My history with this game goes way back to 2014 or so when I was working at the activity center at the local YMCA. My job was to supervise kids playing video games, but they gave me a computer, and this game was available in browser, so what are you gonna do?

This is probably the game I've played the most in my life because it's just so fun, and it's super short. I proved earlier this year that I still have the muscle memory to do Veni Vidi Vici fairly flawlessly. Needless to say, this game will probably pop up again on my list when I'm feeling bored.

VVVVVV is a dead simple game with a dead simple spin on the platformer genre; removing the ability to jump in place of the ability to reverse gravity. Around this simple premise, everything is designed. There is not a single concept in this game that is not in the pursuit of testing the player's ability to flip and control their movement with precision and speed. In short, VVVVVV is an incredibly low-stakes operation. The story, while occasionally humourous, is ultimately meaningless outside of its ability to compel the player from point A to point B.

VVVVVV is the epitome of "if you can't do it right, then don't do it at all". Nothing is here that doesn't need to be, and everything that is here is polished to a shine.

Thank you, VVVVVV. Thank you for never letting me down once.