Kongregate Mini Reviews Continued (Pt. 4)

Well, Pyro showed up on my Facebook, but it's already covered in the bonuses, so I'll cover the next two in the list.

Aether - This is sort of an artistic game. All the graphics tend to be... well kind of washed out looking. There is some gameplay elements, mostly centered around finding various objects, and using a gravity system for the various planets and asteroids flying around in space. The mechanics of swinging on the rocks to get from place to place is pretty cool. The puzzle elements are pretty surreal... it's an interesting game you have to see for yourself.

SeppuKuties - Physics based action puzzler. This game is very good. It is a basic key and door puzzle game, except all action is driven by the physics engine. The kuties (a bunch of animal friends) are seeking out a new home and need to go through the dangerous environments while optionally collecting acorns to get to their new home. It is also possible for an animal to (quite cheerfully) commit seppuku, with the advantage that a death leaves behind a block you can use to help the remaining animals to safety. Like lemmings, the number of surviving carries over from one level to the next, unlike lemmings, only one is active and controlled at any time, and once one reaches the end, the rest move on to the next level as well, basically a sort of lives system. You can go back to previous stages at any time to recomplete them, reclaiming the lives lost on them.

Bonus:

Two Rooms - Quick addon, I meant to review this as well. I played this game on Kongregate to completion recently, it's an excellently designed puzzle game. The mechanics are fairly straightforward, and the level design is excellent. The basic idea is that you control two characters on either side of a divider, and by switching between them, you can find a way to the end of the stage. Unlike many puzzle games, there are several timing puzzles which coordinate actions between both of the characters you can control.