Othello: Battle Royale

it sincerely is criminal that this game is being overlooked and underreviewed because othello battle royale is honestly one of the most fun competitive non-fps multiplayer indie games ive played in recent memory. i cant remember the last time i was gritting my teeth with anticipation and frustration that my finite control and minor mistake of my own doing would lead to my demise in a partially predictable (as is important in competative mp games) way that was of my doing or that of a player more skilled than i. my heart beating fast enough to trigger my tachtycardia from quick, slick, and extremely precise mouse movement doding and weaving between other oppoents -- making sure to keep careful track of the randomized roguelite influenced environment, your own health that can afford to be sacrificed, and your player team color. all of the aforementioned factors can change in what feels like a chaoctically surprising way. however, just as any good comp mp game. despite the randomization of the maps traps/trees which you can also keep yourself aware of, the changing of your color and how much mass you have to use against other players is always a variable known and in your control. this game is not othello, not really. well, it is othello, on the grander more broad conceptual level of a grid where pieces of changing color compete to claim ground against other pieces. that though, is largely where the comparison ends. after going past the aspect of the simplified othello gameplay parallel, othello battle royale plays more like a masterful and incredibly slick blend of: othello, pac-man battle royale, bomberman, solar, and a bulletless bullet hell of mouse dexterity deftness; or as i like to call it, a mouse ballet game. indeed it is, a delicate, quick, and surgically slick mouse dancing competative battle royale game with a whole lot of depth and so comfortingly low of a barrier to entry. as new sorts of tiles, traps, and gameplay mechanics are introduced with each consecutive player victory -- othello battle royale continues to dash into my memory as one of my favorite genre reconstruction indie games (and comp mp no less), and one of my most loved indie games of all time. with the price of the game being less than that of a cheap coffee, you absolutely must play the genre deconstruction mouse ballet battle royale that is othello: battle royale. i love this game, and i hope you do too. dev, if youre reading this, i hope you continue to update the game and i really really hope your game gets an audience/playerbase. i will buy this game for everyone i can and know, and am excited to see what the future for youre work as a developer, as well as an artist holds.