Kurushi (a.k.a. Intelligent Qube) & Kurishi Final: Mental Blocks
1997/98 / Sony PlayStation emulator games / 1-2 players
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Three decades on, I couldn't tell you any other games that were teased on our original PlayStation's demo disc, but this brutalist survival puzzle was the memorable highlight, and it only took me this long to play it AGAIN.
AGAIN.
It'd be diverting enough as a simple blocks puzzle, but having a guy run desperately around trying to avoid getting crushed in real time adds a relatable existential horror aspect that makes it compelling. It's Bomberman meets Knightmare as a low-budget Canadian film. It's nearly perrrrrrrrrfect.
