This is a weird game. Like. Really weird. But I like free games to play so don't judge me. I shouldn't be playing this game in college but I can and I will since this game had a strange concept to it and the art is just super adorable. The game isn't the biggest thing in gaming but it's a free-to-play game with vast multiplayer where you work together to get cheese for the family, sounds boring? Yeah. It is, but you get godly mice too? I'm already sold.
Transformice is a free-to-play multiplayer online platform browser game *takes a deep breath* created by the french people, two to be exact called Melibellule and Tigrounette. Melibellule produces the game's kawaii artwork and graphics and Tigrounette works the functions and mechanics. It was released on May 1, 2010. 4 years old. That's crazy.
For a game made by two individuals. The game is very nicely made. The costumes and items that can be gained by cheese grabbing are colourful and cartoony, nicely having a large number of items. The Shaman is easily identified from the regular mice since they have a larger body and light blue decoration. The game has a nice atmosphere, mainly when there are more than one player, as it feels busy and friendly. The in game payments is what should be expected from free games in this generation, but it doesn't cripple you in anyway. You can play the game perfectly fine without the payments and it's good that way.
Players can control the mouse with the arrow keys or the WASD keys to run, jump and duck their way to the cheese which is randomly placed around a map. Players' mice must touch the cheese to collect it and must take it back to the mice hole to finish. The number of cheese and mice holes differ between maps. Players are awarded points on a scoreboard that updates in real-life and bonus points are rewarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Collecting cheese is recorded into a player's permanent stats and the cheese collected can gain the player avatar clothing and costumes for their mice, to make them the hippest mouse there.
When a player reaches the highest score, they will become a Shaman in the next round. Their job is to help the other mice get to the cheese and back to the hole (Although they can troll you). the Shaman can help by summoning objects like anvils, balloons and boxes to create buildings or contraptions. It's all about working as a team member and thinking creatively to help the others grab the cheese.
This game is one of the few good Multiplayer online browser games. The payments are there but aren't provided in anyway unless you want to buy certain things, and even then. Most things can be slowly earned by collecting cheese in-game. The chat is fun and the people can be interesting to talk to, making it feel like you're experiencing teamwork with actual people. They will get angry when you screw up and be happy when you help as a Shaman. I have to admit that the Shaman is hard to grasp at first. I even hate being Shaman, but the actual game is good and a great time-killer if you have a few 10 minutes to spare, since you just have to log in and then jump into a map. Multiplayer games like this aren't for everyone but the rare chaotic moments are worth a see.
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