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« on: August 25, 2009, 12:58:42 AM » |
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Are there any indie games similar to Magic Encyclopedia by Alawar games (demo here)? Games in which you're given a set up like this:  ...and you have to find items hidden within the screen? In this particular game, you have to find parts of the objects shown below to "build" that object. Then there'll be something in the screen that you can use the object on, which goes towards solving the "puzzle" of the room? It doesn't have to be exactly like this, but the "finding hidden objects" element is the most important. Are there any indie games that feature it? |
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« Last Edit: August 25, 2009, 01:03:10 AM by DjangoDurango »
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jeb
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« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2009, 03:01:20 AM » |
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Err... the internet is filled to the brink with hidden object games, just google for it. Most of them are indie too, because EA and the others just recently (12-18 months ago) discovered that casual gaming is big business. (Of course... Big Fish exclusive titles probably doesn't count as indie.)
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Alex May
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« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2009, 03:48:06 AM » |
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Great games imo. A significant proportion of them are highly polished and mess about with game mechanics in interesting ways, adding puzzle elements, reward systems, multiple objectives, etc. It clearly became a really competitive genre and people were forced to up their game, as it were, resulting in some serious evolution in a short space of time.
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DjangoDurango
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« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2009, 04:13:32 AM » |
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Thank you (for pointing out what should've been obvious, I guess). I'm asking on behalf of someone from the LiveJournal indie gaming comm, and she made as if she had looked everywhere and couldn't find them. I didn't realize they weren't that hard to find.
I think, based on her writing, she comes from another country (maybe this contributes to the games being harder to find?). For some reason, she can't buy the full versions of these games. That didn't occur to me until after I'd asked though, that maybe she found tons of games but not free ones.
Now that I know they're fucking prolific, I can search for the free ones myself. Although, if there are specific ones that you like, I could pass those recommendations along.
I actually don't play these games myself, but looking around for prospective games, I think Alex May is correct. Most of these game look really well done and have intriguing premises.
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« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2009, 06:28:47 AM » |
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Re: Alex Heh, yeah, I must admit I have played through a complete HO game (one by Oberon Media) and the demo trials of two other...  |
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« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2009, 06:35:54 AM » |
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First stage of hidden object game: find the game.
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« Reply #6 on: August 25, 2009, 09:35:49 AM » |
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The name of the genre keeps popping up but it just sounds so incredibly really really really incredibly really lame that I've never read any further and have no idea what you guys are talking about.
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« Reply #8 on: August 25, 2009, 12:09:18 PM » |
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I think Escape games are kind of different.
Hidden Object is like a visual puzzle of sorts ("find the needle in the haystack") whereas Escape games are usually logic puzzles ("here's a plunger, a match, a spoon and six tacks; escape from the dungeon").
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« Reply #9 on: August 25, 2009, 02:32:05 PM » |
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take a look at indiegamer.com
It is their bread and butter.
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« Reply #10 on: August 25, 2009, 07:34:39 PM » |
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Yeah, the whole hidden object genre is a bit "meh" for me, but there are some studios doing interesting things with hybrids. HOG/adventure titles are getting big, as evidenced by Dream Chronicles, Azada, and Mystery Case Files. There are some gems out there. A good place to start, with hidden object games sorted by reader ratings: http://jayisgames.com/tag/hiddenobject/rating |
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« Reply #11 on: August 25, 2009, 07:48:39 PM » |
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I don't like hidden object games  |
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DjangoDurango
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« Reply #12 on: August 25, 2009, 08:47:06 PM » |
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First stage of hidden object game: find the game.
I know, right? Actually, I think Glaiel-Gamer's suggestion might be right up her alley. I sent her that list as well as the freeware I picked out of the list you posted, JohnB. |
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« Reply #13 on: August 25, 2009, 08:56:13 PM » |
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Already mentioned is www.bigfishgames.comTotally not indie, but it's surely what she's looking for. she'll be in soccermom heaven  |
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« Reply #14 on: August 26, 2009, 01:41:39 AM » |
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Luckily, she's open-minded (but then, you have to be when you can't buy anything) so she's not hung up on playing only hidden object games. I recommended 6 Day Assassin and she tried that. She also seemed interested in graphical adventures. I figure she'll probably try a lot, if not, all the other stuff I replied to her with.
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