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14. Blue Fire

If I were a man who cared about the actual objective quality of a video game, I would work for IGN. Fortunately I do not work for IGN and can talk about Blue Fire without mentioning the numerous visual glitches, wild design oversights, easy-to-manipulate bugs, and the general lack of creativity in any of the games ideas. Blue Fire is a bad video game for all of these reasons, but is also a great video game for the exact same reasons (By the way, yes, I am aware IGN gave this game a good score, better than the one Im giving it. That does not make it okay for you to tell me I am a bad person you actual jerk).

'Blue Fire is basically just a The Legend of Zelda title with platforming and glitches. A majority of Blue Fire is spent roaming around its various areas and collecting things as you go through. It has some neat set pieces and the washed out aesthetic combined with its low-key score make it a pretty solid experience. What truly elevates Blue Fire to another level is the extent of its platforming, and the ability for a player to completely crack the game apart when utilizing what may or may not be severe oversights in the structure of the game.

Blue Fire has some incredibly floaty platforming, with movement options that allow you to reach places which I am sure a player is not intended to be. Because of this, there are a variety of ways you can go about playing the game which may actually be more fun than the intended route. Most of the games many platforming challenges can be completely redone if you have a new upgrade or if you figure out how to work around its obstacles. I think thats pretty cool.

I dont really have anything else to say about Blue Fire. I think we sometimes have a tendency to forget just how difficult it is for indie developers to create video games, especially given the polished experiences of games like Hades or the Ori franchise. In reality, most games do feel a bit amateurish if you go out of your way to play them, but when those games end up being fun, they are truly worth experiencing.

Blue Fire Score: 4/6