Inch by Inch

IT IS AMAZING INFINATE STARS!!!!!!

Regarding my play time, I also played Inch By Inch before I got it on Steam. I came back to replay this after playing Size Matters (the title that copied Inch-by-Inch but with more colorful graphics). I was still [b]really[/b] impressed with Inch by Inch. Inch by Inch does several things better than the newer title: [olist] [*] [b]Level Design.[/b] It's much less cluttered. Inch by Inch has exactly as many movable items as you would want, whereas in Size Matters I would frequently find myself tripping over junk that just felt like it was getting in the way. This sometimes just feels like the Size Matters team had a box of props and decorated a room with physics items. One place where this different approach is very noticeable is the computer keyboard in Inch By Inch. In Size Matters, it'd just be a random physics item. In Inch by Inch it's part of the level, and if you're small enough you can hear the keyboard clack when you walk across it. Little touches like that show how much thought went into the design. [*] [b]Game-play.[/b] This factors into the level design again. The Inch By Inch dev was [i]very[/i] deliberate with every item and the size of items added to the room, as well as the measurements of distance from one counter to another. This shows with the way you need to build and use stackable objects to traverse the room. Size Matters felt more like they just put in any objects that would make sense for the scene and relied on the players to sort it out. [*] [b]Better UI.[/b] Inch By Inch has this gimmick where there's a ruler along the side of your screen that expands as you shrink. This is a way more effective method of generating tension. All Size Matters does is give you a count-down timer and a display field that numerically tells you your remaining height. That's just weak compared to Inch By Inch's ruler gimmick that physically shows you your character's size dropping. [*] [b]Optimization.[/b] Inch By Inch just runs smoother and faster than Size Matters. Especially good if you play on an older machine. [/olist]