Misc. A Tiny Tale

Misc. A Tiny Tale is a charming and adorable game about 2 little robots taking off on an adventure after a nearby explosion shook their tiny village. Trash and golden cogs splattered everywhere, so Buddy and his friend Bagboy set off to find out what happened. Buddy is the best friend we all want to have: encouraging, accepting and supportive all the time. No judgement from him! Bagboy is less confident and is filled with doubt, but curiousity motivated him to leave the village, but he is glad of Buddy's company and capability. Flick is Bagboy's complaining cat. Their journey takes them through several villages and the inhabitants set quests for Buddy to fulfill. He cleans and mops up all the trash and finds the missing golden cogs which opens the broken gates of all the villages. Some cogs are received from his quests. Each village has a robot who recycles his trash and he is able to buy things from the local shop. Buddy enjoys making a difference, but the greatest change was in the robots hearts. They are surprised that he went to all that trouble for them. The game has a moral tone to it and it is based around communication, acceptance, community and relationships. I felt at times the moralistic tone was too much, especially towards the end. All the bots are cute and very diverse and you quickly become attached to them. It was interesting to see the misc parts that made them up and their unique personalities. That is one of the themes of this game: to accept yourself as you are and not compare yourself to others. To let your light shine, so to speak. Misc. A Tiny Tale is easy to play, but there is quite a bit of platforming. Most of it is easy, but there are a few tricky bits here and there. The hardest parts are the Gus challenges which are pure precision platforming. I got them all except the last one, so I had to forego the achievement for this. Hence my lengthy time stats!! I really enjoyed this game and the bonus was that it is Australian made! Many thanks to Kiry for this wonderful gift. I loved the sound, especially when Buddy was going across ice and you hear the clink, clink of his footsteps. There is no doubt that this game was lovingly made and it made an unexpected emotional impact on me. I did not expect to cry! If you are looking for a cute and wholesome game to play and is suitable for kids to watch......this is it. Misc. A Tiny Tale shows that heroes come in all shapes and sizes....even if you're only 3cm tall! Well done to the devs!

If you want a good old fashioned 3D Platformer where you explore areas for shiny things, then this is a good option. The control layout is a bit weird, but it doesn't take long to adjust to it (or you can reassign the buttons using Steam input). Aside from that it looks great, runs well, has a great soundtrack and is fun to play!

I still look back to when I first played this game close to a year ago. Bored out of my mind, browsing Steam poisoned by my picky attitude toward what games I should buy when I then catch Misc from the corner of my eye. Never would I have guessed it would awaken a truly deep love for platformers within me as I was hooked to this game from start to finish. I LOVE each level's differing environments with all the characters in them bursting with personality. 10/10 As a speedrunner of this game, it holds a very special place in my heart as it was one of my first speed games. This was my true gateway drug to the craft; as it taught me effective routing with it's plentiful collectibles scattered around each level, a plethora of rather humorous glitches and skips, and introduced me to such a kind and welcoming community behind it. Shoutout to the Misc Devs and the Speedrunning Community <3