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“Why the heck are so many indie puzzle platformers, Pa?” If you lie down on the streets of an major American city, you’re bound to overhear the children asking their fathers this question at least a few times an hour.

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While isn’t a simple answer to that nearly philosophical query, there’s no doubt that 2004’sN: The Way of the Ninjahad a lot to do with the modern rise of the genre. The creators ofSuper Meat Boy,TowerFall, and countless other have citedNas one of their major influences. NowN‘s creators have teamed withDYAD‘s Shawn McGrath forN++, coming soon to the Playstation 4.

We’ll be talking to Raigan Burns, Mare Shepard and Shawn McGrath right here at 4pm EST, so please drop by and tell us how you’re day is going!

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