It’s a huge draw
I was alerted to an upcoming DS game, Drawn To Life, by my Nintendo DS Facebook group. Yes, I let Facebook run my life, is that so wrong? Anyway, the game was just released, and I managed to get a copy.
The main attraction of Drawn To Life is the drawing input. You are the Creator of a little world, and it has fallen into darkness after a blasphemous creature tore up your “Book Of Life”. You now have to draw and control a hero to bring back the torn pages and rebuild your world bit by bit. It’s a simple premise, so the trick is all in the execution. There’s a storyline to be followed, and you will discover more of this charming little creation of yours.
The game itself is a classic platformer. I didn’t play that many platform games growing up, so their logic sometimes eludes me, but it’s a very easy way to play because there are practically no rules, as opposed to strategy games or RPGs.
The artwork is really cute in a childish way, but this is something I’d unashamedly play on the bus, without caring who’s looking over my shoulder. Plus the pastel colour scheme of the game gives me an excuse to use lots of pink when I’m colouring things to place in the world. Have you ever seen pink and purple icecubes? Well, when I’m the Creator, they exist!
My character profile.
In addition to text dialogue, the little creatures also speak in icons.
My character interacting with a creature.
My fingers and wrist are sore now, which is a sure sign of a good game - I’m enjoying it too much to put it down.
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