I’m in the mood for a particular type of game and can’t think of any which would fit. I want to play something which is all or most of the following:

1)Short. Something about 15 hours or less. I’m working on a few big games and don’t want to get involved with another behemoth.

2)Fun! Just … fun. Something with a bit of bounce, a bit of joy, a recognition that games are meant to entertain.

3)Shiny. A combination of solid production values, nice visuals and good audio. I’m perfectly happy playing rougher titles but once in a while it’s nice to play something that oozes expensive quality. I’ve been playing titles with various combinations of sub par voice acting, forgettable or nasty music, passable or outright ugly graphics, for so long I can’t remember the last “Oooh, shiny!” game I played.

4)Classy. A game with style, an idea, and the successful combination and execution thereof.

5)Singleplayer only. I don’t do racing games, or sports games. I don’t like FPS unless they are very special indeed, and feature a strong narrative. I should probably state in advance that I don’t like the Half Life series.

Games I have played which would fit into this type include Lego Star Wars: The Complete Trilogy, Bioshock, Dead Space, Metroid Prime 3, Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction, Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime, Locoroco.

Suggestions can be for any platform; I have a gaming spec PC, both current handhelds, and all consoles from this gen and last gen.