Papo & Yo coming to PC in April

Confessional puzzle-platformer Papo & Yo will lumber onto PC on April 18, creator Vander Caballero revealed today. The game was inspired by Caballero's relationship with his abusive father, mapping them onto a young boy, a huge friendly-ish monster, and an awful lot of puzzles involving moving blocks and pressing buttons.

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Confessional puzzle-platformer Papo & Yo will lumber onto PC on April 18, creator Vander Caballero revealed today. The game was inspired by Caballero's relationship with his abusive father, mapping them onto a young boy, a huge friendly-ish monster, and an awful lot of puzzles involving moving blocks and pressing buttons.

Caballero revealed news of the PC release via Steam to Game Informer.

The game debuted on PlayStation 3 last August to reasonable reviews, praised for its theme and story but criticized somewhat for so-so gameplay. Here's the PS3 launch trailer, which makes the abusive note pret-ty clear:

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    March 26, 2013 3:45 PM

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    Confessional puzzle-platformer Papo & Yo will lumber onto PC on April 18, creator Vander Caballero revealed today. The game was inspired by Caballero's relationship with his abusive father, mapping them onto a young boy, a huge friendly-ish monster, and an awful lot of puzzles involving moving blocks and pressing buttons.

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