Since it was first shown off, I’ve been in love with Media Molecule’s Tearaway, which really seems like a good reason to won a PlayStation Vita. Since The Banana’s preview though, I’ve been convinced that it would indeed be magical. It’s out this week, and it seems that it really does live up to its promise.
Here’s what people have had to say:
Destructoid – 10/10: Everything just works so well in unison. The soundtrack is delightful and odd, at times reminiscent of Paprika’s parade fanfare with its lively horns. The world, put together in paper scraps, is unbelievable in its artistry and function. Tearaway’s paper water and ripples as you walk through it are more impressive than any realistic water graphics I’ve ever seen. The level of unique detail in the world is staggering. Every moment spent immersed in it is heartwarming. Fittingly, it feels positively handcrafted.
Eurogamer – 8/10: It’s not a long game, but for every section of simple platforming there’s a moment of pure creative delight that leaves most other games looking stuffy and sterile, locked away behind their joypads and glass, away from your prodding, inquisitive fingers. Tearaway’s tactile world may be no more real, but while you’re under its spell it certainly doesn’t feel that way.
Polygon – 9.5/10: Tearaway is a rare breed; the kind of game that was engineered to be supremely easy to fall in love with. It’s not just the inherent charm of its paper world, its infinitely catchy folk-electronic soundtrack or its cast of quirky characters. It’s the way the game involves you at every turn — the way the world moves when you touch it. I never felt like I was beating Tearaway as much as collaborating with it. From cover to cover, Tearway is an engrossing, spellbinding experience.
IGN – 9.3/10: Tearaway is a joy. Whether it was a riding a pig towards the sunset or playing basketball with a super-powered accordion, it never failed to make me smile. It sincerely believes that imagination really is the most important faculty, and in turn, succeeded in transporting me back to a time when I built strange worlds equipped with nothing but crayons and card. It does this by using every aspect of the Vita, crafting an experience that I can’t imagine being realised elsewhere. It might be short, but it’s very special.
CVG – 9/10: Yet if there’s one moment that perhaps sums up Tearaway best, it’s a piece of narration from the inimitable Richard Ridings, a line that seems to double as a mission statement for Media Molecule. "Embracing new ideas!" he shouts. "You can’t say we’re not trying!" Even among those who find Tearaway too slight or too easy, there can surely be few arguments with that.
Joystiq – 3/5: Tearaway is cheerful, clever, and colorful, but never quite attains the masterful blend of art and gameplay exhibited by developer Media Molecule’s previous efforts, the LittleBigPlanet games. It’s crammed full of wonderful ideas that can’t quite compete with a control scheme that – apologies – looks good on paper but doesn’t work well in practice. Tearaway has a big heart … if only your fingers didn’t keep getting in the way.
Joystiq seems to be the sole dissenter in a sea of cheer, but it certainly seems that Tearaway is the best game on the Vita right now, and quite possibly one of the most inventive and interesting games this whole year.
Last Updated: November 20, 2013
Admiral Chief Duke
November 20, 2013 at 15:02
10/10?
Vampyre Squirrel
November 20, 2013 at 15:04
Apparently so
Hammersteyn
November 20, 2013 at 15:39
Bet you Star Citizen doesn’t get 10/10 trolololol
Vampyre Squirrel
November 20, 2013 at 15:05
There are some cool games on the Vita… but there’s no way I’m paying the price for one… so anyone want to give me a Vita? (no Pro-Vita’s welcome)
Captain GUZ
November 20, 2013 at 15:12
Same here , game seem nice but no way will I pay that amount of money for a vita…ever
Umar Moe Moe
November 20, 2013 at 15:13
2.5k is not that much really
Vampyre Squirrel
November 20, 2013 at 15:15
BT has the Wifi version with 3 games for 2100… still too much 😛
Umar Moe Moe
November 20, 2013 at 15:16
People spend more on games each year. It’s a fantastic device, more than most people know
Vampyre Squirrel
November 20, 2013 at 15:17
Oh I know, I was playing on one before they were launched in the country… awesome device. I can justify spending R2000 over the course of a year for games, but not for a handheld device (even if I’d get free games on PSN+)
Umar Moe Moe
November 20, 2013 at 15:18
Ahh I see, not into handhelds? I’ve been playing them since gameboy days, to me it’s a console. Understandable though
Vampyre Squirrel
November 20, 2013 at 15:23
Nah I dig handhelds… just don’t seem to have the time to play on them with console and PC games in the mix too 😛
Umar Moe Moe
November 20, 2013 at 15:24
Bed time is the best time lol But I know what you mean
Vampyre Squirrel
November 20, 2013 at 15:25
that’s my candy crush saga time lol
Umar Moe Moe
November 20, 2013 at 15:26
Eff that game!It was made by Satan himself
Vampyre Squirrel
November 20, 2013 at 15:27
bwahahahahaha!
