Small Radios Big Televisions
Developer(s)Fire Face
(Owen Deery)
Publisher(s)Adult Swim Games
Platform(s)Windows, PlayStation 4
Release8 November 2016
Genre(s)Puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player

Small Radios Big Televisions is an indie puzzle video game. The game was developed by Fire Face and released on 8 November 2016 for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4. Owen Deery, under the developer name Fire Face, created everything in the game, including artwork and music and wrote a custom game engine.[1]

Development

The game started as a free web-based prototype using WebGL and JavaScript. When the prototype attracted significant interest, Owen decided to turn it into a stand-alone game.[1]

Reception

Small Radios Big Televisions received mixed reviews from critics upon release. On Metacritic, the game holds scores of 67/100 for the PC version based on 7 reviews,[2] and 62/100 for the PlayStation 4 version based on 15 reviews.[3]

The game received praise from critics for the unique atmosphere created by its visuals[7] and music.[4][8] The music style has been likened to Boards of Canada,[9] which was also cited as inspiration by Owen.[1] Several reviews voiced their dislike for the unvaried puzzles[10] and confusing story.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sayed, Rashid (21 April 2015). "Small Radios Big Televisions, Magnetic Tape Decay and PS4 Development". GamingBolt. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Small Radios Big Televisions for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Small Radios Big Televisions for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  4. 1 2 Porreca, Ray (1 November 2016). "Review: Small Radios Big Televisions". Destructoid. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  5. ↑ Whittaker, Matt (8 November 2016). "Review: Small Radios Big Televisions". Hardcore Gamer. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Tailby, Stephen (20 November 2016). "Small Radios Big Televisions Review (PS4)". Push Square. NLife Media. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Vanderhoef, John (21 November 2016). "Small Radios, Big Televisions Review". GameCritics. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  8. 1 2 Howington, Charles (18 November 2016). "Small Radios Big Televisions Review". The Overpowered Noobs.
  9. ↑ Priestman, Chris (21 October 2016). "Small Radios Big Televisions finds the beauty in machine glitches". Kill Screen. Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  10. ↑ Irwin, Johnathan (13 December 2016). "Small Radios Big Televisions PC review - "Tune in, or tuned out?"". Hooked Gamers. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2017.


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