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Yeah, because Braid's puzzles were this trite and its storytelling this well-suited to the medium.
This is the farthest thing from Braid.
Yeah, because Braid's puzzles were this trite and its storytelling this well-suited to the medium.
This is the farthest thing from Braid.
this was as close to half braid, half pb winterbottom as a flash game could get. and the gameplay was fun enough until the solution was "spam right, up, and space" for the last two puzzles. and the end was turbo dumb.
I played this a few months back and, honestly, found it incredibly blah. Everything I found in this game (most especially mechanics and narrative, which is pretty much all there is) seemed pretty derivative of other things that did it better.
Played it once, rolled my eyes, and pretty much forgot about it.
Played it once, rolled my eyes, and pretty much forgot about it.
From everything I've read about Sleep is Death it's a game that *requires* you to have more than one person with a functioning brain. Just looking at every online game I've ever played I can tell you why this is a bad idea and very much not the future of gaming for anyone that wants games to continue not to suck.
Winterbottom is the first thing that came to my mind. That said, great find Fronz.
It was touching, but nothing too special. I liked the ending as well. Beautiful music too.
It was touching, but nothing too special. I liked the ending as well. Beautiful music too.
@Matt Welch: Even if it ends up being no more than a messily Chat Roulette of game design, I still think it demands a great lever of mainstream attention and a larger user base.
As for what flash game I've liked the most over the last few months, the first two that come to mind are Closure and One Button Bob. (I'm sorrrrrry Robot Unicorn Attack!!!)
As for what flash game I've liked the most over the last few months, the first two that come to mind are Closure and One Button Bob. (I'm sorrrrrry Robot Unicorn Attack!!!)
A watered down and fairly derivative version of better games that I've already played. Also, the ending was a pretty straight lift of nearly every psychological thriller that came out during 2000-2005. Decent time killer, but hardly brilliant.
its alright, took a pretty dark and stupid turn at the end. thought the game ended just when the puzzles started getting decent. but good stuff for free.
I played it when it came out on newgrounds. Feels like a long time. This game is pretty old but desirves some props.
"Also, the ending was a pretty straight lift of nearly every psychological thriller that came out during 2000-2005."
Agreed.
Agreed.
fun game despite the arty bullshit and awful music
inb4 "go play guitar hero 10 or COD 5 you mindless, heartless pleb"
inb4 "go play guitar hero 10 or COD 5 you mindless, heartless pleb"
Brilliant game that shoots itself in the foot trying to have a message.
It's actually quite peculiar. It has all the trappings of an addictive puzzle game, and yet the developer feels obligated to force his story upon the gamer. This is exactly the type of game that neither needs a story to be fun nor is benefited by it. Too bad too, because it could probably be a front pager on Armor Games if the context were more lighthearted and the graphics more stylish.
Tetris doesn't mix with storytelling at all. At best, neither side ruins the other.
It's actually quite peculiar. It has all the trappings of an addictive puzzle game, and yet the developer feels obligated to force his story upon the gamer. This is exactly the type of game that neither needs a story to be fun nor is benefited by it. Too bad too, because it could probably be a front pager on Armor Games if the context were more lighthearted and the graphics more stylish.
Tetris doesn't mix with storytelling at all. At best, neither side ruins the other.
"Just another typical emo indie game?"
You figured it out before you even hit post.
Considering it's got like the highest puzzle game rating on Kongregate, it's anything but underhyped, as far as flash games go.
Cute example of game mechanics reflecting story but a really, really basic one.
You figured it out before you even hit post.
Considering it's got like the highest puzzle game rating on Kongregate, it's anything but underhyped, as far as flash games go.
Cute example of game mechanics reflecting story but a really, really basic one.
I loved it. The moody music, the author messages that keeps growing on the story, the timetraveler-like co op gameplay and the other co op, but have to say I felt it a little short and the ending was not that good, since I watched shutter island these days wich might have inluenced my judgement of it, but yeah, kinda cliche. but overall, pretty awesome emotive game
yeah, it definitely reminds me of other games already mentioned, but even so, it was a pleasant game to play, and the story was well constructed.
Well, yes it is well constructed. I just don't understand why the game has any story at all. It almost feels like shoe-horning a stroy into peggle.
Incidently, why is it I only here of Indie games if they have some "message" thrown in? Why isn't Peggle considered to be on the same level as "Passage"? Clearly Peggle has more work put into it. It looks nicer. It's more popular. It has better music and a more fleshed-out engine to handle physics. And yet, "Passage" comes along with it's dull mechanics of walking to the right until you die, and somehow it's the darling of blog sites like these.
