Sunday Platform Envy
I would like these electronic 'home console' videogames to be converted for the IBM-compatible personal computer system, please. They will be treated with kindness, respect and mild euphoria.
Can't hear enough good things about it. Common consensus is that the trial and error nature doesn't harm the mood, tale, and dream-like aesthetic one bit.
VIDEOGAMES VIDEOGAMES VIDEOGAMES VIDEOGAMES. Also, the Hello Games guys seem super-clued-in, in terms of game design, self-marketing and preventing bigger boys from crushing their spirit.
Journey:
A game about exploring. Four words that will always catch my interest, instantly.
That it's created by Cloud's Jenova Chen only pushes up the Yes Please factor. Not out for a while and there's no video, alas. Here are some pictures instead, and then you should definitely read Chris Donlan's preview over on Eurogamer.
We got Braid eventually. It's not impossible that these esoteric delights might also trickle down to our hallowed omni-box eventually. Please?