Quite an interesting experience. I really enjoyed it. One unfortunate point to note was that I had to look back and forth between the text at the bottom of the screen and my character (to avoid obstacles) as I was just moving through.
There's something wrong with web version, at least under Firefox 8.0 / Win7, because I couldn't see the text. Everything's fine when using Windows/Linux/Mac link.
Interesting experience, but a little too short. The whole metaphor is a little flat for me, but it's probably due to fact I played a lot of artsy games. Either way, a good entry.
I can appreciate taking a slightly less game-y approach to make something a bit more artful, but the 'art' could have resonated a bit stronger if more elements from the poem were depicted in the game world. For example, instead of just walking through a dark cave what if he was chasing a floating 'beacon of light' that shatters at the end. Instead of the character casting a circular light, the beacon would be the only light source in the scene, and at the end you're left in total darkness. At least that's how i would've done it. Still a nice, thoughtful experience.
The presentation was great but being forced to reread the beginning of the poem when you die (too many floaty, blind jumps) reduced the impact of its message.
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Interesting experience, but a little too short. The whole metaphor is a little flat for me, but it's probably due to fact I played a lot of artsy games. Either way, a good entry.
The text on the bottom is kind of hard to read while playing. Maybe text in the center?