https://idlermag.com/2011/02/24/bored-at-work/ A U.S. Webzine: 2010-2013 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:42:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ https://idlermag.com/2011/02/24/bored-at-work/#comment-1083 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:31:39 +0000 http://idler-mag.com/?p=3973#comment-1083 I love how several of the games you’ve linked to use relatively simple effects to be genuinely moving or unsettling. I’m a bit put off that The Company of Myself uses SPOILER ALERT an insanity motif at the end. END SPOILER It shortchanges the player’s emotional involvement with the character. Pathos is really nice, though. It’s a good twist, and sprung on you in a way that utilizes the player’s own dawning realization. Loved it.

]]> https://idlermag.com/2011/02/24/bored-at-work/#comment-1081 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:11:47 +0000 http://idler-mag.com/?p=3973#comment-1081 […] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Anjali Ramachandran, Duncan Gough. Duncan Gough said: RT @anjali28: The Company of Myself, Pathos, the Great Gatsby – games for those bored at work (cc @suttree) http://bit.ly/hW5DEl […]

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