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@B-Radicate: Um, I just hit Esc.
Wow...this was unbelievable. I scrolled down through the comments before I actually played the game, so I knew that you could move up and down, and that there was a wife, and that she’d eventually die.
But that didn’t make me any better prepared for it.
When I started, I went down for a while, collecting treasure, and then I went all the way back up to the top and took my woman’s hand. I didn’t know about the aging thing, and I thought it was beautifully portrayed—my blonde hair turned darker, and then gray, and white, while my woman’s hair took longer to go gray. I just walked on and on, and I soon realized the effect of your characters’ placement within the screen, and how it affects your field of vision (when you’re old, you can only see backwards, but it’s hazy). By the way, I absolutely loved that blur effect; I thought it looked so cool.
As I said, we were both gray-haired, and I knew my wife would soon die, but I had no idea she was just going to turn into a tombstone. That was jarring. Then, of course, I was walking slower than ever, and that led me to the most beautiful and poignant ending: I was limping forward for a while, but on a whim, I decided that I wanted to go back and visit my wife’s grave. The second I made it back, I died, and was left with the image of the two tombstones, side-by-side.
This has really compounded an emotional day for me...earlier today, I watched two hours of a documentary on the history of the World Trade Center for class. Because I’ve lived in and around New York City for pretty much my entire life, I’ve always felt a special connection to its landmarks, and I was devastated on 9/11. Seeing the images of the planes hitting the towers, the people crying in the streets, the firefighters going in as everyone else was coming out, the rescue effort, etc., made me shed a few tears. Passage came very close, but more so, it left me speechless.
Wow...this was unbelievable. I scrolled down through the comments before I actually played the game, so I knew that you could move up and down, and that there was a wife, and that she’d eventually die.
But that didn’t make me any better prepared for it.
When I started, I went down for a while, collecting treasure, and then I went all the way back up to the top and took my woman’s hand. I didn’t know about the aging thing, and I thought it was beautifully portrayed—my blonde hair turned darker, and then gray, and white, while my woman’s hair took longer to go gray. I just walked on and on, and I soon realized the effect of your characters’ placement within the screen, and how it affects your field of vision (when you’re old, you can only see backwards, but it’s hazy). By the way, I absolutely loved that blur effect; I thought it looked so cool.
As I said, we were both gray-haired, and I knew my wife would soon die, but I had no idea she was just going to turn into a tombstone. That was jarring. Then, of course, I was walking slower than ever, and that led me to the most beautiful and poignant ending: I was limping forward for a while, but on a whim, I decided that I wanted to go back and visit my wife’s grave. The second I made it back, I died, and was left with the image of the two tombstones, side-by-side.
This has really compounded an emotional day for me...earlier today, I watched two hours of a documentary on the history of the World Trade Center for class. Because I’ve lived in and around New York City for pretty much my entire life, I’ve always felt a special connection to its landmarks, and I was devastated on 9/11. Seeing the images of the planes hitting the towers, the people crying in the streets, the firefighters going in as everyone else was coming out, the rescue effort, etc., made me shed a few tears. Passage came very close, but more so, it left me speechless.
I didn't notice the aging till my character was going grey, or even that the perspective kept shifting. The first time I played it I didn't get the spouse, and searched all over for treasure chests. And then I died. I gotta say.... that got to me.
Worse was when I played it a second time and actually noticed the spouse there. Took up with her and just tried to see the world. When she died... wow. Watching me soldier onwards alone and broken was remarkable. I almost felt it was mercy when my little guy died.
Worse was when I played it a second time and actually noticed the spouse there. Took up with her and just tried to see the world. When she died... wow. Watching me soldier onwards alone and broken was remarkable. I almost felt it was mercy when my little guy died.
@ Eques-
BS. I didn't get a whole lot out of it, but I don't fit your handy little description. Making broad generalizations based upon whether or not somebody liked a game (or movie, or CD, or anything really) is pretty lame.
Even corny...CORNY ass movies can move me to tears pretty easily, and I apply all kinds of art to my life, which I am constantly mulling over and thinking about. This game just didn't have that effect on me.
Besides, this game is as much for objective-based, "get it done and move on" types as it is for anyone else. More so, really. Or do you think the idea of a game where you can collect a bunch of ultimately useless items but you still end up meeting an empty, inevitable demise is intended solely for reflective folks who like to stop and smell the roses?
BS. I didn't get a whole lot out of it, but I don't fit your handy little description. Making broad generalizations based upon whether or not somebody liked a game (or movie, or CD, or anything really) is pretty lame.
Even corny...CORNY ass movies can move me to tears pretty easily, and I apply all kinds of art to my life, which I am constantly mulling over and thinking about. This game just didn't have that effect on me.
Besides, this game is as much for objective-based, "get it done and move on" types as it is for anyone else. More so, really. Or do you think the idea of a game where you can collect a bunch of ultimately useless items but you still end up meeting an empty, inevitable demise is intended solely for reflective folks who like to stop and smell the roses?
