In Hirogami, the new action platformer from Gyaar Studio, I've just transformed into an armadillo made out of paper - or more accurately, folded myself into its shape to make use of its abilities like an origami-powered version of Kirby. I immediately put its skills to use by curling myself into a ball to bounce off enemies to inflict damage, then crash through every single box that comes into my path. My armadillo form is the first transformation I unlock during my hands-on demo, but it isn't the last. As protagonist Hiro, I'm tasked with trying to help save this beautiful 3D origami world from a digital blight, which is mysteriously appearing throughout the lands. Armed with a paper fan, I can eradicate traces of the blight by destroying digital blocks that contrast with the paper environments, but I can also help animals that have turned aggressive after being infected.
For reasons yet unknown to me, Hiro is able to help the various inhabitants by defeating their warped forms. Facing a blighted armadillo, for example, is how I learn how to adopt its shape and take on its abilities. After jumping out of the way of its rolling charges so that it hurts itself on nearby spikes, the digital sheen of the armadillo's shell disappears, and I'm granted its powers so I can then fold myself into its form.
