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Pixel Junk Eden Thread of Spreading that Videogame Seed of Love
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Pai Pai Master
Banned
RobertM said:
It's a feature I'd love to see in something like Stardust, but I'm glad Q-Games is implementing it if not just to try it out for future titles.
Dorfdad
Gold Member
No im not a big art guy for games and while yes I like good graphics games like this and flow, and Loco Roco while cute and fun for short periods just do not seem to fit my style of gameplay granted you guys love em but it seems that we are slowly losing all the CORE games to these quicker games... I understand why just don't like it...
Yes I played it just not my style Ill give it another go just for the gaffers and maybe Ill eat some crow...
Yes I played it just not my style Ill give it another go just for the gaffers and maybe Ill eat some crow...
fatigues_gasolini
Member
Awesome game, took some getting used to, but after that its awesome
Dorfdad said:
Quicker games? How much did you play?
I feel the opposite you do. The game doesn't have the accessible look or feel that Nintendo's casual games do. I can't imagine any of my casual friends and family who only play Wii Sports and Wii Fit ever getting into this game. Hell, I was confused the first time I saw video of the game, it's hard to figure out what's going on.
Eden is definitely for the core audience.
Pristine_Condition
Member
Dorfdad said:
You don't even understand the definition of the word "core," do you?
This game, (like pretty much every Pixel Junk title,) is about as "core game for the core gamer" as games get these days.
It's a pretty damn hardcore platformer the likes of which don't see often enough anymore.
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Having just finished playing the demo, I'm totally sold.
Once the controls click with you, it takes off. Once you get it, you realize how solid the controls really are, and you can just fly around the stage.
Co-op in this game is going to be awesome. Can't wait for my girlfriend to get here to try it out.
I didn't expect the music to be this good either. Perfect for the look/feel of the game.
Cold-Steel
Member
There's nothing more heartbreaking than missing hitting a branch and falling all the way down to the bottom of the level. 
The S-Word
Member
this game is good, will be my first psn purchase!
Dorfdad said:
"Core Game" isn't a genre. It's not like there is any single game that every single "core gamer" likes.
So you are personally an FPS man or an RPG man, or whatever. No one is saying that you have to like platformers, but if you're going to dismiss a game as being casual just because it has bright colors you have ZERO idea what you are talking about.
permutated
Banned
I love the art style here.
Wow.
Wow.
dreamer3kx
Member
insta purchase for me, I absolutely love the demo, its a beautiful little game, I got used to the controls and objectives, the timer is not too fast which I like. day 1, cant wait.
Rapping Granny
Banned
One of my favorite games this generation.
it's so relaxing. DAY 1
it's so relaxing. DAY 1
Dorfdad said:
I have a feeling that if Nintendo's new push towards Casual games were made from games like Eden, I don't think anyone would complain. Eden is far from a casual game though... it's a niche game, really.
We would be so lucky if Nintendo started making titles like Eden instead of Wii Music...
I do wish there was an option to disable the timer in the full version of Eden. It's not too bad in this game's case, but being forced to essentially rush through a level or an entire game at the game's pace rather than your own is probably my biggest gaming pet peeve.
As a general rule, I'm very wary of any game with some sort of timer or time retraint in it, even otherwise excellent ones. Even a game like Fallout, great as it is, was pissing me off until the patch came out that removed that shitty time limit. Having said all that, Eden will have to do a lot worse to turn me off from it, since it does virtually everything else right.
As a general rule, I'm very wary of any game with some sort of timer or time retraint in it, even otherwise excellent ones. Even a game like Fallout, great as it is, was pissing me off until the patch came out that removed that shitty time limit. Having said all that, Eden will have to do a lot worse to turn me off from it, since it does virtually everything else right.
After playing the demo my want for a PS3 has grown even more.
I'm just waiting on until they bring out the new 80gb sku! .. hurrrry up Sony!!
The co-op isn't bad either, I thought it would get annoying with players dieing for being off the screen but it isn't too bad, the other player kind of acts like a save point if one drops off, and if you want you can save them by diving down yourself before the timer expires.
Definite buy for me once I have the platform.
I'm just waiting on until they bring out the new 80gb sku! .. hurrrry up Sony!!
The co-op isn't bad either, I thought it would get annoying with players dieing for being off the screen but it isn't too bad, the other player kind of acts like a save point if one drops off, and if you want you can save them by diving down yourself before the timer expires.
Definite buy for me once I have the platform.
JPBrowncoat
Member
I really started to get the hang of it by the time I got the fifth Spectre. Very fun game. Day one, for sure.
dk_ said:
I think the difference between Eden's timer and typical games is that the timer in Eden seems like it can be easily extended. Typical games make it a constant race to extend the time which turns the game more into a chore.
The difficulty in Eden isn't really in getting seeds (or whatever they're called) to extend the time, but rather, the difficulty is in getting pre-occupied climbing and jumping and then forgetting about the timer.
ravenstorm
Member
Just got done playing the demo, really liked it. Also love the soundtrack, some nice minimal techno going on there.
CharminUltra
Member
DO WANT.
WILL BUY.
DAY ONE.
WILL BUY.
DAY ONE.
Poigea said:
If you play the 3rd garden and get one of the spectras, the demo will lock itself permanently. So, just be aware because I am disappointed that I can't play it more since I still have many of the spectras available to be found. Maybe if I delete the game's system data...
EDIT: Yup, deleting the save data eliminates the lock.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Seriously, the game is tough as nails, just like PJM before it, and based around very distilled platforming gameplay. It's the polar opposite of anything casual.
Bearillusion
Banned
Dorfdad said:
Nintendo would charge $60 and you're wrong.
RockmanWhore
Member
What's going on on the PSN these last week, Elefunk, Eden, Ratchet & Clank, it's a good thing that Wipeout is delayed, this shit is ruining me
Zero_Phoenix
Banned
Liked it quite a bit, more than I thought I would. Actually pretty different than Wik, which I'm glad for. The impact of the visuals were way nicer than I expected.
Cold-Steel said:There's nothing more heartbreaking than missing hitting a branch and falling all the way down to the bottom of the level.
:lol
It's amazing how fast you can be relaxed and just enjoying the experience one moment but one badly-placed jump sends you tumbling all the way to the bottom of the level. And your fucking metronome is low. And you're fucked. Then you get mad and start swearing.
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