As part of our ongoing coverage of the Indie Game Uprising III CBR asked Michael Hicks to tell us a bit about his game Sententia. Michael was kind enough to take the time to tell us about his game and his career as a developer (in addition to the audio interview Dave Voyles and Michael Hicks did for us earlier).
The Path of Motus is an indie platformer, developed by Michael Hicks about bullying. The game follows a goblin named Motus, as he tries to escape a forest where his kind have been stuck for generations.
Sententia is a hard game to describe. You play as a child, who creates bridges with his mind, shoots words, grows as you play the game, and can be reborn with the press of a button. Errrr... yeah.
Tim Hurley: "Sententia is one of those times I’m tempted. I truly did enjoy the ‘idea’ of the game, which charts the life of a ‘special creature’ from child to adult, armed with the foreknowledge that he can create his own path through the world. In dialogue and occasional quotes, it touches on issues we’ve all pondered at some point, specifically in never forgetting your youth or imagination, and fighting for what you believe in. It has its moments. It also has some glaring issues that cannot be swept under the review rug."