I don't get it. What am I missing here?
Incidently, why is it I only here of Indie games if they have some "message" thrown in? Why isn't Peggle considered to be on the same level as "Passage"? Clearly Peggle has more work put into it. It looks nicer. It's more popular. It has better music and a more fleshed-out engine to handle physics. And yet, "Passage" comes along with it's dull mechanics of walking to the right until you die, and somehow it's the darling of blog sites like these.
I don't get it. What am I missing here?
@Hcapt
I don't know that many people consider PopCap Games to be an indie developer. They're an extremely popular and successful casual game developer that doesn't really need the extra publicity. That being said, the Dtoid staff is very vocal about their love for Plants vs Zombies (another PopCap game).
While I wasn't floored by Passage like some people, it did make me think about life for about five minutes. I think Dtoid likes to expose people to games that they might not hear about otherwise, which have some artistic qualities beyond flashiness and color. Peggle is fun, but it has the same amount of depth as a piece of tracing paper. There's just not a lot to say about it other than that it's fun and looks nice. Passage provides for some more thoughtful discussion. You're entitled to your opinion and you're not really missing anything, you just don't go in for the same games as some of the staff members.
I don't know that many people consider PopCap Games to be an indie developer. They're an extremely popular and successful casual game developer that doesn't really need the extra publicity. That being said, the Dtoid staff is very vocal about their love for Plants vs Zombies (another PopCap game).
While I wasn't floored by Passage like some people, it did make me think about life for about five minutes. I think Dtoid likes to expose people to games that they might not hear about otherwise, which have some artistic qualities beyond flashiness and color. Peggle is fun, but it has the same amount of depth as a piece of tracing paper. There's just not a lot to say about it other than that it's fun and looks nice. Passage provides for some more thoughtful discussion. You're entitled to your opinion and you're not really missing anything, you just don't go in for the same games as some of the staff members.
Haters can keep on hating. not enough guns i imagine..
i really enjoyed it. well structured. good beginning, middle and end. simple mechanic that works well. minimalist visuals which aid the mechanic, dreamy music which aids the story. Not too long, which is good for a flash game, as most people then get to finish it. Pretty challenging at times, but not stupidly hard. fun to play.
Personally, i think this is a really well made flash game that deserves the attention its been getting lately :)
i really enjoyed it. well structured. good beginning, middle and end. simple mechanic that works well. minimalist visuals which aid the mechanic, dreamy music which aids the story. Not too long, which is good for a flash game, as most people then get to finish it. Pretty challenging at times, but not stupidly hard. fun to play.
Personally, i think this is a really well made flash game that deserves the attention its been getting lately :)
@ Hcapt
The reason peggle doesn't need as much publicity as a lot of indie games is because it is a commercial success. most of the world knows about peggle by now. Give the little guys some publicity and perhaps they will get funded to make some commercial successes too :)
If you find a little flash game that is really well crafted and enjoyable, then spread the word. hopefully it will give bedroom coders the chance to become the next popcap games. Everybody with talent and drive deserves a chance to become a success and if all it takes is somebody passing around a link on the internet [free and easy] then why not do it.
The reason peggle doesn't need as much publicity as a lot of indie games is because it is a commercial success. most of the world knows about peggle by now. Give the little guys some publicity and perhaps they will get funded to make some commercial successes too :)
If you find a little flash game that is really well crafted and enjoyable, then spread the word. hopefully it will give bedroom coders the chance to become the next popcap games. Everybody with talent and drive deserves a chance to become a success and if all it takes is somebody passing around a link on the internet [free and easy] then why not do it.
I think there's a tendency to over-analyse games like this, if they aren't ground-breaking they seem to get a really hard time.
It should just be taken for what it is, a short, fun game with a decent narrative.
It should just be taken for what it is, a short, fun game with a decent narrative.
I really enjoyed it. Puzzles were pretty reasonable, and the story had a good amount of depth for a flash game.
I sat there at the damn credits screen waiting for something to happen for like five minutes. All that popped up was the thing about the shrink leaving. Is something else supposed to come up? I was playing it on Newgrounds, so that might be part of it.
just to add on here, while the mechanics, and the method in which the story are told are ripped from other games, it is the story itself that got me to play all the way through this game...
without this story this is just an average (above average?) puzzle game and i would have quit playing halfway through out of boredom.
without this story this is just an average (above average?) puzzle game and i would have quit playing halfway through out of boredom.
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