Comments on: The Graveyard http://downloadablesuicide.com/2009/03/11/the-graveyard/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:09:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: PseudoKnight http://downloadablesuicide.com/2009/03/11/the-graveyard/comment-page-1/#comment-1445 PseudoKnight Sun, 15 Mar 2009 04:13:31 +0000 http://downloadablesuicide.com/?p=2600#comment-1445 It's not conventional, which is why it's labeled "experimental." Many people don't consider this a game at all, and perhaps that's an accurate perception, but it's certainly not any other type of artistic medium. I found myself engaged more just by pressing the directional arrows than I would have been had a I watched a video of this. We're so used to characters that have a lot more range of movement, especially efficient movement. This throws you into the shoes of a character who has no such luxury and gives you enough time with her to set you up for a moving song. I think their pricing methods were off, but the product itself was fine. Maybe this is something we'll see more of in the future in the form of music video games, using similarly structured economics and form of music videos. Currently music games sell albums rather well. I imagine if they released a game like this for free, it'd be a great way to market a song or album. That is, if people got around to understanding what it is instead of criticizing it for what it's not. It’s not conventional, which is why it’s labeled “experimental.” Many people don’t consider this a game at all, and perhaps that’s an accurate perception, but it’s certainly not any other type of artistic medium. I found myself engaged more just by pressing the directional arrows than I would have been had a I watched a video of this. We’re so used to characters that have a lot more range of movement, especially efficient movement. This throws you into the shoes of a character who has no such luxury and gives you enough time with her to set you up for a moving song.

I think their pricing methods were off, but the product itself was fine. Maybe this is something we’ll see more of in the future in the form of music video games, using similarly structured economics and form of music videos. Currently music games sell albums rather well. I imagine if they released a game like this for free, it’d be a great way to market a song or album. That is, if people got around to understanding what it is instead of criticizing it for what it’s not.

]]> By: Noky http://downloadablesuicide.com/2009/03/11/the-graveyard/comment-page-1/#comment-1431 Noky Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:49:58 +0000 http://downloadablesuicide.com/?p=2600#comment-1431 I don't see what people like in this game. I found the song to be pretty bad. I was intrigued with the B&W presentation over a hobbling old lady. In fact, it was the set-up for a great game. The problem was, in the end I was wondering where the actual game was and why I had to listen to such a horrible song. Definitely not something worth any sort of money. It felt more like an undergraduate's 400-level final project than "an experiment in with real time poetry." Which begs the question, how is it an experiment in story-telling without words with that song smack-dab in the middle of the game/demo. Just throwing a second opinion out there. In the end, the demo is worth the experience. In addition, there's no way I would've known about this if it wasn't for your blog. Keep up the exposure on games that wouldn't get so much attention. I don’t see what people like in this game. I found the song to be pretty bad. I was intrigued with the B&W presentation over a hobbling old lady. In fact, it was the set-up for a great game. The problem was, in the end I was wondering where the actual game was and why I had to listen to such a horrible song.

Definitely not something worth any sort of money. It felt more like an undergraduate’s 400-level final project than “an experiment in with real time poetry.” Which begs the question, how is it an experiment in story-telling without words with that song smack-dab in the middle of the game/demo.

Just throwing a second opinion out there. In the end, the demo is worth the experience. In addition, there’s no way I would’ve known about this if it wasn’t for your blog. Keep up the exposure on games that wouldn’t get so much attention.

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