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| Timestamp | Since previous | Game | zeh's comment |
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| Apr 26 19:37:00 | Escape from Minimars | moonmagic, allow me to disagree. <br/> <br/>Henry Thoreau once said that "the mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation". When you ponder this, it becomes clear that the fundamental metaphor this game envelops is not one of destruction. <br/> <br/>Think about it. Men is on an eternal quest for the unattainable goal of happiness eternal. In this game, men - perhaps as an illustration of how diminutive our goal and soul really is - is represented by tiny little men of ridiculous competence. Their happiness, yes, their goal, is symbolized by a huge fucking laser robot. <br/> <br/>They all want it. They are carelessly driven towards it. They don't care about cliffs, laser beams, rocket fire, or being stomped. But their goal is a lie; they can't get it. They die in the attempt; even if they manage to touch it, to touch the robot, to touch the object of their desire, they get so attached to it that there's nothing else they can do other than wait for their inevitable death, their imminent demise. <br/> <br/>The sad truth is, we are not the robot. You think you're controlling it. No. You're just being taught a lesson by steering the end of your own life back and forth in time. No, we are not the robot; instead, we are the little, tiny men. <br/> <br/>You see, the robot is not bringing death. It is bringing salvation, showing the tiny men the futility of their resolve. <br/> <br/>Oh, I also loved the music. Thumbs up! | |
| Apr 26 20:04:00 | 27m 00s | OWWW | What is life but a continual search for escape of what ails us. The root canal as an allegory is a great way to cover the human condition. Bravo, sir. <br/> <br/>Loved the mechanics, graphics and audio. Would make a great lengthier game, if only to reinforce the notion that life is not a short ordeal. |
| Apr 30 17:20:00 | 93h 16m | T in Y World | What a great game. Great idea, art, execution, concept, story, dialogue. It's one of those rare gems of a game where gameplay is king and the production time was spent not on an a vein attempt to imitate life through an unbearable amount of polished polygons but rather on a new, abstract, transcendent metaphor. It screams its love for the medium, and it's a scream of unconditional, complete love. <br/> <br/>The audio is great but it gets irritating after a while. |