Echotrome. Video game innovation

Post by **Eraser** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:53 am

If you like Escher's work and videogames, then this is the ultimate videogame for you. It looks bloody brilliant.

Watch trailer

Post by **Eraser** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:55 am

Here's a downloadable game which shows the concepts shown in the trailer as well:

http://tserve01.aid.design.kyushu-u.ac. ... index.html

Post by **MKJ** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:46 am

looks alot like that new psp game actually. with the 2d/3d morphs n all

Post by **Eraser** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:04 pm

It actually is a PSP (and PS3) game. Maybe you're thinking of the same thing?

Post by **Ryoki** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:14 pm

That was pretty cool

Post by **seremtan** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:26 pm

reminds me of portal a bit

Post by **brisk** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:06 pm

Very cool, but I could imagine myself absolutely tearing my hair out playing it.

But very creative... we need more games like this.

Post by **Mogul** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:39 pm

brisk -- in your recently played MP3 list.... have you been listening to the OST to Streets of Rage or something?

Post by **o'dium** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:42 pm

That looks very impressive :icon14:

Post by **brisk** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:51 pm

Mogul wrote:brisk -- in your recently played MP3 list.... have you been listening to the OST to Streets of Rage or something?

correct!

Post by **mik0rs** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:58 pm

Really cool concept, I can only hope (in vain) for a PC release, because Sony's not getting my money for one of their consoles.

Post by **Ryoki** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 3:00 pm

brisk wrote:
Mogul wrote:brisk -- in your recently played MP3 list.... have you been listening to the OST to Streets of Rage or something?
correct!

I saw the guy who made a lot of that music (forgot his name) on a dutcho-japanese intercultural exchange music festival a few years back. It was pretty awesome... he did all this twisted trippy soundscape stuff and some dutch guy did the video/laser effects.

He was promoted on the flyer as (from streets of rage!!), never played the game myself

Post by **R00k** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 3:04 pm

That looks super cool, even if it probably would be highly frustrating.

Oh and this too:

mik0rs wrote:Really cool concept, I can only hope (in vain) for a PC release, because Sony's not getting my money for one of their consoles.

Post by **DTS** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:47 pm

It's not like Escher's stuff really. The thing about Eschers stuff was it looked real.
Also, they didn't show much use of "impossible objects" in that.

It was a lot of stupid jump-pad stuff.

Needs high quality graphics, and better use of "impossible objects".

Also, the walking behind walls thing wasn't done in Escher's work, that was shown several times and seems just stupid.
You should be able to see what you're doing.

Edit: Also, the music was a bit rubbish. I could see that start to grate after a while (I watched it twice, and the horrible whining of the violins is going in my head). That and the "clop-clop-clop" of the character walking. Was he wearing clogs? (Or high-heels?)

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:51 pm

very very cool

Post by **R00k** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:08 pm

DTS wrote:It's not like Escher's stuff really. The thing about Eschers stuff was it looked real.
Also, they didn't show much use of "impossible objects" in that.

It was a lot of stupid jump-pad stuff.

Needs high quality graphics, and better use of "impossible objects".

Also, the walking behind walls thing wasn't done in Escher's work, that was shown several times and seems just stupid.
You should be able to see what you're doing.

Edit: Also, the music was a bit rubbish. I could see that start to grate after a while (I watched it twice, and the horrible whining of the violins is going in my head). That and the "clop-clop-clop" of the character walking. Was he wearing clogs? (Or high-heels?)

I can't believe your head hasn't turned into a fucking neutron star already.

Post by **DooMer** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:10 pm

that little demo game is pretty sweet. I spent about 15 min playing with jump pads, getting the little fags to land on different spots.

Post by **R00k** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:40 pm

Yea, they still have plenty of work to do on the interface/layout design tools, but it's still pretty darned neat.

Post by **phantasmagoria** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:19 pm

DTS wrote:It's not like Escher's stuff really. The thing about Eschers stuff was it looked real.
Also, they didn't show much use of "impossible objects" in that.

It was a lot of stupid jump-pad stuff.

Needs high quality graphics, and better use of "impossible objects".

Also, the walking behind walls thing wasn't done in Escher's work, that was shown several times and seems just stupid.
You should be able to see what you're doing.

Edit: Also, the music was a bit rubbish. I could see that start to grate after a while (I watched it twice, and the horrible whining of the violins is going in my head). That and the "clop-clop-clop" of the character walking. Was he wearing clogs? (Or high-heels?)

Good god, fuck off

Post by **mik0rs** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:33 pm

phantasmagoria wrote: Good god, fuck off

I started typing my own reponse to his post, but tbh I think you said everything that was required :icon14:

Post by **andyman** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:55 pm

mik0rs wrote:
phantasmagoria wrote: Good god, fuck off
I started typing my own reponse to his post, but tbh I think you said everything that was required :icon14:

qft

and here we go again with his realism rants....

Post by **mik0rs** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:08 pm

Meep?

Edit: Ahhh gotcha

Post by **vileliquid1026** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:58 pm

I love Escher... this looks awesome, but it looks extremely frustrating... and I third this opinion:

mik0rs wrote:Really cool concept, I can only hope (in vain) for a PC release, because Sony's not getting my money for one of their consoles.

Post by **Dark Metal** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:36 pm

R00k wrote:
DTS wrote:It's not like Escher's stuff really. The thing about Eschers stuff was it looked real.
Also, they didn't show much use of "impossible objects" in that.

It was a lot of stupid jump-pad stuff.

Needs high quality graphics, and better use of "impossible objects".

Also, the walking behind walls thing wasn't done in Escher's work, that was shown several times and seems just stupid.
You should be able to see what you're doing.

Edit: Also, the music was a bit rubbish. I could see that start to grate after a while (I watched it twice, and the horrible whining of the violins is going in my head). That and the "clop-clop-clop" of the character walking. Was he wearing clogs? (Or high-heels?)
I can't believe your head hasn't turned into a fucking neutron star already.

I lol'd.

Post by **DTS** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 1:14 am

R00k wrote:I can't believe your head hasn't turned into a fucking neutron star already.

What's that supposed to mean?