Cage Match 4 - Seiklus vs. Knytt
Seiklus and Knytt are both serene platformers with more focus on ambiance and atmosphere than challenges. I’m sure that if both of them were thrown into a real cage match they’d make friends with one another instead of fight.
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Vote count: Seiklus 16 - 25 Knytt
Previous results:
Warning Forever [27] - [29] Fraxy
Dwarf Fortress [73] - [21] The Kingdom of Loathing
Sumotori Dreams [8] - [44] Toribash
Echo said,
August 6th, 2007 at 8:52 am
Seiklus wins for me. Though Knytt is excellent too.
Anonymous said,
August 6th, 2007 at 8:56 am
Knytt for sure.
Chainsaw D. said,
August 6th, 2007 at 9:05 am
knytt in an instant.
jw said,
August 6th, 2007 at 9:08 am
Seiklus gets my vote since it is bigger. Just because it’d be mean AAAH HELL:
Knytt is more fun, it gets my vote.
Anonymous said,
August 6th, 2007 at 9:32 am
Knytt
While both games are written like a love letter the 8-bit-era gone by, Seiklus is content being just a Megaman clone, while Knytt strives to be a 2D version of Shadow of the Colossus. (minus the malevolent colossi killing)
Mosh said,
August 6th, 2007 at 9:33 am
Knytt may not have come to be if it wasn’t for Knytt so Seiklus gets my vote.
shockedfrog said,
August 6th, 2007 at 9:33 am
Seiklus for me. Knytt’s good, but doesn’t compare for me - maybe a slight disappointment after WaDF, I dunno. Looking forward to Knytt Stories.
Mosh said,
August 6th, 2007 at 9:55 am
Hmm: I meant ‘if it wasn’t for Seiklus.’ Blah. Anyways vote is still the same.
LFF said,
August 6th, 2007 at 10:27 am
Knytt.
I found seiklus quite boring, and the art isn’t brilliant. Knytt is more ambient and is put together brilliantly.
ahuh said,
August 6th, 2007 at 10:40 am
Knytt wins for me.
svrman said,
August 6th, 2007 at 10:54 am
Kyntt.
Tough one but Kyntt does it for me. Reminds me of my hamster.
x_x said,
August 6th, 2007 at 11:06 am
Knytt.
I’d rather vote for them making friends though.
Tommy said,
August 6th, 2007 at 11:09 am
Knytt
Mosh said,
August 6th, 2007 at 11:09 am
Is this your hamster ?
Gregory Weir said,
August 6th, 2007 at 11:21 am
Knytt. I grinned the whole way through.
evan said,
August 6th, 2007 at 11:24 am
Knytt
RavenWorks said,
August 6th, 2007 at 11:31 am
Seiklus!
Dave said,
August 6th, 2007 at 11:52 am
Seiklus.
Joe said,
August 6th, 2007 at 11:57 am
Seiklus.
Tunips said,
August 6th, 2007 at 11:58 am
Seiklus. It is calm and serene and grand and beautiful.
Michal said,
August 6th, 2007 at 12:22 pm
Knytt. Though Seiklus seems to have paved the way for these more artistic exploration platformers, I feel Knytt stands in a league of its own.
haowan said,
August 6th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
Knytt.
Anonymous said,
August 6th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
I like the feel of seiklus better so I choose
Seiklus.
Ian said,
August 6th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
knytt
Echo said,
August 6th, 2007 at 1:43 pm
[Man, I'm really disapointed at the way this is going. I mean, Kyntt is a lovely game and everything, but come on...]
Anonymous said,
August 6th, 2007 at 1:59 pm
Knytt! More polished and inspired.
haowan said,
August 6th, 2007 at 2:05 pm
[@Echo: I was disappointed by the fraxy/wf vote personally
I just tried Seiklus again and while it is excellent, the controls are a bit iffy for me and there are annoying level design decisions like traps that send you back to different bits of a level. For me Knytt is a better game, even though there's less to collect. But I was in two minds for a while :)]
Matthew said,
August 6th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
Knytt. Gotta be Knytt.
