Pollen and smog have some pretty disastrous effects on many of us, but the hero of Hayfever uses these problems to platform through well-aimed sneezes.
Thomas the mailman has lost a lot of letters. Given that most of that is probably junk mail, flyers, or bills, I think most people would be forgiven for letting them stay lost, but Thomas refuses to let those letters stay lost. This is especially noble given that Thomas has some awful allergies that make him sneeze hard enough to throw him several feet in the air, his head swell hard enough to float, and his body change into something goopy and gross. He should be chilling at home with an epipen at the ready, but instead, he’s off to save your mail. YOU INGRATE.
For those who want to chip in on Thomas’ big workload, you’ll need to expose him to certain allergens at the right time, using their effects to send him hurtling to distant platforms or float between dangerous objects. You need to time things carefully, as well as watch your aim, as guiding someone with a sneeze or leaky, bloated head isn’t the most precise process. With a bit of practice, you should be able to make something positive out of some nasty allergies, though.
Hayfever offers some stiff challenge despite its silly premise, but something about the goofiness of using sneezes to platform helps it keep from getting frustrating. Or maybe it’s just seeing someone do something useful with their allergies gives me some hope for my own useless reaction to pollen. IT’S JUST NEW PLANT GROWTH BODY WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BEHAVE LIKE THIS?
Now I’m off to the yard to see if I can sneeze my way over the tree line.
Hayfever is available now on the Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and Steam.
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