Play Umihara Kawase (Japan) Online
You're a schoolgirl swinging through dreamy levels with a fishing hook—miss a grapple and you're toast, but stick the landing and it feels like magic. The janky physics make every leap a gamble, and pulling off a crazy chain of swings never gets old.
Umihara Kawase is one of those weird, brilliant SNES games that feels like nothing else. You play as this schoolgirl with a fishing rod, and no, it's not a fishing sim—you use the hook to swing around, grapple onto platforms, and fling yourself through these surreal, floating levels. The physics are janky in the best way; once you get the hang of the rope's stretch and bounce, you start pulling off ridiculous acrobatics.
At first, I kept faceplanting into spikes or missing jumps entirely, but after a few tries, it clicks. The levels are short but packed with secrets, and there's something satisfying about nailing a perfect swing over a pit of enemies. It's tough, but in that "one more try" kind of way. Definitely a hidden gem if you're into quirky platformers.
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