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Are We Witnessing The Birth Of A New Genre Of Games?

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Mike Hartnett on Tawkn.com writes: "Over the past few months, gamers (PS3 owners in particular) have witnessed some of the most spectacular looking downloadable titles available that define a new kind of game, if you can really call it a game. It seems as though a new genre of said "game" is emerging entitled Interactive Digital Art."
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Kigmal - 280 days 6 hours ago
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I'm going to be honest here. I'm not a fan of this genre. I am a competitive gamer by heart. I always love the hardest games out there and I love competition. I can understand how games like these are taken well. It's a form a relaxation and I can dig that, I'm sure some yoga people can hang with games like these. Just not my cup of tea. If I want to relax, I always throw my ass on the couch and watch some TV. :P
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NJShadow - 280 days 6 hours ago
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Well, I know games like Ecco the Dolphin on the Genesis and especially Dreamcast served both purposes, or at least in my opinion they did. It provided some pretty challenging gameplay with some incredibly beautiful visuals. If you haven't played that on either console, I HIGHLY recommend it. =)
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Parapraxis - 280 days 6 hours ago
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"Interactive Digital Art", I like it.
It seems PSN is really becoming a great venue for these very creative art/games.
Linger in the Shadows, Flower, Flow even PixelJunk Eden falls into this genre.
I would love to see PlayAuditorium hit PSN
http://www.playauditorium.c...

EDIT: had a typo. also glad you like it imdaboss, very interesting game, it gets quite challenging.
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imdaboss - 280 days 5 hours ago
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hey Parapraxis thanks for the PlayAuditorium link the game real fun and refreshing yeah PSN does need to pick it up

Edit: yeah im already on act 2
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NJShadow - 280 days 5 hours ago
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@ Papraxis

Definitely man! That's a pretty nice find. =)
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imdaboss - 280 days 5 hours ago
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well on playauditorium i cant get pass 2.5
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FarEastOrient - 280 days 4 hours ago
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You should try it some time, it doesn't hurt to play with some 'feel good' games from time to time. I'm like you though I do play a great deal of competitive gaming and an even bigger one is RPG both Western and Eastern styles.
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Sitdown - 280 days 3 hours ago
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1.7 - @Parapraxis
Bubbles for posting that....awesome.
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BeeKay - 279 days 5 hours ago
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1.9 - i hate to admit that
but i really feel relaxed while going through whole experience.
its just felt like a romantic poem....
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SAiOSiN - 279 days 5 hours ago
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then why are you here? seriously if you're going to put down a game, or the genre in general, then don't post at all. keep it to yourself.
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Theoneneo81 - 280 days 5 hours ago
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agree there are quite a few games now i would love to see Afrika Come to the states that looks pretty intresting Flower is great by the way
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Axe99 - 280 days 5 hours ago
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3 - Bring it on
I think these games are great - while they're not for everyone, neither are highly-competitive action games, and it's not as if more Flower means less Killzone, so I think it's a win-win (I'm personally all for both - I'm a gaming floozy, I'll play anything! Well - at least in terms of genres - I'll proudly say I've never played a Matrix game!) Actually really enjoyed Flower (and Flow, and PixelJunk Eden) - and while it's got a bit more challenge (finding the hidden flowers and the like) than Flow, anyone who's been gaming for a little while we find it very easy - but that's not a bad thing if you like to mix it up a bit. Of course, I still love my R2, CoD4 and 5, Wipeout HD and the like.
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NJShadow - 280 days 5 hours ago
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He he, yeah, perhaps these games could be like therapy after the post-traumatic syndrome of Killzone 2. =)
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remanutd55 - 280 days 5 hours ago
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this is more like sony , i mean the sony i knew back in the days , games like motorstorm, lbp , flower are very unique ( is there any other brutal off road racing game that i dont know of???? ) and this is what i wanna see in sony , innovation , i know lbp, flower may not have as much brutality in them as motorstorm but still some lvls in lbp can get really challenging , what kind of game is Heavy rain btw?? can someone tell me ???? does it bring something new in terms of storytelling ??? because i think i saw an interview where David Cage said the story doesnt end if the main character dies , im really intrigued by that

EDIT: flower is really relaxing to play it with your gf after you have just finished playing murderstorm lol
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METtAL-GAMER - 280 days 5 hours ago
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4.1 - @remanutd55
Ever play indigo prophecy?It's supposed to be similar to that.
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remanutd55 - 280 days 5 hours ago
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yes sir i have but didnt finish it , are you gonna control the character like indigo???
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METtAL-GAMER - 278 days 16 hours ago
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I thnk so.Just go check out the leaked demo.It shows quite a bit of info.
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LeGenDx - 280 days 5 hours ago
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6 - i was going to buy this game but...
seen the price tag of 9.99 $.. ill wait intil it goes down
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f789790 - 280 days 4 hours ago
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6.1 - I dont think it will go down
I think its worth $10. If you like different games you will like it. If all you can think about is where's the gun, its not for you.
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Theoneneo81 - 280 days 4 hours ago
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really your complaining about 10 bucks?!?
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LeGenDx - 280 days 4 hours ago
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6.3 - if you work
you learn to vaule your money more instead of spending it junk.. i heard this game was like Flow (which i played)
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callahan09 - 280 days 3 hours ago
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flower is an absolutely incredible purchase. Well worth the 10 bucks. The game provides more content than A LOT of games that came out in previous generations as full-priced products. It's beautiful, breath-taking even. It's fun, too. Relaxing would be a suitable word for what it is (except level 5, which is pretty challenging if you want it to be). There's hidden stuff to uncover, but mostly you'll be coming back again and again just to let the weight of the world off your shoulders and enjoy some beautiful sights and sounds that feel great to control in your hands. 10 bucks is a BARGAIN for this game.
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Rmagnus - 280 days 3 hours ago
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6.5 - junk
what makes you think Flower is junk? Considering you have yet to play it?
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Covenant - 280 days 3 hours ago
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Flower, PixelJunk Eden, Braid...proof that great gameplay and concepts are just as good as photo-realistic graphics and visual effects.
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