Freedom Finger
Freedom Finger from Wide Right Interactive was probably one of the most surprising games at PAX East 2019. From far away, Freedom Finger just looks like your basic side-scrolling shoot-em-up, but it’s so much more than that.
Yes, you control a hand that shoots enemies and objects with a middle finger gun, but there’s a lot more going on here than just that. Since you are a hand, you have the ability to physically grab other enemies and ships to then use their weapons as your own or you can just throw it, destroying a line of enemies in the process.
Each enemy can be used as a different type of weapon and it was so much fun picking up random things to see what they did.
Oh, and did I mention that every single level is based on an original heavy metal rock song? The unique soundtrack determines how each stage plays out as the enemies and their attacks are synced to the tune of the soundtrack.
Freedom Finger is a comical, exciting shoot-em-up that had me laughing thanks to all of the crazy things that you can do with just one hand. The developers were also really funny and had me play an extra hard level that was nearly impossible to beat.
They prefaced my play session with a promise that if I were to complete the level, myself and everyone watching me play would receive a free code for the game. With the pressure on and all eyes on me, I (of course) embarrassingly lost the challenge, leaving everyone disappointed.
Still, Freedom Finger is really awesome and is planned to release on PS4, Xbox One, and PC in 2019. The developers are also working on getting the game on Switch, but they might have soon trouble with the apparent middle finger that the game is based on.
