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Feature: Terry Cavanagh does the chat
Terry 'VVVVVV' Cavanagh's ultra-minimalist, abstract first-person co-op puzzler At A Distance is nominated for the Nuovo award at this year's Independent Games Festival. As part of our seemingly infinite series in which we chat to (almost) all the finalists, Terry talks about the concept behind the game, what he'd like to see win at the IGF this year, his disappointment that the Pirate Kart didn't…
Terry Cavanagh's extraordinary first-person co-op puzzle game, At A Distance, is now available to download for free. You'll need two networked PCs side by side to play it with a friend or helpful acquaintance. I played it with an Alec, as you can read here. We found it to be something quite special, demanding both considered co-operation, spatial thinking, lateral thinking, inside-out thinking, and boiled…
Feature: Together alone
Him: silent, stoic, patient. "OK." Me: jabbering, confused, hectoring. "Go there, what about that, does that look like that?" A right pair, Jim and I. Entirely inappropriate, surely, to tackle a co-operative puzzle and exploration game together. We did it, though. We conquered At A Distance's abstract shape-worlds, and we did it together. And creator Terry Cavanagh (VVVVVV) only had to give us big, fat…
Feature: The PC brigade at the IndieCade
I spent the weekend in a haunted watermill, which was pleasant and all, but I would rather have been at the Indiecade festival, battling inanely with invisible weaponry and rearranging boxes with strangers. The whole thing is done with now and that means it's time for me to take a look at the winners, some of which I'll cast no more than a sidelong glance…
