.
\nAnother Crab\u2019s Treasure is ostensibly a combat-oriented adventure game, in which you play a tiny hermit crab whose shell has been stolen. You must explore the depths of the ocean to find a way to retrieve it from the Loan Shark, so you can return the wee crab to his peaceful life in the tide pools on the shore. Unexpectedly for such a welcoming, colourful-looking game, it has intense, complex, Dark Souls-style battling \u2013 and the juxtaposition is really refreshing. Our hero, Krill, may only be armed with a tiny fork, but with a little concentration and practice he can face down the enormous, grotesque crustaceans he comes up against time and time again. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Australian studio Aggro Crab has a hit on its hands \u2013 and behind all its jokes and excellent crustacean combat lies an uncomfortable truth about our world The Arcane Kids, a video game collective from Los Angeles, have a manifesto that I think about all the time, but particularly when I find art that surprises …<\/p>\n

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