Yes, there’s a whole lotta blue to Arvi “Hempuli” Teikari’s Officer Alfred, but don’t let that get you down. Any game that allows you to seemingly ride on rockets is worth investigating, no? This was once a game made during a 48-hour Ludum Dare competition, and the developer decided to polish up his Portal-inspired puzzle platformer for the IGF 2012 competition.
Those who have played the Ludum Dare version are in luck; this is good deal more than a visual polish. While there was just a time freezing mechanic before, players can also unfreeze slices of time/space. Even more, players can refreeze time again when needed.
It all controls rather simply. Directional arrows move the player, S jumps, and D manipulates both time and boxes. I don’t want to spoil all the cool puzzles, but you will be freezing time to get on rockets as seen above and doing some walking on water that would make baby Jesus proud.
At a 14MB download (Windows only, sorry), and no install, you’ll be playing in no time. There are six harder challenges (out of reach suitcases) strewn across the game for those that want to stretch their brain and twitch skills even further. You will die often, but Hempuli graciously programmed frequent respawn spots.
For those who need to see the game’s trailer, here you go. I’ll warn one last time; this spoils some of the great moments in the game, but not how to get the harder suitcases:
An interview with the developer is coming soon about his design and art choices and what may lie ahead for Officer Alfred. For those of you really curious of Officer Alfred’s origins, check out this developer timelapse and full playthrough of the Ludum Dare version:
Want even more awesome Hempuli? Check out our previous coverage including Masjin and Addicsjon.