Alt-Play: Jason Rohrer Anthology isn't the most captivating of names, but to anyone familiar with indie gaming it's an extremely promising title.
A DSiWare-bound compilation of design darling Jason Rohrer's titles Passage, Gravitation and Between, it's safe to say these games are unlike anything currently available on the service. The official description states:
The deep themes contained and the manner in which they are presented in Rohrer’s work helps to blur the line between what we consider art and games, evoking thoughts and emotions rarely associated with gaming.
We'll see how successful the anthology is when it lands in North America on January 3rd for just 200 Points.
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just 200 points? Thats .... good.
Three short but amazing experiences for 2 bucks? Awesome.
i gotta say the screenshots look pretty horrible, but the official description plus the 200-point price will have me giving this a shot, probably.
For 3 (supposedly) amazing games for $2, it should be worth it.
Ah yeah we will see!
DS Download Play & price = good
graphics = bad
desire to play = none
These games are more about experiencing Mr. Rohrer's artistic vision than gameplay, so people hoping for am more traditional game experience would be better served looking into his puzzler Primrose (also 200 points). From there you may decide you enjoy his unique style and check this title out on its own merit.
Hmmmm....I'm a little torn. I trust the company behind the game and I like the fact that I see DS Download Play options in some screenshots but......my god do the graphics look awful! I mean, normally I'm not about graphics and don't really care but c'mon....there's kind of a limit....
I think the graphics are going for a minimal approach. I downloaded Passage and it looks the same here as in the PC version, I think to make it look better would go against what the game's about a bit.
Day one download if I have the points. I've seen some of this guy's other stuff and I gotta say, it's totally thought-provoking.
Trailer here: http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/BY8hnvv3JqnHGgsohvX0DMAzdMGD-Zzl
Awesome! Insta-buy!
For those complaining about the graphics... I'd take what @GreenAbobo said to heart. You won't be playing these games for the thrill of gameplay or the beauty of the visuals. You'll play them to think or feel something. Sound pretentious? Sure. But I played 'Passage' on my computer awhile ago and sat there for a few minutes before playing it again, just to see what happens a second time. Really cool stuff, but not for everybody. He has my 2 bucks already.
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