"And I thought, my god… the genius of that! The genius! The will to do that! Perfect, genuine, complete, crystalline, pure…" posted by Nomyte at 8:10 AM on February 20, 2012 [1 favorite]
That's the "throw shit at the wall and see what sticks" theory of game design. Blech. posted by Malor at 8:41 AM on February 20, 2012
If you think that, you've haven't really thought about what the game is doing very hard. It's a game about being in two places at once. posted by empath at 8:43 AM on February 20, 2012 [3 favorites]
Actually, more than that, it's about being two people at once. posted by empath at 8:48 AM on February 20, 2012 [1 favorite]
My only regrets were that I nicked myself shaving and didn't score with my coworker. posted by Meatbomb at 8:55 AM on February 20, 2012
It's good, but I can't decide if the incredible slowness of it is meant to be part of the experience or is just bad pacing. posted by Zarkonnen at 8:56 AM on February 20, 2012
@Zarkonnen: at least you're not playing from an internet cafe like this. posted by andreidp at 9:08 AM on February 20, 2012
Interesting, but like with most artsy games, not really sure what the takeaway is posted by MangyCarface at 9:13 AM on February 20, 2012 [1 favorite]
The meta-commentary via pacing reminds me of the Iranian movie "Election". posted by eviemath at 9:17 AM on February 20, 2012
It's good, but I can't decide if the incredible slowness of it is meant to be part of the experience or is just bad pacing.
Bad pacing?
I don't think this is really supposed to be an actual game. It's a short story told in the form of a game. Structuring the story as a game makes reference to the ways Drone Pilot's real-world job is a videogame played with real guns and real people getting blown up. The story extrapolates that game-seeping-into-real-life idea by turning all of his mundane tasks into a kind of existential gameplay. posted by the jam at 10:13 AM on February 20, 2012 [6 favorites]
It's a short story told in the form of a game.
Exactly this. posted by empath at 10:15 AM on February 20, 2012
There's a tiny bit more explanation in the second link of the FPP. posted by eviemath at 10:22 AM on February 20, 2012
amazing experience. Starting laughing at the end with the sheep (nice call back to the goats). 0 of 12 medals earned, it was honor to serve. hahha. posted by Shit Parade at 7:04 PM on February 20, 2012
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