Comments on: Wot I Think: Space Giraffe

By: sanejenny

sanejenny — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:05:16 +0000

Let’s wait for the right time to decide this. I just see good chance of getting deeper into the process when you wait. Steam showers

By: Carter Eduardo

Carter Eduardo — Fri, 14 May 2010 06:36:49 +0000

In one of the big zoos I used to work in, I witnessed many of the animals being burned up. It is a sad situation, because it is the final destination of all zoo animals who lives have been cut short due mainly to their captivity.

By: Dominic White

Dominic White — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:04:39 +0000

Chaz: He’s not sitting on a huge pile of cash because he’s almost never asked for money. Tempest 2000 was probably the most commercial thing he ever did.

By: Chaz

Chaz — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:58:04 +0000

Personally I think Jeff Minter gets more credit than he is due. Having been a gamer since the days of the Vic 20, I can’t honestly say I’ve ever played a single Jeff Minter game that I’ve enjoyed. He’s an over rated hippy. I mean if he’s been such a big influence during the formative years of computer gaming, how come he isn’t sitting on a huge pile of cash? And don’t tell me he gave it all to a Llama sanctuary.

By: Irish Al

Irish Al — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:40:08 +0000

I fail to see the point of comparing N+ with Space Giraffe. They are both games on XBLA. The similarities end there.

By: Rev. Stuart Campbell

Rev. Stuart Campbell — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:46:12 +0000

It struck me as an apparently random cacophony of noise

Well, that’s the whole point. The noise isn’t random – it’s utterly vital to successfully playing the game, probably more so than any other game ever written. Most arcade games can be played almost as well with the sound off – with SG you wouldn’t have an earthly.

By: Dominic White

Dominic White — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:40:03 +0000

The game really does have a remarkable amount of depth to it, which makes it all the more sad that most people (including some so-called professional reviewers) give up on it within a couple of minutes.

By: Kieron Gillen

Kieron Gillen — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:18:07 +0000

Kevin: Still playing it now and working my way through – I got to a level where my skill was enough to make a load of progress, but am now hitting a bit where I suspect I have to rewind and master some early stuff again.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 21:58:34 +0000

Fantastic article. I remember being really excited for the potential of the game. 1up gave it a 6, though the review was still fairly supportive. Then the 2/10 came and though I sensed the reviewer failed to understand what the game was trying to do, it still kept me from buying the game.

The hardcore gamer in me now challenges me to buy it. Though after reading this I will definetely try and remember it’s not all about level progression.

By: Gnarf

Gnarf — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:04:34 +0000

When I played the demo on XBox some months back, I quickly discovered that I could not see what was happening.

You quickly discovered that you weren’t very good at a game you had never played before. That’s amazing.

By: hydra9

hydra9 — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:11:04 +0000

@Mark:
Try the PC demo’s ‘slightly less insane’ mode, then. It looks very nice, and I could see what was going on… most of the time.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 07:49:28 +0000

When I played the demo on XBox some months back, I quickly discovered that I could not see what was happening. It struck me as an apparently random cacophony of noise atop an epileptic’s nightmare of a light show that periodically spewed unfunny referential catchphrases.

Then again, what do I know? I’m a narrowminded XBox user.