Child of Eden

[Korly]

It looks amazing. Still Game of the Show so far, and maybe Game of the Forever.

[icarusfall]

I think you guys are just programmed to like this stuff. Rez sucked, Lumines was just tetris with sound effects, and this looks like more of the same fake "revolutionary" nongame shit.

[Nash]

I think you guys are just programmed to like this stuff.

And you're programmed to hate everything. Point?

[James]

Children of Eden isn't even a little bit revolutionary. It's basically a shinier version of Rez, which was a trippy Panzer Dragoon. Not a revolution to be seen anywhere. It is, however, pretty clearly a game, seeing as there's moving targets to hit that, if not destroyed, will destroy you instead.

Also, it looks phenomenal. Being shown behind closed doors only makes me sad, but I'm still trying to get some hands-on time.

James

[icarusfall]

Be more discerning. Most things are shitty.

[StriderKyo]

I think you guys are just programmed to like this stuff. Rez sucked, Lumines was just tetris with sound effects, and this looks like more of the same fake "revolutionary" nongame shit.

I don't understand how a guy who was in a drone band can't appreciate something that is built around music and the purity of simplicity. The gameplay elements are streamlined to complement and balance the aural experience, not take centre stage from them. It's trying to steer from conscious thought & engage other parts of the brain most games don't. Lumines was absolutely hypnotic, and Rez was an incredible multilayered design that was both ahead of its time and far more than the sum of its parts.

[icarusfall]

Also: Techno sucks.

[Tain]

Rez is cool looking and sounding, and it's worth playing once or twice, but I can't call it a good game when Travelling mode could have replaced the main mode without anybody noticing. More of a toy, I guess? Without trying to make it sound like it's for children, I promise.

[icarusfall]

Hey, look, Tain has some sense.

[bVork]

Travel mode is boring, but every couple of months I do a direct run of Rez. And it remains awesome to this day.