Welp, your post about Monument Valley got me to finally buy it and play it. So glad I did, too! I 100% agree with you take on what the narrative is about. That's more or less what I took away from it, too, and I really love that take on the "bad guy." I also eat strategy/puzzle games for breakfast, so this scratched an itch I've had for some time. I got super emotional when your totem friend tried to follow you into the water and couldn't keep up :( but he came back! I was so happy!
Speaking of puzzle games with vague-ish, yet powerful stories... have you ever played The Swapper? It's probably the best puzzle game I've played in the past ten years. Not to mention the themes of morality with cloning is fascinating. NOT TO MENTION IT'S DONE MOSTLY IN CLAYMATION. Highly recommend it :D
Back to Monument Valley, I definitely got Journey vibes from it. Man, I love Journey. I remember playing it again when it was free on Playstation Plus a while ago and I was with the same person the entire time until two minutes before the game was over. Like I turned away for two seconds, looked back, and they were gone D: I started crying like crazy. WE WERE ALMOST THERE WHYYYYYYYY.
I feel like you would already know this, but I'm going to mention it just in case: sacred geometry is a thing! It's quite a rabbit hole to explore, though it's really interesting to peek into why things like mandalas are so important and kind of gives the game an extra narrative layer #artnerd
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Date: 2019-01-16 12:38 pm (UTC)Speaking of puzzle games with vague-ish, yet powerful stories... have you ever played The Swapper? It's probably the best puzzle game I've played in the past ten years. Not to mention the themes of morality with cloning is fascinating. NOT TO MENTION IT'S DONE MOSTLY IN CLAYMATION. Highly recommend it :D
Back to Monument Valley, I definitely got Journey vibes from it. Man, I love Journey. I remember playing it again when it was free on Playstation Plus a while ago and I was with the same person the entire time until two minutes before the game was over. Like I turned away for two seconds, looked back, and they were gone D: I started crying like crazy. WE WERE ALMOST THERE WHYYYYYYYY.
I feel like you would already know this, but I'm going to mention it just in case: sacred geometry is a thing! It's quite a rabbit hole to explore, though it's really interesting to peek into why things like mandalas are so important and kind of gives the game an extra narrative layer #artnerd