This game is just boring and feels like all you do is wander around a very messy boring world till you might happen upon something which would not be so bad if the area I was wondering was enjoyable but the terrian here looks to be the equivlent of wondering around one of those paintings where the artist just dipped his brush in paint and flug it at the canvas. Also there is no real clear objective laid out by the game and really you have no idea what to do or where you should be going it is all just bad boring. Also inside the one and only house I did find everything was so dark and looked like a camera out of focus so it was very ugiy to look at. this is just a bad game.
If you honestly felt that way you would have not comment at all on my comment but the mere fact that you need to let me know how you feel about the landscapes says that you are not being 100% honest with yourself about how you really feel about my comment.
But just as with anything dealing with art two people can look at the same painting one says it beautiful the other says it is ugly is there a right one? Are they both right or both wrong?
That's fair, but I think I am being honest with myself, I just like sharing my opinion with others, even though I know how bad that is on the internet, and I like seeing the world from different perspectives so I can learn things and see how others see the world, so pretty much I just want to know what about the landscapes you find boring, sorry I am not very good at talking so half the time I don't know what I'm even trying to say, but I'm pretty sure that's it.
First, you seem like cool peeps!! but the landscapes themselves at least the beginning landscapes (Which is all I played through until I got to the first house and left it then quit.) I just found it all to be the same no real definition as to what it was trying to be and with all of it looking the same it felt like I was wandering around forever not really sure if I was progressing towards moving the game forward. It felt like I could be there awhile just looking for where to go because of the lack of any real definition of the landscape which only added to the frustration and confusion of where to go and what I was supposed to be doing within the game. Also on top of that with all of it looking pretty much the same and not really representing any kind of thing even a made-up thing it just was very boring to walk around and added to my lack of motivation to find where to go to continue the game as a result of that. The landscape all felt like graphical static instead of finished. So I sure from this you can see why I didn't like it and found it boring
"But just as with anything dealing with art two people can look at the same painting one says it beautiful the other says it is ugly is there a right one? Are they both right or both wrong?"
I think you answered the question, neither is wrong, both are right. it's all a matter of interpretation. I appreciate all feedback here hence my answer to your original post, just be mindful however that there is no need to berate/ridicule/gaslight someone else for their opinions as can be interpreted in your original replies. Thank you for offering an updated pov reply on where you stand. I personally don't agree with your pov but I will still respect it, and do consider it valid to some degree. Will i stop making games like these? no, I think it's important to offer alternatives to traditional gameplay since there's a gazillion gamey games out there that you can enjoy at leisure. The intent of these games is to be confusing, outside of the comfort zone and traditional established aesthetic tropes.
People dont want to play confusing games people want to have somewhat of an idea of what to do and where to go in a game. if that is your idea of gaming making is making confusing games don't expect to go far with that because any game that has sold well gives the player an idea of what they should be doing. abstract is ok to a point but to abstract and you loose the player and the fun. games like yours fall under the too abstract catagory. No one wants to play a game they don't understdand or cant figure out after a little bit of playing.
There are many definitions of success, i appreciate the concern friend but i’m doing just fine. Been making games for a decade, been involved on many commercial successes and collaborated with some crazy brands out there, and it all started with these confusing abstract games, so if anybody’s reading this; follow your heart and make whatever games you feel like! <3
Edit: seriously make whatever you want, this is a new medium with infinite potentiality of expression, it’s so friggin beautiful just to think about it!
hey! just stopping in to say that I exclusively look for confusing games to play. I love playing games I don't understand and can't figure out, just as I enjoy reading your comments despite me not being able to work out your process of logic lmaoooo. I reckon colorfiction is going to "go very far" with this "game making", by which I mean he's pushing the medium into a good place! abstraction let's goooo
He not doing any of that. because no one even knows who he is so he a small fish in a big pond. Yes, there is good confusing like some of the pass-throughs in PT trying to figure out exactly what it wanted you to do before it opens the door to the next one and then there is junk like this. Just pure garbage compared to a game like that. If you like that is on you but just because you do that is great most people don't that is why there is not a big market for these types of games being sold. That is why companies don't mass produce this kind of crap because your in a minority liking this crap. you are not in the majority.