Comments on: IGF 2010 Entries Announced http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/11/03/igf-2010-entries-announced/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:41:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Sizer http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/11/03/igf-2010-entries-announced/#comment-348510 John Sizer Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:55:50 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=20610#comment-348510 Kaleidoscope: http://www.igf.com/php-bin/entry2010.php?id=319 This one just looked interesting to me. From what I gathered, when you start each level, everything is in grayscale, but you collect pigments and the world gradually becomes more colorful. The character design is simple, but charming. Melolune: http://www.igf.com/php-bin/entry2010.php?id=345 Apparently, the girl who sang the Plants vs. Zombies song actually made this game, which is already +100 cool points in my book. It's got a really great story and some beautiful music. She made these interesting dungeons where you have to collect song pieces in order to solve puzzles. Kaleidoscope:
http://www.igf.com/php-bin/entry2010.php?id=319
This one just looked interesting to me. From what I gathered, when you start each level, everything is in grayscale, but you collect pigments and the world gradually becomes more colorful. The character design is simple, but charming.

Melolune:
http://www.igf.com/php-bin/entry2010.php?id=345
Apparently, the girl who sang the Plants vs. Zombies song actually made this game, which is already +100 cool points in my book. It’s got a really great story and some beautiful music. She made these interesting dungeons where you have to collect song pieces in order to solve puzzles.

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]]> By: TotalBiscuit http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/11/03/igf-2010-entries-announced/#comment-347371 TotalBiscuit Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:03:04 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=20610#comment-347371 Aesthetics do matter and it wasn't the only thing that was good about it. The game had some ingenious puzzles, plenty of truly heartwarming and :3 moments, a great soundtrack and sucked you right into the world, making you care about the protagonist straight away, even though you knew next to nothing about him. The flaws (some obtuse puzzles, no names for items so you don't always know what they are, movement issues due to the flash implementation, occasional stupid non-point and click puzzles like the one in the arcade) are easily overlooked in favour of what a wonderful world they've put together. More importantly, what Machinarium represents is the ability for indie games to compete with big budget titles in terms of graphics, not with render-farms, hollywood production standards or armies of 3d modellers, but with a couple of artists who simply have the talent and vision to realise what they're trying to create. Aesthetics do matter and it wasn’t the only thing that was good about it. The game had some ingenious puzzles, plenty of truly heartwarming and :3 moments, a great soundtrack and sucked you right into the world, making you care about the protagonist straight away, even though you knew next to nothing about him. The flaws (some obtuse puzzles, no names for items so you don’t always know what they are, movement issues due to the flash implementation, occasional stupid non-point and click puzzles like the one in the arcade) are easily overlooked in favour of what a wonderful world they’ve put together.

More importantly, what Machinarium represents is the ability for indie games to compete with big budget titles in terms of graphics, not with render-farms, hollywood production standards or armies of 3d modellers, but with a couple of artists who simply have the talent and vision to realise what they’re trying to create.

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]]> By: Risingson http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/11/03/igf-2010-entries-announced/#comment-347364 Risingson Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:49:46 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=20610#comment-347364 So everything but the game itself :P No, you are right, the aesthetics is what makes you forgive the design flaws. So everything but the game itself :P

No, you are right, the aesthetics is what makes you forgive the design flaws.

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]]> By: Binni http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/11/03/igf-2010-entries-announced/#comment-347144 Binni Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:36:16 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=20610#comment-347144 Well I don't judge a game simply by it's mechanics. Machinarium had nice mechanics and a cute story. Where it shone however was the realization of the world, the art style, character and finally the beyond awesome music which is probably one of the best ever soundtracks in gaming history. It would've been a deserved winner, among other games. Blueberry Garden ....wasn't...by any stretch of the imagination. Well I don’t judge a game simply by it’s mechanics. Machinarium had nice mechanics and a cute story. Where it shone however was the realization of the world, the art style, character and finally the beyond awesome music which is probably one of the best ever soundtracks in gaming history.

It would’ve been a deserved winner, among other games.

Blueberry Garden ….wasn’t…by any stretch of the imagination.

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]]> By: ScalyWg http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/11/03/igf-2010-entries-announced/#comment-347046 ScalyWg Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:36:57 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=20610#comment-347046 thankyou LewieP - that is awesome! thankyou LewieP – that is awesome!

