You Have to Burn the Rope

aka: YHTBTR
Moby ID: 34931
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"Computer games are getting so hard these days..."

You Have to Burn the Rope is a simple game with a simple premise, resumed by the three instructions contained in the game's intro: 1. There's a boss (the Grinning Colossus) at the end of the tunnel 2. You can't hurt him with your weapons 3. To kill him you have to burn the rope above

The gameplay consists in using the arrow keys to move and jump and the shift key to throw axes. There is only one life and no continues.

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Average score: 3.5 out of 5 (based on 20 ratings with 1 reviews)

Just what are you trying to say, Mr Bashiri?

The Good
There's always a laugh of some kind to be had with a premise so simple that basically rewards you for nothing. You Have To Burn The Rope draws you in both subtly and loudly at the same time by telling you exactly what to do and then congratulating you with a nice song, though why exactly it needs to play on repeat.

The Bad
One can assume Kian Bashiri meant this as a commentary on the difficulty, or lack thereof, of modern games, but it isn't clear which one he means. If he thinks modern games are too hard and wants to give us something refreshingly simple, fair play, but having played a lot of modern games, I hadn't noticed. If he thinks modern games are too easy and is using this to prove a point, then he's only making himself look like a snob who forgets that people have already said as much.

The Bottom Line
So there's You Have To Burn The Rope, a game that can't decide on a point. As much as I think about it, neither interpretation adds up, which doesn't bode well for an admittedly enjoyable game whose one-sentence structure forces itself to hang solely on its core message.

Browser · by CrankyStorming (2927) · 2011

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What's with the screenshots? GTramp (81961) May 24, 2013

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Game added July 3, 2008. Last modified October 22, 2023.