Explore a surreal world full of contrasts: black and white, friends and enemies, serenity and agitation: SDIES, a tactile point and click game by Haocheng Liu, Kat Donahue and Ali Tahir, available as a free download on Steam and Itchio.
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I can't even figure out how to start the game... not off to a good start.
ReplyDeleteOK never mind - there is a link that says "play prototype in browser" but it's not obvious
ReplyDelete@Anonymous, I found that too and got it to... do something. These "art" games usually don't make any sense to me. This one sure doesn't.
ReplyDeleteGarbage. Pure garbage. This isn't anything I'd consider a "game". There appears to be no way to play with a trackpad, as it only references the center mouse button or mouse scroll mechanism. So that clearly rules the rest of us out.
ReplyDeleteIt's an absolute waste of time!
bit unsettling - as intended, probably.
ReplyDeleteBut definitely more on the art thant the game side, so not really interesting to play.
I liked it. Some hints could be implemented to remove the frustration points, but overall good job by the developers!
ReplyDeleteTwo-finger gesture does work on the trackpad, btw, but still don't see the point of it. You switch from friends to enemies and back again, ok, so...
ReplyDeleteI think maybe everyone is missing that this is a download. Re-read Bart's description above to find the download link to the complete game. Most of you seem to be commenting about the prototype. ;)
ReplyDeleteAfter reading the last comment I found the prototype and now I understand the comments. Wow indeed it is frustrating! Anyways I also suggest playing the full game. Well, it might still not for everyone, but at least more playable.
ReplyDeleteI can understand why Bart likes this.
ReplyDeleteIt is sort of like his color games, but without the color, or logic.
No problem running it on steam, Firewall had to block something though.
One button, and as they say "know when to hold em, know when to fold em."
Very artistic, relaxing short game, I like it!
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