BoboDaHobo said,
August 6th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
Knytt is the clear winner. While Seiklus may have started up the whole ‘ambient-platforming’ genre, it just doesn’t feel as well though-out as Knytt.
Anonymous said,
August 6th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
Seiklus, for many reasons.
Kairos said,
August 6th, 2007 at 2:56 pm
Seiklus.
Fda said,
August 6th, 2007 at 3:44 pm
Knytt. Hard choice, but Knytt has something “more”…..
Zmann said,
August 6th, 2007 at 4:15 pm
Seiklus.
Triple T said,
August 6th, 2007 at 6:12 pm
Seiklus. Knytt’s challenges were too sparse to make it feel like a (fun) video game while Seiklus’s simple story and “juicy” colecting mechanism kept me glued till the end.
Jared said,
August 6th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
Seiklus.
Anonymous said,
August 6th, 2007 at 6:22 pm
Seiklus easily. Knytt barely feels like a game.
‘Seiklus is content being just a Megaman clone’
Um, what?
e said,
August 6th, 2007 at 7:58 pm
Knytt. It’s brilliant. Which isn’t to say Seiklus isn’t. Knytt is just better, and lacks the frustration in certain points of Seiklus.
Israel said,
August 6th, 2007 at 8:27 pm
Knytt
Though both games are very entertaining, I prefer Knytt’s art style and controls. I prefer the way that Knytt moves. It’s really a question of taste. Quite trivial, actually.
rapidwingo said,
August 6th, 2007 at 9:47 pm
Knytt. Although both are great games, knytt managed to really pull me into the world with its ambience and subtle music. Also, I feel that Seiklus was too much about collecting and not as much about exploring, where the objective in Knytt seemed much more voluntary and less like a chore. Lastly, I heavily prefer the style of Knytt’s interface (or lack there of) and graphics opposed to Seiklus. The fact that Seiklus contained a menu really took me out of the atmosphere of the game.
Shaheen said,
August 6th, 2007 at 9:49 pm
Knytt
Sergio Cornaga said,
August 7th, 2007 at 1:27 am
Seiklus!
Eric said,
August 7th, 2007 at 10:00 am
Knytt.
I liked them both, but the environments of Seiklus weren’t as consistently charming and/or interesting, which really matters when all you’re doing is moving around in those environments.
Anonymous said,
August 7th, 2007 at 9:25 pm
Seiklus, how can anyone even think of voting for Knytt
jonrudd said,
August 7th, 2007 at 9:54 pm
Knytt
the soundtrack is so good I attually listen to it when not playing the game, it sets just the right mood
whitebrice said,
August 8th, 2007 at 2:25 am
Seiklus. Maybe Knytt looked better, but I felt more compelled to get that little guy back home than I did in Knytt.
Greg said,
August 8th, 2007 at 5:13 pm
Seiklus
I do agree that it’s a choice of splitting hairs. Knytt is an excellent game, and is masterfully executed, yes, but the advancement (powerups and the like) just didn’t feel right to me, and it’s entirely grid-based world made it seem entirely less organic to me. Also, towards the end of Knytt, the enormous amount of backtracking was starting to drive me nuts.
Seiklus on the other hand did a beautiful job portraying a colorful world; the graphical style and general ambiance did a better job convincing me of the real environment. I personally didn’t have trouble with the trapped chamber, which some people complained about. Lastly, Seiklus has definitely had the bigger impact on gaming, as it was first.
Anonymous said,
August 8th, 2007 at 6:41 pm
Knytt all the way!
B said,
August 14th, 2007 at 8:35 pm
Seiklus has too many awesome things in it to be denied my vote. I tried to think of a legitimate comment but I honestly don’t know where to begin. Seiklus blows me away every time I play it.
Michal said,
October 13th, 2007 at 2:15 pm
Knytt is it for me. Can’t believe I missed this cage match :P…