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P0nd: Can games be Arrt?
« on: September 09, 2010, 11:43:13 pm »
Since Dwarf Fortress is so deep- the stories it makes so (occasionally) surprisingly real- I think that many of us here are familiar with the games/art question.
I've just recently discovered a quite enjoyable game that asks that question directly. And once you've played it, I think you'll agree with me that the answer is obvious.

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Re: P0nd: Can games be Arrt?
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2010, 11:57:14 pm »
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Re: P0nd: Can games be Arrt?
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2010, 11:57:48 pm »
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Re: P0nd: Can games be Arrt?
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2010, 04:04:49 am »
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« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2010, 04:22:12 am »
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Re: P0nd: Can games be Arrt?
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2010, 04:54:20 am »
why am I suspecting a screamer?
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Re: P0nd: Can games be Arrt?
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2010, 05:09:51 am »
I completely don't get this game.
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Re: P0nd: Can games be Arrt?
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2010, 07:04:58 am »
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Re: P0nd: Can games be Arrt?
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2010, 08:14:41 am »
Sluggish, convuloted controls and needlessly complicated UI killed the game for me.
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Re: P0nd: Can games be Arrt?
« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2010, 12:30:25 pm »
Quote from: Puck on September 10, 2010, 08:14:41 am
Sluggish, convuloted controls and needlessly complicated UI killed the game for me.

I saw the first word and was ready to get upset, then read the rest and giggled a little. Very happy I didn't read the spoilers. Totally worth trying even (especially?) if you don't typically like "artsy" games. Just make sure to play through to the end.

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The moment the lever was pulled, somebody's pet kitten stepped onto the bridge. I read somewhere that if a cat falls more than 11 stories, it instinctively flares its legs out to increase air resistance. This slows it down enough to stick the landing with relatively minor injuries. In Dwarf Fortress, apparently, cats don't do that.

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Re: P0nd: Can games be Arrt?
« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2010, 02:56:26 pm »
Quote from: Bluerobin427 on September 10, 2010, 12:30:25 pm
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Re: P0nd: Can games be Arrt?
« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2010, 03:51:08 pm »
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Re: P0nd: Can games be Arrt?
« Reply #12 on: September 10, 2010, 03:56:34 pm »
games can be just as much art a any book or film.
just what is art?
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Agree, plus that's about the LAST thing *I* want to see from this kind of game - author spending valuable development time on useless graphics.

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Re: P0nd: Can games be Arrt?
« Reply #13 on: September 10, 2010, 03:59:24 pm »
Someone appears to have read the thread title and missed the rest.

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Re: P0nd: Can games be Arrt?
« Reply #14 on: September 10, 2010, 04:30:35 pm »
Quote from: Funk on September 10, 2010, 03:56:34 pm
games can be just as much art a any book or film.
just what is art?
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