GameZone writes, "Closure was a great game back in its day, and three years later, it makes a remarkable debut on the PSN, not missing a beat in its action or engaging design. The price is a little steep, but to those who appreciate the kind of platformer that makes you think, it’s definitely worthy of being in the spotlight."
DualShockers' Masoud House writes:
"So some people hate the idea of porting games from the PlayStation Network to the Vita. There’s even been some fantastic debates over the idea of sharing or porting games to handhelds being the detriment of handheld growth, and a significant roadblock to establishing its identity as a viable platform. But with Sony’s insistence that the PlayStation brand will be something that can be played anywhere you go, there’s some games I think not only deserve to be ported over to the Vita, but perhaps could even excel better on the handheld than on home consoles."
Hardcore Gamer: It's a style that may be in its infamacy, but has still managed to produce a host of incredible games. If you've never really explored this enticing sub-genre, or are looking for some additional examples of it, here is a sampling of some of the best minimalist titles available.
Back before we had seemingly limitless potential from current gen consoles, the systems had limitations that were very noticeable.
it was the creative talent behind the games that found ways to extend their project to pull features and imagery out of hardware that no one had even thought to use in such ways.
Finding ways around things like limited color pallet, fixed resolutions, sprite capabilities and lack of dedicated hardware acceleration for things like scaling and rotation....there were some amazing games created on systems like the master system, genesis, pc engine, nes....and it was all done by people who felt they could do the unthinkable with hardware that seemed incapable.
The old days of minimalism (to me) are the best examples.
I see what you're saying darth, but to me minimalism is an intentional departure from technological innovations, whereas in your example those were developers who were working to get the most out of more limited technology (compared to today).
You may remember him as Mitch Kramer from Dazed and Confused. We know him simply as Wiley Wiggins, game enthusiast and indie developer. On this week's Gaming Trend Podcast, Mr. Wiggins joins Atlas and Matt to discuss Fantastic Arcade, an indie game festival in Austin, TX for which he serves as Creative Director.
Since a while, now, specially these last months, I come here and see many new reviewed games, that I didn't even know, and most of them get 8's and 9's.
I'm going crazy, with all those games. And the worst, I can't keep a track of them, since there are too many(not a critic, but a good thing, actually), and I know I will miss some great games.
If only I could check a box, for a particular game, and mark it as ' to be checked later', so I don't miss any gem.
With the ps4 and x720, many new studios will want to get into the wagon, and release some games, too. I don't know when, but when these consoles are released, between the current 1st and 3rd party, all the Indies, the newcomers, etc etc, we could get some insane lineups, like 30-40 titles for each console, and during 1 year or more, we could have a crazy sustained rythme, where we could be getting like 2-3 AAA titles, + 10 - 20 new other games, EVERY month.
Our wallets are going to suffer, for sure, but that's nothing, compared to the joy and happiness, when playing those games.
If the ps4 lineup had like 40 games, and you could only pick 1, what would you guys choose? I , personally, if available, I would pick god of war 5.
I try hard to not imagine, but a god of war game on a brand new ps4... It could be an unforgettable experience,like god of war 3 was. Ahh, those first minutes with Gaia..ahh. it was fabulous.no words to describe.
Sorry for my long posts, guys :)
For those who dared reading some of the many long posts I could make,on n4g, well I have this passion for games, inside me, in particular, for the ps3(but not exclusively), that I offen find myself splitting my comment in 2 or 3 pieces.when I just wanted to write a couple of lines, or answer to a question, many things come out of my head, and I really have fun writting them, here. It's just that passion, that I like to share.
Once again, sorry for my big posts, I sometimes make. moderators, dont take me for a crazy or idiot, please, because I'm here, talking and posting this big comment, on a zero degrees news :)
As I said a few days ago, english isn't my native language, actually, its my 4th language.so its normal if I make mistakes, on grammar, syntax,verbs,etc.
I'm very proud and happy of being able to comment here, on this American forum, and share my passion and ideas with other guys, YOU, who are reading right now.
Thank you.