TiMsTeR1033
November 20, 2013 at 15:40
your poor wife too!
Vampyre Squirrel
November 20, 2013 at 15:48
My wife plays Candy Crush Saga too
TiMsTeR1033
November 20, 2013 at 15:52
yes but its okay for her..
TiMsTeR1033
November 20, 2013 at 15:40
Your poor wife….
Captain GUZ
November 20, 2013 at 15:23
If I owned a PS3/4 then I would most def get one , but seeing as I don’t I cant justify having it
Umar Moe Moe
November 20, 2013 at 15:25
Yeah, it’s amazing piece of tech outside of PS3/4
TiMsTeR1033
November 20, 2013 at 15:31
for me, would be too tough to not get 3ds instead.
Umar Moe Moe
November 20, 2013 at 15:31
Get both!
TiMsTeR1033
November 20, 2013 at 15:32
I would if had the cash
Umar Moe Moe
November 20, 2013 at 15:32
Do the Hammersteyn
Hammersteyn
November 20, 2013 at 15:38
LOL
TiMsTeR1033
November 20, 2013 at 15:22
I agree with you man..
Umar Moe Moe
November 20, 2013 at 15:06
Oh man the hype!….This game looks too good……Been waiting for a game to rekindle my imagination
Umar Moe Moe
November 20, 2013 at 15:09
Gaad dayum
Dem Tunes
Hammersteyn
November 20, 2013 at 15:25
Nice!
Hammersteyn
November 20, 2013 at 15:26
Fuckit I’ll buy a Vita,soon after my PS4 though. Anyone I can blow for cash?
TiMsTeR1033
November 20, 2013 at 15:27
0_0
Umar Moe Moe
November 20, 2013 at 15:27
Am I reading correctly?lol
TiMsTeR1033
November 20, 2013 at 15:32
desperate times man!
Hammersteyn
November 20, 2013 at 15:38
It’s an expensive hobby.
TiMsTeR1033
November 20, 2013 at 15:39
One worth keeping….
Unavengedavo(aka. MadeYouLook)
November 20, 2013 at 16:00
Blowing or gaming?
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
November 20, 2013 at 15:39
Yes my minions, the Banana isn’t just a pretty face or something curious to behold, my taste in games IS impeccable. Trust Professor Banana. He will never let you astray.
Sigh! I really want Tearaway, only 9 days till it’s released in Mzansi.
Hammersteyn
November 20, 2013 at 15:41
All hail the wonderfull and wise banana.
Vampyre Squirrel
November 20, 2013 at 15:50
*starts throwing hail stones at the wonderful and wise banana*
CaptainNemo42
November 20, 2013 at 15:50
I think I’ve spent a total of R100 on games on my Vita (Got LBP for something like R70). PS+ is a huge help for gaming on my Vita.
I was intrigued by the game since I saw it for the first time and I think it will be my first big Vita game buy.
ElimiNathan
November 20, 2013 at 15:45
Definitely getting this!
Bull Terror
November 20, 2013 at 16:43
Makes me nostalgic…. Time to dust off my PII, grab die stiffies and install monkey island 🙂