A charming and engaging South African platformer

If you had asked the developers of Semblance the first Nintendo Switch game in South Africa, they thought they would be where they are today, they would probably say: Umm, excuse me? "Ben Myres and Cukia Kimani – recently graduated video game design students and still not sure how it all happened – started Semblance as a humble academic mission. he is available for download on Steam and the Nintendo Switch.

Semblance is certainly not the first South African game, but it is the first to reach the last computer of Nintendo pocket, an achievement.What is worth considering is the difficult battle that any South African developer has to go through in order for his game to be released on console.South Africa is far from a pretty marketplace important to support a company like this

Future local developers need to travel a lot, sell a lot, get a lot of international support and do a lot of things. For a reason. The good news is that Nyamakop has managed it, even if it's largely by chance, as Ben and Cukia describe it. But, it's a sign of things to come. In fact, there are more local games on the way.

But what about the Semblance – is that good?

In a nutshell: yes

Up to now, has earned the African Development Team Nyamakop – a company made up of African employees South, Zimbabwe and Kenya – to have a good press, strong scores of critics and many awards. I played it myself, and I think it's very amusing

Inspirational of a myriad of great titles- Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet The End Is Near Super Meat Boy, and More Semblance is a charming and endearing platter for fans of the genre. Noticed the "old dish", do you have? This is because Semblance takes a slightly different approach to the platform genre.

While in most platformers, the goal is to get around, on or under obstacles on your way, Semblance you shape the world around you to remove obstacles. It's a fun version of one of the older genres of the game and it's worth the price of entry.

So, if you take something away, it's not a plea for you to support another South African developer. The South African developers have been making great games for a while now, and it's only going to improve. STASIS Broforce Semblance Office Dungeons and Good Old Toxic Bunny back in the & # 39; The 90s proves it. And Nyamakop, I think it's fair to say, is here to stay.

All you have to do is continue to play great games, and sooner or later, the next game of your local Nintendo Switch or Steam and will definitely be lekker.