I'm on it.

You might find this an interesting read.

Metropolis disappointed me quite a bit. It felt like just a lot of eye-candy, honestly

I like 'allusion'.

- Lacking video, audio or input.
- Literally impossible.

Shit, it's approaching fast.

I can't write down a single favorite film because I'm a huge film nerd and love many a film.

For a while now I've been delving into more obscure Asian cinema, so if anyone wants Malaysian film recommendations, or whatever, hit me up.

Core Xii, just let up a bit. You're so tense you're gonna bite through your upper jaw.

Don't talk about 'graphics' like they exist in a line that goes from bad to good. I really, really hate that. Stop doing it.

[Let's see which team finishes first.]

Loving the team names.

Let's see which team finishes first.

Hmm, I don't understand when I'm supposed to press the buttons indicated. I don't feel I'm getting any significant feedback on how well I'm doing. But I liked the hearts floating off to the robot, and the general aesthetic.

Sure there are. My favorite example: Rhythm Tengoku. There's also Audiosurf, Otocky, Rez, Electroplankton--all of which do not involve pressing buttons to the beat, but do have a strong component of rhythm in their gameplay.

Parappa the Rapper is DDR-like, but notable because it allows you to improvise by pressing buttons rhythmically but not following the commands strictly. Vib Ribbon converts the visual cues to shapes that you have to quickly parse and react to with your fingers.

Could be that it was written in AS2. I know it becomes more difficult to do stuff that way.

Been really enjoying this. Don't know what to say, but it's totally great.

This is totally fantastic. I loved it. Really like what you did with the rather surreal narrative here.

I played this in Spanish; 'preciona' should be 'presiona'. :)

The message seems to be quite heartfelt, and it's something that happens in many families. I like that, but I think this work is rather naive in its approach, in that it has a single, unilateral message, and just in case you didn't get it, it throws a brick on you in the form of a written moral. What I'm saying is that it feels rather flat, and as such, doesn't really provoke me, didn't get to me. Perhaps you oversimplified the otherwise rather complex situation that you portray.

I'm sorry; perhaps this critique was uncalled for, since you were inspired by real circumstances, of which I have no knowledge (other than what one can infer from playing the game). I'm just taking this at face value, so bear that in mind. You're the one who really knows what this game is about.

I was told about this by Greg earlier. I don't have a project that requires any level design for now, but I'll be sure to give this a try when I do. It sure seems useful.

I guess you're right. It's too bad that I think it, ultimately, sucks. That's okay, though--I hope cool stuff comes out of that.

Unless the player plays the game exactly how the designers envisioned, you might as well toss authorial direction out of the window, because it becomes very hard for the player to “get” whatever the message is.

I urge you to read a thread I made recently.

So, a game-play environment has always been simply a playground. It is a place for a player to express himself in.

Can it not also be a place for them to explore what the game maker(s) laid out for them? Do you really think that most games are about enabling the player to express themself?

Your thesis suggests that one may not have a transformative experience if it's not explicitly communicated to one by an artist.


I haven't had what you call a transformative experience with games. But then again, I can't recall such a thing happening to me in other contexts, either.

there are arguably a couple of different indie game movements right now actually

Mayhap. But these lack the fantasy that the avant garde movements have in my mind. They're just not amazing enough.