World of Goo

[Purkake]

I know this is a horribly packed time for games, but I found this little gem on steam. It is a really interesting, artsy, physics-based puzzle game. At first it looks like all you are building is bridges and towers, but almost all of the levels are unique. Has anyone else played this game?

Edited November 3, 2008 by Purkake

[Enoch]

Yeah, I played it a couple weeks ago and rather enjoyed it. The controls can be a bit troublesome, but apart from that, it's a very charming game with an entertainingly surreal storyline and some fun puzzles.

[Purkake]

Yeah, I played it a couple weeks ago and rather enjoyed it. The controls can be a bit troublesome, but apart from that, it's a very charming game with an entertainingly surreal storyline and some fun puzzles.

 

By controls do you mean getting the gooballs to attach how you want? That was sometimes annoying, yes.

[Humodour]

I heard about this. I'd like to play it one day. It's seems pretty shallow, though... like Tetris.

[Magister Lajciak]

I have heard of it in a DRM discussion as a DRM-free game, but it is a different genre of a game than I generally prefer.

[Enoch]

I heard about this. I'd like to play it one day. It's seems pretty shallow, though... like Tetris.

Well, it's a short game, but I wouldn't necessarily call it shallow. It is continually introducing new concepts and building on them, so it rarely feels like you're solving the same puzzle over and over again. And the art and music is top-notch.

 

There's a free demo. If you enjoy it, the rest of the game is well worth the $20.

[crakkie]

I tried the demo, then got for the Wii. It's a bit easier to construct goo (?) with the wiimote. Very fun and innovative. It's a puzzle game that makes failure fun. It's gorgeous, has the best music of any game this year, and it's actually fun to watch someone else play it. I still haven't finished it; my wife won't give me a turn.

[Purkake]

I wouldn't call it shallow. There are practically no levels where you have to do the exact same thing, the conditions are always different. And if you take the time to read all the plaques you'll get a quirky little story and some pretty good humor. It is just a really fun and innovative game. It is also available on steam.

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

My computer can't run it.

 

 

*hides in shame*

[Humodour]

I heard about this. I'd like to play it one day. It's seems pretty shallow, though... like Tetris.

Well, it's a short game, but I wouldn't necessarily call it shallow. It is continually introducing new concepts and building on them, so it rarely feels like you're solving the same puzzle over and over again. And the art and music is top-notch.

 

There's a free demo. If you enjoy it, the rest of the game is well worth the $20.

 

OK, you guys (plus the wikipedia entry) have sold it. I'll try and find it in a store some time.

[Pidesco]

I want to have WoG's babies. It's just that good.

[crakkie]

My computer can't run it.

 

 

*hides in shame*

Jesus. It runs on the Wii for chrissakes. Never come out of your shamehole.

Edited November 7, 2008 by crakkie

[Purkake]

My computer can't run it.

 

 

*hides in shame*

Jesus. It runs on the Wii for chrissakes. Never come out of your shamehole.

 

Yeah, seriously my Eee PC 1000H can run it smoothly on power saving mode with integrated graphics and a 1.6GHz(running at 1.2 max with the power saving) single core processor. What the hell man?

[Pidesco]

He has an Icosa Core at 6.13 Thz, with 64 Teras of RAM, and a GeRadeon XXX666 GTX. However, he's running DOS 3.0 for security purposes.

 

He can run Bouncing Babies, though (with a few dozen instances of Mo'slo running on top of each other).

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Well they said any computer less than five years old.

 

I assumed I couldn't run it. Seems I can from your comments.

[Tigranes]

I think it's been overhyped by RPS and certain sites - it's not anything "revolutionary" and "super amazing". But it's a damn good game and worth it for everyone.

 

Beat it yesterday. Sound/music and graphics are very nice and characterised; the challenges very rarely get repetitive or silly. Basically the game is very well paced in moving onto something new and different before it gets stale, and each challenge is never so long or gruelling. You need to learn a new trick, experiment, then show you can do it a couple of times, then you move on - not learn it and do it ad nauseum.

 

Only control annoyance is when there are 5000 goos flying around, and you want to select a specific type. This makes it very difficult to play quickly and dynamically. Instead it encourages you to build slowly and methodically, fearing a topple and tumble each step of the way. Which is good too, but some levels would have benefited from adding goos on the fly as your structure hurtles down.

[Purkake]

So any new impressions? Also World of Goo is down to $/

[Meshugger]

My computer can't run it.

 

 

*hides in shame*

 

Oh dear, when was your last upgrade? In the year 2000?

 

The puzzles are pretty much straight-forward, but the music and art is what makes the game for me.

[Tigranes]

Lynch the Amish Man, Lynch the Amish Man

 

I stand by my original statements Purkake. Overhyped by RPS and others, but a solid game and worth a purchase if you've got the money. It's not very long, though.

[Kaftan Barlast]

Is this better than that other overhyped puzzlegame?

[Purkake]

Lynch the Amish Man, Lynch the Amish Man

 

I stand by my original statements Purkake. Overhyped by RPS and others, but a solid game and worth a purchase if you've got the money. It's not very long, though.

 

Yeah, it's not the game of the year, but it is an interesting and cheap indie game. It might have gotten a bit overhyped by some, but that was probably people fearing that otherwise it would get easily overlooked. In the end it is a solid puzzle game with unique charm, nothing more and nothing less.

 

Is this better than that other overhyped puzzlegame?

 

Which was?

[Kaftan Barlast]

Is this better than that other overhyped puzzlegame?

 

Which was?

 

 

I dont know, I saw a screenshot once. I think its a XNA/XBL game

[Purkake]

Is this better than that other overhyped puzzlegame?

 

Which was?

 

 

I dont know, I saw a screenshot once. I think its a XNA/XBL game

 

Maybe you're thinking of Braid. I haven't played it, but it should come to the PC/Mac in early 09.

[karka]

So you don't even know the name of the game, yet you know it's overhyped. You're my idol.