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Author:  Fogmeister [ Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:09 am ]
Post subject:  What's the word?
I'm trying to think of the word that names a genre of games.

A bit like "casual" games.

It's a specific word and describes the games a bit like Child of Eden or bubble tanks where it's almost an organic game. They normally have atmospheric music and trippy but very organic graphics.

There is another flash game in this genre but I can't think of the name (something like ether or something) and you start as just a circle and gradually grow as you "consume" the "enemy" beings on your level and the bigger you get you drop down through levels with bigger and bigger "enemies".

I keep thinking of "ambient" games but that's not quite right. Nor is "passive" games.

Can anyone think what it is?
Author:  jonbwfc [ Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:21 am ]
Post subject:  Re: What's the word?
Fogmeister wrote:
There is another flash game in this genre but I can't think of the name (something like ether or something) and you start as just a circle and gradually grow as you "consume" the "enemy" beings on your level and the bigger you get you drop down through levels with bigger and bigger "enemies".

Osmo?

Fogmeister wrote:
I keep thinking of "ambient" games but that's not quite right. Nor is "passive" games.
Can anyone think what it is?

It sounds like you mean games that have a very 'chill out' vibe to them, rather than the 'blow sh!t up' style of games. 'Abstract' maybe?

Jon
Author:  Spreadie [ Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:54 am ]
Post subject:  Re: What's the word?
I thought bird is the word.

**gets coat**
Author:  jonbwfc [ Fri Jul 01, 2011 11:34 am ]
Post subject:  What's the word?
Spreadie wrote:
I thought bird is the word.

Really? I hadn't heard that.
Author:  Fogmeister [ Fri Jul 01, 2011 11:54 am ]
Post subject:  Re: What's the word?
I had seen Osmos but it wasn't the one I was thinking of although that is another example of the same genre.

I found the game I was thinking of though...

http://interactive.usc.edu/projects/cloud/flowing/

Just bought Osmos for my iPhone and it's really good.
Author:  Spreadie [ Fri Jul 01, 2011 12:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What's the word?
jonbwfc wrote:
Spreadie wrote:
I thought bird is the word.

Really? I hadn't heard that.

Yeah, everybody knows that the bird is the word.
Author:  jonbwfc [ Fri Jul 01, 2011 12:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What's the word?
Fogmeister wrote:
I had seen Osmos but it wasn't the one I was thinking of although that is another example of the same genre.
I found the game I was thinking of though...
http://interactive.usc.edu/projects/cloud/flowing/
Just bought Osmos for my iPhone and it's really good.

Ah, that lot. if you have PS3, you have to play Flower.
Author:  belchingmatt [ Fri Jul 01, 2011 1:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What's the word?
Free range?

That might apply to angry birds.
Author:  adidan [ Sat Jul 02, 2011 2:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What's the word?
Spreadie wrote:
jonbwfc wrote:
Spreadie wrote:
I thought bird is the word.

Really? I hadn't heard that.

Yeah, everybody knows that the bird is the word.

Of course,

Bird bird bird, the bird is the word !
Bird bird bird, the bird is the word ! Yeah!
Author:  veato [ Sat Jul 02, 2011 5:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What's the word?
I looked up Rez/Child Of Eden on Wiki and the genre is listed as "Rail shooter / Music game" whereas Flower is listed as a "Poetic adventure"
Author:  jonbwfc [ Mon Jul 04, 2011 12:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: What's the word?
Flower can't be classified as a shooter, since there is no shooting. Nor in fact is it on rails, although some parts of it are quite constrained. If anything, it bears resemblance to Q-bert or De Blob. If it's anything, it's a colour-em-up.

Jon
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