Mood Pieces: TRAUMA, A Photographic Journey To Dreams

November 6, 2011 · Posted in Game Review, Gaming, Mood Pieces, Video Games · Comment 

This installment of Mood Pieces is about an art game called TRAUMA, which is a functionally quite simple but extremely atmospheric journey into the mind of a young woman. The game was designed by Krystian Majewski and it’s published for Mac, Windows and Linux, and available on Steam. You can also play it for free online, but I recommend paying for it.

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Mood Pieces: The Modern God Gaming of “From Dust”

August 4, 2011 · Posted in Game Review, Gaming, Mood Pieces, Video Games · 1 Comment 

Mood Pieces is a new recurring feature, where I introduce and review games that make an impression on me with their atmosphere, mood or theme.

The first game in the series is a game called From Dust, which I first became aware through a Penny Arcade comic. Having been a Populous and Black & White fan, the idea of a modern god game intrigued me immediately. From Dust is available in Xbox Live Arcade, and later on it will be published in PlayStation Network and OnLive. The guy behind the game is Eric Chahi, whose previous work includes a true classic, Another World.

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