Interesting. Just picked up the girl and went straight to the end. Didn't really effect me, but I guess I didn't play it expecting to be moved, I played it to be entertained. :/
Nice, this isnt a game about 'missions' or 'objectives' its about the journey not the goal. I played a couple of times, found out that getting the girl hinders your income :P. Whem i noticed that my characters wer egetting old I thought i was going to run out of time and be able to see everything and when the girl died i got a mild pang of loss.
A very nice thoughtfull 'game'. Leans more towards interactive art really - just need to take out the 'score'.
passage:
• noun 1 the action or process of passing. 2 a way through something; a passageway. 3 a journey. 4 the right to pass through somewhere: a permit for safe passage. 5 a short section from a text, musical composition, etc.
A very nice thoughtfull 'game'. Leans more towards interactive art really - just need to take out the 'score'.
passage:
• noun 1 the action or process of passing. 2 a way through something; a passageway. 3 a journey. 4 the right to pass through somewhere: a permit for safe passage. 5 a short section from a text, musical composition, etc.
thats some pretty increadible shit. when i noticed i was getting older i also noticed that instead of having everything in front of me it was all behind me. pretty powerful shit. i saw my guy go bald...then grey. pretty powerful stuff.
Sounds like a bit of pretentious bullshit, this game. That said, I'll give it a try, and I'll try and do so objectively. Hey, everyone else loves this thing, I may as well drink the Kool-Aid too, right? .
I rushed through life quickly watching the view, never encountering anything eventful. got married (way to soon) and only when it was too late (as my wife died) did I want to go back, but my time had come. My life had ended.
I didn't even know i could go down because i pressed down but i didn't move so i figured it was just left and right..
I didn't even know i could go down because i pressed down but i didn't move so i figured it was just left and right..
So, I walked right with my companion, we slowly aged, she died, and I died afterwards. How is this art? I'm not trying to sound like a jerk, but can someone explain why this is amazing?
Bah, accidentally hit tab and then enter.
Anyway...
@Bas: People see in art what they want to see, even when they choose to see nothing at all. It is the fact that they encourage these perceptions that make them art.
Anyway...
@Bas: People see in art what they want to see, even when they choose to see nothing at all. It is the fact that they encourage these perceptions that make them art.
When I started I found the music kinda cool, I thought the girl was gonna say something, a small explanation or I dunno and it turned to be love.
I continued walking, I moved a lot like >-v->-v->-v->-v->-v (I usually walk like that in RPGs). Somewhere along the way i realized I couldn't reach certain things with the girl there, i tried moving seeing if they could line vertically but after a few tries I have up and carried on.
I read the comments after I played it, and at first I did think the score was a pedometer, then when my character was middle aged and started loosing hair(at which time i realized he was growing older) I thought it was age, when the marker when over 200 I realized it was score =P.
I got stuck in one or two places, having to go back a bit to find another way, then when my character started getting grey hair I started to think a lot more about the steps I made, I carried on forward, not looking for chests or anything anymore, worrying way more about getting far.
Then my wife died, and it was unexpected, I figured out they would died but I still thought both of them would at the same time. I thought for a moment if I should go back and look for treasures or just advance more. I moved down a bit then then continued left until my character died =(.
I continued walking, I moved a lot like >-v->-v->-v->-v->-v (I usually walk like that in RPGs). Somewhere along the way i realized I couldn't reach certain things with the girl there, i tried moving seeing if they could line vertically but after a few tries I have up and carried on.
I read the comments after I played it, and at first I did think the score was a pedometer, then when my character was middle aged and started loosing hair(at which time i realized he was growing older) I thought it was age, when the marker when over 200 I realized it was score =P.
I got stuck in one or two places, having to go back a bit to find another way, then when my character started getting grey hair I started to think a lot more about the steps I made, I carried on forward, not looking for chests or anything anymore, worrying way more about getting far.
Then my wife died, and it was unexpected, I figured out they would died but I still thought both of them would at the same time. I thought for a moment if I should go back and look for treasures or just advance more. I moved down a bit then then continued left until my character died =(.
It took me way too long to try this game out. Once I noticed i was aging, i freaked out. This is my new perfect example of games as art. Simply beautiful
Wow. That game is Haunting.
What I have learned:
The Female accompanying character symbolizes true love and even though the fact that she travels with you during most of the rest of the game, and thus makes your 'party size' to big to go through some of the smaller areas; a symbolization of Sacrifice for true 'love' or possibly how it can hold you back. Also I learned that even though once you achieve a goal, you can always try to re-do them however, the reward is never as great. Further-more I saw that even though your 'love' dies in the game, you must strive forward, because forward is the only way towards true progression. And even though you are alone, you can still do good (rack up points).
Thems just my thoughts though on what this game meant to me though.
What I have learned:
The Female accompanying character symbolizes true love and even though the fact that she travels with you during most of the rest of the game, and thus makes your 'party size' to big to go through some of the smaller areas; a symbolization of Sacrifice for true 'love' or possibly how it can hold you back. Also I learned that even though once you achieve a goal, you can always try to re-do them however, the reward is never as great. Further-more I saw that even though your 'love' dies in the game, you must strive forward, because forward is the only way towards true progression. And even though you are alone, you can still do good (rack up points).