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]]> By: Lambchops http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/11/03/igf-2010-entries-announced/#comment-347024 Lambchops Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:10:14 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=20610#comment-347024 That's handy! Cheers. Might give some of these a go if i have an idle moment. That’s handy! Cheers.

Might give some of these a go if i have an idle moment.

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]]> By: LewieP http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/11/03/igf-2010-entries-announced/#comment-346974 LewieP Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:13:07 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=20610#comment-346974 For conviences sake, I am compiling links to all of the games that are publicly available, be it commercially, a demo, or whatever: http://savygamer.co.uk/2009/11/03/pretend-you-are-an-igf-judge-part-1/ For conviences sake, I am compiling links to all of the games that are publicly available, be it commercially, a demo, or whatever:

http://savygamer.co.uk/2009/11/03/pretend-you-are-an-igf-judge-part-1/

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]]> By: Lambchops http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/11/03/igf-2010-entries-announced/#comment-346867 Lambchops Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:22:15 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=20610#comment-346867 i really need to get round to trying Cogs. It looks like my type of game. Time Fcuk definitely deserves to do well. Not so convinced by Runman though. I enjoyed the look and music but those boss levels were horrid and i never felt any real compulsion to actually finish it or try getting better scores. Also Joe Danger looks like it's going to be amazing and seems to be garnering universal praise from those who have played it so I'm looking forward to it. As for the rest I'm going to wait a bit for the massive list to be wittled down to the final nominees and then indulge myself in some indie goodness. i really need to get round to trying Cogs. It looks like my type of game.

Time Fcuk definitely deserves to do well.

Not so convinced by Runman though. I enjoyed the look and music but those boss levels were horrid and i never felt any real compulsion to actually finish it or try getting better scores.

Also Joe Danger looks like it’s going to be amazing and seems to be garnering universal praise from those who have played it so I’m looking forward to it.

As for the rest I’m going to wait a bit for the massive list to be wittled down to the final nominees and then indulge myself in some indie goodness.

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]]> By: Ploddish http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/11/03/igf-2010-entries-announced/#comment-346856 Ploddish Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:16:46 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=20610#comment-346856 Frictional Games' new title is in there too. http://www.igf.com/php-bin/entry2010.php?id=88 It's certainly prettier than Penumbra! Frictional Games’ new title is in there too.

http://www.igf.com/php-bin/entry2010.php?id=88

It’s certainly prettier than Penumbra!

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]]> By: Some Guy http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/11/03/igf-2010-entries-announced/#comment-346831 Some Guy Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:38:25 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=20610#comment-346831 the way you tell if a games indi? . by its company name it says (not yet a legal entity) the way you tell if a games indi?
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by its company name it says (not yet a legal entity)

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]]> By: Risingson http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/11/03/igf-2010-entries-announced/#comment-346809 Risingson Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:59:26 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=20610#comment-346809 I like it. But I don't undestand how, what is basically another 2d adventure, is forgiven for its flaws and praised universally. This is more an arbitrary hype that anything else, something that reminds me of what happened back then with Runaway or Syberia. (Of course Machinarium is quite better than the two other examples). And then the new the Telltale games are critisized for obtuse puzzles and adventure mechanics. This is just absurd, and when that happens with "indie" games, it quite annoys me. And of course I'm enjoying the game, though having a 5-in a row and rest of sliders reminds me too much of what sank first person adventures (7th guest, black dahlia, the dreaded Detallion games) down the sink. I like it. But I don’t undestand how, what is basically another 2d adventure, is forgiven for its flaws and praised universally. This is more an arbitrary hype that anything else, something that reminds me of what happened back then with Runaway or Syberia. (Of course Machinarium is quite better than the two other examples). And then the new the Telltale games are critisized for obtuse puzzles and adventure mechanics. This is just absurd, and when that happens with “indie” games, it quite annoys me. And of course I’m enjoying the game, though having a 5-in a row and rest of sliders reminds me too much of what sank first person adventures (7th guest, black dahlia, the dreaded Detallion games) down the sink.

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]]> By: Kua http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/11/03/igf-2010-entries-announced/#comment-346797 Kua Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:48:34 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=20610#comment-346797 That is indeed slack. I've always thought judgement to be the primary role of a judge. That is indeed slack. I’ve always thought judgement to be the primary role of a judge.

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