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[Pathos]

I usually hate these sort of games, but this one was actually pretty good.

Loved on Kongregate.

What does everyone think of it?

Spoiler: Don't Read Until You've Played Through Twice (click to show/hide)

I do like the way the world becomes more defined the more you obey but more colourful (even if random) if you don't. It's clever imagery combined with a solid game premise. THAT'S a good artsy game.

[Josephus]

Nifty. Pretentious.

This fucking game thinks it's better than me. I am a goddamn Man, not a Boy.

I'll show you, stupid game.

EDIT:

The inertia takes some degree of getting used to.

EDIT EDIT:

This game is like acid.

[Pathos]

This fucking game thinks it's better than me. I am a goddamn Man, not a Boy.

No, you are a girl.

[Josephus]

This fucking game thinks it's better than me. I am a goddamn Man, not a Boy.

No, you are a girl.

Quiet. Ugly creature.

EDIT:

Just finished a playthrough. Yeah, it's pretty awesome.

[Cthulhu]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I'm at "Do I own your body or mind?"

I'm not answering, this artsy douchebag is nothing to me.

[Askot Bokbondeler]

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he loves me! i know he does, i'll allways trust him... i'm not a boy, i'm a man!

[Huesoo]

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 ARE YOU FRIGHTENED OR EXCITED? HURR DURR, YOU CANT BE NEITHER.

This game is shit.

[Diablous]

Did two playthroughs. Not bad, actually.

[Cthulhu]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

It's better to obey the voice.  You can assert your free will by being defiant for defiance's sake, but the world becomes chaotic and difficult, or you can assert your free will by following the voice's guidance.  You make the voice happy, and the world becomes clearer and more ordered.  Perhaps the voice is God?

[Kagus]

The world also becomes harsh and cold.  Cracks start to appear, spines grow from the rock, everything becomes sharper, crueler.  Although it could also be said that total rebellion clouds the world in false perceptions, masking the true nature of things behind a veil of fanciful thinking.


Personally, I didn't really care for it.  It wasn't particularly fun, nor was it enlightening.  It did not instill any noticeable emotional response in me.  I did think that having the world change according to your actions was nifty, and I liked the art style of the obedient world.  But those are game design aspects, not philosophical realizations.

To me it was just pretentious and snooty, like most of the other art games out there.  Acting like it held some grand and immutable truth, and that you are a fool to neither grasp it nor accept it into your life fully and wholly.


Meh.

[Cthulhu]

The world is sharp and cruel.  It doesn't become less sharp and cruel because you pretend it isn't.  The spikes still kill you if you can't see them.

[Dakk]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

It's better to obey the voice.  You can assert your free will by being defiant for defiance's sake, but the world becomes chaotic and difficult, or you can assert your free will by following the voice's guidance.  You make the voice happy, and the world becomes clearer and more ordered.  Perhaps the voice is God?

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But you can only leave if you disobey and make your own choices, otherwise all you can do is get closer to him.

[Cthulhu]

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One, who says you're not making your own choice?  Nothing's coercing you into obeying.  You're still ultimately the one in control.

Two, how do you know you're leaving?  The game ends as you walk down a tunnel.  Who knows what's at the end, or if there is an end?

[quinnr]

The voice is mean to me.
I hate you voice.

EDIT: After playing twice:

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Go to hell Mr. Voice.
Don't beg me to stay after asking me to jump into a pit of spikes.
And I am not a girl.

[Bluerobin]

The world is sharp and cruel.  It doesn't become less sharp and cruel because you pretend it isn't.  The spikes still kill you if you can't see them.

Well... you can see the dangerous stuff even if you disobey because it's the only stuff that's bright red and stays that way. But yeah, the game just confuses me more than anything.