Each death would be a punishment, and an exile back to the purgatory of load screens. If the load times were long then dying would be maddening.
I can't understate how important it was for them to nail this aspect of the game, and luckily they did it perfectly. After you die, it only takes a matter of seconds before you are loaded back at the beginning of the level for another try.
The reason it's not such a big deal is because SMB has wonderfully fast load times. And when they rear their ugly head, it usually only results in a few unwelcome deaths and then you move on. This kind of cheap difficulty is anathema to a fun platforming experience, and its (limited) presence in Super Meat Boy is most unwelcome.īut those types of levels aren't common. There are often tricks that you couldn't possibly know until they kill you. But some of Super Meat Boy's levels aren't just difficult they're practically impossible to complete without dying at least a half-dozen times. Flying out of control into a saw blade is just plain funny (doing it fifty times is even funnier). Sometimes your deaths are fun, even hysterical. This is simultaneously Super Meat Boy's most endearing quality and it's most frustrating fault. It's neat to see a level completely soaked in your blood after you've died 50+ times on a tough level.Īnd yes, no matter how skilled you are at platformers, you will absolutely die hundreds of times. In a nice graphical touch, the blood from each of your deaths remains on the level even after you die. Just a single touch and these spinning blades will slice through Meat Boy, splattering his meaty chunks across the level. The aforementioned saws are a signature obstacle throughout Super Meat Boy, and they lead to very quick, grim deaths. If super difficult 2D shooters can be called bullet hell shooters, then Super Meat Boy could likely be called a saw hell platformer. Horrendous deaths and obstacles stand in Meat Boy's path everywhere he goes, but with a little luck and a heaping dose of dexterity there's nothing you can't help him accomplish. Veterans of the classic flash game N (later ported to Xbox Live Arcade as N+) will find Super Meat Boy instantly familiar. Sure, Meat Boy is frustrating at times, but it's also a really great platformer with an amazing sense of humor. In fact, before the experience is over, Super Meat Boy will destroy you several thousand times. Super Meat Boy will punch you in the gut.
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