(Re-Post from my old blog)
Local Host by Aether Interactive is a charming yet eerie pixel art style point and click game, where the player is tasked with wiping 4 artificial intelligence drives of varying levels of like-ability.
Gosh Darn, this game has me shook. The art and design of the full package, pixel art, music, gameplay, even how the product was packaged with a physical retro-style cd felt so specific and detail oriented.
The User meets a green, pink, yellow, and red host, all who operate in a single broken down and deteriorating body. Each has an opinion on being wiped. The game-play itself is surreal, we actually feel things for this game, this product and characters made to test our own ability to follow instructions. Do we sympathize with the host in love? With the broken host, irreparable and in pain? With the host that dreams on a bigger scale, and aspires for more? Our boss’s instructions are clear, wipe the drive and leave no trace. Our own human emotions are actually something we must face, which is surreal to experience.
Woah!!! This game sounds super cool! However I'm not sure the link is working so I'd double check to make sure it's the right one! But all this sounds super cool, games that make you feel like what you're playing is self aware is always a good time. It reminds me of that Star Trek episode of Black Mirror where the video game characters are self aware and have feelings. There's something about pixel horror games that really gets to me, like it's so simple that it's terrifying you know? This reminds me of games like Yume Nikki and Faith where the art is so simply designed yet it feels surreal and terrifying.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah totally! I totally agree its in the Black Mirror category (oh man, a black mirror game would be crazy cool)
ReplyDeleteAnd yeah, Pixel Horror is a lot of fun! gotta rely on those strong story/writing skills B)