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Clover may appeal to gamers looking for the extraordinary photo

It's hard not to look at a game like Clover and be immediately reminded of indie darling Braid. That's far from a bad comparison to make, as Braid left a lasting impression on many a gamer who played it, but Clover's introspective music and lovingly hand-drawn look immediately remind you of a breed of game that has the courage to be very different.

Coming out for Xbox Live this May from Binary Tweed, Colver is described as a "political platform puzzler", which definitely piques my curiousity. You can watch a trailer for the game after the jump, which asks at the end "What do you choose to believe?"A thoughtful game, indeed. I can't wait to see more of it.

Deejay from Binary Tweed remarks on their dev blog about the maddening process of being approved for XBLA and shares some thoughts about XNA framework. You may find that an interesting read, especially if you are developing in hopes of getting your game out there in the future. I'll be keeping a close eye on this one, and will bring more news your way as soon as I hear it, but even from the little I've seen, I think Clover just became one of my most-anticipated downloadable titles of 2009. Stay tuned for more.


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Magnalon's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2009 13:24
Magnalon
I read the title as "Clover (Studios) looking to appeal to gamers looking for the extraordinary", and thought Clover Studios was brought back from the dead. Then I wept.

THANKS COLETTE ;D


I like the idea of a "law based game", where you actually are punished for your crimes, rather than something like Oblivion or Fable, where you can eat a bunch of Tofu and simply pay guards to repent. I did like Morrowinds' "Jail" system, however, where you literally had to just sit there and let you statistics slowly rot. I'll give this game a try.
wolfdragon's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2009 13:28
wolfdragon
I thought Clover was back too.

The idea does sound very interesting.
TheStripe's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2009 13:42
TheStripe
Braid wannabe.

The character design suck, IMO. Walking about with your hands in your pockets? Giant, static googly eyes on every character? Looks like something that belongs on newgrounds.

I hate to judge a game I haven't played, but it looks like regurgitated crap to me.
Tron's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2009 13:48
Tron
The main character looks like an introspective douchebag. I know its an Xbox Live Community game, but c'mon, put a little more effort into the character design. I mean it looks like shit I drew in high school.
Tristero's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2009 13:53
Tristero
This looks more like an "idea" game to me than a "game" game. I'm definitely curious though. I think idea games usually introduce really cool concepts that tend to be poorly implemented. But then the ideas filter down to games with bigger budgets that steal those cool ideas and incorporate them into more refined gameplay. They're all very important to the expansion of the medium, even if they aren't always exciting on a moment to moment basis. I'll probably support them with my $$ just on principle.
Caffeine Knight's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2009 14:04
Caffeine Knight
Looks extremely meh to me.
I agree with guy above me, this really does look like it belongs on Newgrounds.
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2009 14:08
Justice
Oh snap Tristero sighting! I too have to agree with him, it looks like a typical flash game.
welkstar's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2009 14:17
welkstar
WHAT CLOVER STUDIOS?

...

Oh, nevermind then.
xiaolinstyle's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2009 14:20
xiaolinstyle
Having played some 'newgrounds' stuff Id say that is a bit, well, mean to say that it looks like it belongs there. But this is the internet and if douchebags arent free to blather on about things they dont know anything about then what kind of world would we live in?
Kia's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2009 14:24
Kia
"The character design suck, IMO. Walking about with your hands in your pockets? Giant, static googly eyes on every character? Looks like something that belongs on newgrounds."

My thoughts exactly. The premise intrigues me, but it really does look just like a lame flash game and the main character himself is just horrid. The whole "shoegazer" thing is awful. I do hope it turns out to be worth getting, though...at least once my RROD'd Xbox is working again. -_-
glimbrick's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2009 14:29
glimbrick
this looks totally shod
Sentry's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2009 14:30
Sentry
This reminds me STRONGLY of "The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy" on NES, which is easily one of my favourite games of all time.
brosef's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2009 14:34
brosef
That was possibly the most anti-climactic trailer I have ever seen. I second that "meh"
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2009 14:36
Chronic Logic
This looks boring. The graphics are really mediocre. Fuck this.
CRAZYAPE69's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2009 14:43
CRAZYAPE69
Looks incredibly boring. It's trying to have the artsy feel of other games (Braid)
The Phantom Gamer's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2009 15:08
The Phantom Gamer
I'm tired of these things coming out early for XBL folks and then I have to wait eons for them to be released on the PC.

Buying an XB360 just to play the Live games seems like the financial version of getting broom-raped.

With a splintery handle.
ZombiePlatypus's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2009 15:09
ZombiePlatypus
I agree with the folks saying it looks terrible, the graphics whore in me is screaming "stay away". Then I see it's a community game and it all makes sense. It could be interesting, I'll definitely at least give the trial a go.

...They really blitzed through most of the dialogue screens, that didn't help the trailer sell the game at all either.
Los255's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2009 15:36
Los255
When I saw Clover, I thought Okami 2.

LOL
CocoJambo's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2009 15:47
CocoJambo
Damn, if you can't draw, hire a damn artist!
Primo's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2009 16:43
Primo
Yeah I thought Clover Studios was back :(
The GHost's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2009 18:33
The GHost
Not a big fan of the animation or character art, but other than that the idea sounds intriguing. I'll be keeping an eye on this one methinks...

Idea: turn the venture into a joint project with both The Colbert Report and The Daily Show.
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2009 19:04
Dexter345
You lost me at "political."
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2009 19:29
DaedHead8
I'm tentatively interested in this title. I'll be keeping an eye on it.
Amandrel's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/30/2009 20:14
Amandrel
Mmmmm ... I was interested after reading about it, but having watched the video it does look like it's trying too hard to be Braid. And not quite succeeding.

But it's a moot point for me since it's a Community Game and we can't get those here in Australia.

/sigh
brimtastic's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/01/2009 08:52
brimtastic
As with most, I agree that the graphics are terrible. Could put me off the entire game, and I don't usually consider myself to be a graphics lady-of-the-night.

The actual game does look interesting. Just don't know if I want to stare at those terrible images for long enough to enjoy it.
Remoraz's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/01/2009 09:02
Remoraz
Can you say PRETENTIOUS?
Im OK's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/01/2009 14:50
Im OK
Count me in as one of those who thought this was referring to Clover Studio, only to be disappointed.

Well, as for the game itself... it's on my radar now at least. Not a very strong blip yet, but it's there.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/01/2009 18:11
Holyetheline
I'm down for this. It looks really interesting.
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