Thems just my thoughts though on what this game meant to me though.
Wow. That game is Haunting.
What I have learned:
The Female accompanying character symbolizes true love and even though the fact that she travels with you during most of the rest of the game, and thus makes your 'party size' to big to go through some of the smaller areas; a symbolization of Sacrifice for true 'love' or possibly how it can hold you back. Also I learned that even though once you achieve a goal, you can always try to re-do them however, the reward is never as great. Further-more I saw that even though your 'love' dies in the game, you must strive forward, because forward is the only way towards true progression. And even though you are alone, you can still do good (rack up points).
Thems just my thoughts though on what this game meant to me though.
What I have learned:
The Female accompanying character symbolizes true love and even though the fact that she travels with you during most of the rest of the game, and thus makes your 'party size' to big to go through some of the smaller areas; a symbolization of Sacrifice for true 'love' or possibly how it can hold you back. Also I learned that even though once you achieve a goal, you can always try to re-do them however, the reward is never as great. Further-more I saw that even though your 'love' dies in the game, you must strive forward, because forward is the only way towards true progression. And even though you are alone, you can still do good (rack up points).
Thems just my thoughts though on what this game meant to me though.
Honestly, haunting is right; I haven't played Passage since this story came out and I still get a little weepy thinking about it.
Are the comments on this 'game' serious or am I living in the twilight zone? I had a polar opposite experience, I mean a midi track + puke sprites == amazing emotional experience? I mean it's great we're all a community and enjoying indie works but Cah'mon people it is what it is, some guys' SDL demo.
here is no true "right" or "wrong" way the play the game
This may sound cynical, but you hold right. There is a wrong way to play, you can try to go left.
I don't get the hype. I'd say it's a stretch to even call this a game.
Just played it, and WOW. Just WOW. It shocked me. It seemed so simple, but when my companion died, I stopped for a second, in utter disbelief. Play it before you bash it.
In all honesty, I thought this was the most retarded thing in the world at first. When it was finished, I had to go give my sleeping girlfriend a kiss on the cheek.
What did I get out of it? Well, it did reinforce my view of the futility of working your ass off your whole life, like I see so many people doing.
It wasn't long after I started the game and picked up the girl that I figured out what was going on. I figured out that it didn't matter which way you traveled, or if you traveled at all. I took my finger off the key and enjoyed the music as my character aged, then withered and died.
Along the way, the future was slowly, rhythmically revealed, and the past became increasingly fuzzy.
Great find, Anthony. I didn't think a 500KB game could be so refined and revealing.
What did I get out of it? Well, it did reinforce my view of the futility of working your ass off your whole life, like I see so many people doing.
It wasn't long after I started the game and picked up the girl that I figured out what was going on. I figured out that it didn't matter which way you traveled, or if you traveled at all. I took my finger off the key and enjoyed the music as my character aged, then withered and died.
Along the way, the future was slowly, rhythmically revealed, and the past became increasingly fuzzy.
Great find, Anthony. I didn't think a 500KB game could be so refined and revealing.
Was I the only one who was clueless at the start and didn't even know I could move? I just sat there as the music played. I thought it was some sort of laggy cutscene, casue the camera moved closer and closer to the guy. Eventually I gave up and read how to play. I thought it was an overall positive experience. It makes me want to spend more time with loved ones. I thought that the end was pretty sad though.
this game isnt like life. It would be if opening treasures could possibly alter your surrounding, or a surrounding population. There is only you, and your actions have absolutely no point, just as a trophy so I know what he was going for. If only the lifespan of the girl was based on your score, I think the motif would have had more of an impact on me. This might be incompatible with the game as is, but its a thought.
Played through it once (spoiled about it by Jim's video link), but your breakdown pointed out quite a lot I wasn't aware of (kinda like your unawareness of the companion). Being able to wriggle into places (which I tried later into the game after actually trying to move down (and up), and the point of the chests (which, thanks to the pixelation, I didn't really know what they were, but figured it was a treasure of whatever sort).
i tried downloading it for windows vista but it doesnt want to open.
please help >.<
really wanna play :]
please help >.<
really wanna play :]
I think this is one of the rare cases where a game is more art than a game. The gameplay elements are minimal, and are far overshadowed by the artistic qualities of the game. I honestly wouldnt even consider Passage a game as much as I would consider it a somewhat interactive work of art.
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This doesn't look like a game I would play. I got enough life crushing depression in school, and you know what? I like having fun and being happy a hell of alot more. I love going to amusement parks once or twice a year, and playing RCT3 and No limits coaster simulator at all other times. I love being able to murder without remorse and laughing like an idiot in GTA, and smashing buildings in Red Faction Guerrilla. Glad you guys like this game though, just don't complain whenever an immature FPS comes out and I won't complain whenever an art game comes out.
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