Ben-DutkaNote: The following may hold a spoiler, depending on whether or not you want to know about the ending of the game in question.
It was one of the more artistically impressive games shown at this year's E3; the unique rhythm shooter from revered designer Tetsuya Mizuguchi's Q Entertainment really turned a lot of heads. It got even more attention when it was dubbed the "spiritual successor" to the cult classic, Rez .
Set to take advantage of the new motion sensing systems for both the PlayStation 3 and Microsoft (PlayStation Move and Kinect respectively), Child of Eden is set to launch some during the first quarter of 2011. And today, Ubisoft made an announcement that only adds to the overall originality: the ending of the game will feature a photo montage of "hundreds of beautiful nature shots, stunning landscape views, and other happy and positive images." Now, while that may not sound particularly original, the twist is that such art will be images produced by the players , not the guys at Q Entertainment.
See, it's called the Journey Project, which actually ties into the game's plot, where players eradicate a virus from a network of computers that just so happen to contain all human knowledge. If you would like to submit photos for consideration, please visit the Child of Eden website and make your contribution before November 20, 2010. Said Mizuguchi:
"The theme of Child of Eden is 'Hope and Happiness' and I want players to experience happy feelings every time they play the game," said Mizuguchi in a statement. "I need your help to convey these positive emotions, so please send us pictures that give you good vibes so we can include them in the ending of the game."
The more we hear about this, the more we just have to try it. This should be a defining game for the blossoming age of more complex motion control.
Related Game(s): Child of Eden
I am looking forward to this game! It should be really good.
DUDE!!! That. Is. Awesome. If this pans out the way it sounds like it is going to then this is the reason I will buy Move.
ETA: I just went to the submission site and they have a music player at the bottom and it looks like you can leave comments at certain time intervals, not really sure though, but nevertheless the music is awesome. Looking forward to this game. Weird, this is the first time I have been really excited for a game in a long while
Last edited by coverton341 on 9/30/2010 11:08:16 AM
I think I might actually by this game at some point. My only hesitation is that its a multiplat so is may not utilize all of the PS3's power.
I heard that the developers believe the best way to play this game is using Kinect. That being said, it is probably the lead platform. This means the PS3 version will likely be a port of the 360 version, which will probably mean subpar visuals.
To be honest, I've seen the trailer that includes 'gameplay'… I don't get it. I'm still waiting for SOCOM 4 before I even consider purchasing Move.
But that isn't really a spoiler. A spoiler would be to say that you end up clearing the virus and everything is happy and jolly amongst the characters again. Eh, it actually sounds pretty cool. One thing though, when I read the headline I immediately thought of thatgamecompany's Journey, and assumed that it was going to have bearing on this game.
Oh and Microsoft is not a games consoles… the Xbox 360 is. A small oversight, I'm sure.
Peace.
I tend to err on the side of safety with anything even remotely resembling a spoiler.
…people can go loopy.
If they want to know what gives me good vibes, then play Flower =)
ima send in the playstation logo.
Just have a trophy pop every twenty seconds.
is it just me, or does this look like the game only a laced up ice junkie can make?
dunno, just reminds me of working with my old tradesmen.
dunno if thats a good thing, or a bad one…….