Weird Preview of the Weekend: Blueberry Garden - Kotaku Comments

Weird Preview of the Weekend: Blueberry Garden

mariospants — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:49:13 MDT

I can't quite tell if it's a casual game or a hardcore one. I mean, it has really sharp mountainy bits and pacmen creatures eating blueberries, that's not casual territory you know.

mariospants

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Tei — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 13:18:01 MDT

Awesome art direction :D

Tei

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HelmetRule — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:52:47 MDT

ummm...what?

HelmetRule

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That Girl Hates You — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:27:10 MDT

Just from that bit makes me want it.

That Girl Hates You

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D-Lish — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:25:05 MDT

Totally digging the art direction of this game. Definitely looking forward to seeing more.

D-Lish

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goldwings — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:10:02 MDT

OMG there's sex in this game! Didn't you see those party hats making out to see a baby party hat?
THESE THINGS CAN MULTIPLY IN SECONDS AND TAKE OVER THE WORLD!

goldwings

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Terroris — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:10:40 MDT

@collusioned: what is that? is that a stick?! whats a stick doing up your ass.

Terroris

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pagancollective — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:22:32 MDT

@Pornosaur:

i laughed. thank you for that.

pagancollective

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RandalGraves — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:01:07 MDT

@Atheist Jew: Thanks for the link.

RandalGraves

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ostartero — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:04:27 MDT

@sisedi: That's because they give awards to talent not popularity.

ostartero

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Strong Arm — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:49:05 MDT

Seems like video game art.

Strong Arm

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Fyren — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 04:16:56 MDT

did they just mate and pop out a child?

Excellent O.S.T., it loses points for looking like it should be on newgrounds.

Fyren

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Pornosaur — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:44:45 MST

Looks like a swede made up his own version of Yoshi's Island with a set of 256 berol colored pencils. I'm into that sort of thing.

Pornosaur

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super_miraculo — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:31:22 MST

This is probably the first game i've seen that clearly defines "games as art". There are heaps of games with great art (wow where to start), but i don't think anybody viewing this would dispute it's inherent "artsy-ness" or that it is in fact a game.

super_miraculo

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k_dash — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:57:47 MST

@Atheist Jew: Great link man! I'm enjoying and downloading other albums as we speak.

Thanks :)

k_dash

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i_9 — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:48:41 MST

I see some very creative things being done. I also see a very boring or repetitive game.

i_9

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Temperature — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:48:33 MST

Don't know what it is, but I'll take 3.

Temperature

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boopadoo — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:56:55 MST

The hand-drawn stuff is always full of awesome...but it's almost becoming cliche' don't you think?

Almost.

boopadoo

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PlayerX — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:53:04 MST

The art style is intriguing, but the trailer doesn't say much about gameplay, imo. A little clarification would be nice.

PlayerX

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Legendary GIR — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:39:54 MST

Trippy. Could be interesting.

Legendary GIR

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coffeeguy — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:16:46 MST

Hmm, I think I dig the idea, although it;s a bit hard to tell this early. That said, I kind of hate party hats ever since I miscounted to lose the red PS3.

coffeeguy

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Bokusatsu_Tenshi — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:58:57 MST

Looks interesting... something to do with physics it seems. And kissing. And poping up babies. And drugs... tons of them.

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

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mcderek3000 — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:53:30 MST

It certainly looks and sounds amazing, but what are we actually supposed to do in the game?

Still, my interest, as they say, is piqued.

mcderek3000

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SorenKier — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:53:23 MST

It's interesting that when a game is designed so self-consciously, it pulls you away from the fact it is a game with more effect and impetus than so many "immersing worlds".

It will be interesting to see how it balances challenge against its dream-like state.

SorenKier

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hikergirl — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:52:04 MST

@unmarkedone: :D LOL!

I keep wanting to sing "I found my thrill... on blueberry hill..."

It looks like a quirky and fun little game. :)

hikergirl

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collusioned — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:46:08 MST

That left me nothing but confused. How am I supposed to be excited about a game when I can't even imagine how the game will play? Oh, I forgot, when you're an indie dev you can show pretty much anything remotely resembling a game, add a tiny smidgen of stylization, and you've created art. Bravo Blueberry Garden.

collusioned

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Virgil Tibbs — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:30:46 MST

That thing rips Amelie just a bit....

Virgil Tibbs

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Heartless1 — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:18:07 MST

So thats how babies are made.

Looks like fun count me in.

Heartless1

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Atheist Jew — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:04:48 MST

@meandering_drivel: You're welcome!
@Lixie: You're welcome!
@epherlite: You're welcome!
@dead_red_eyes: You're welcome!
@MajorMcMuffin: You're welcome!

@dead_red_eyes: It's not like I knew about the guy and his music before the clip was posted. There's a link off the game dev's blog to the album. :D

Atheist Jew

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goliathvv — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:04:38 MST

It looks like a good game to relax... ;-)

goliathvv

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MajorMcMuffin — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:32:14 MST

@Atheist Jew: Yay, the music was great. That clip was utterly bemusing though. Interesting at the same time, I'm keeping an eye on this one.

MajorMcMuffin

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dead_red_eyes — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:19:32 MST

@Atheist Jew:

BTW, how did you find out about him?

dead_red_eyes

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dead_red_eyes — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:17:41 MST

@Atheist Jew:

Thanks for the link!!!

@epherlite:

Definitely sounds like Yann Tiersen's stuff.

dead_red_eyes

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Quilt — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:12:35 MST

That was really neat. I too love the direction that games are going. There seems to be a real avante garde uprising in the last couple of years. I think it's mainly due to the surge of downloadable games. Small developers can throw their hat into the ring with really wonderful looking stuff. Here's hoping the game is as fun as the visuals.

Quilt

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shazmuscle — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:01:52 MST

That's it, I'm gonna go make a game about random things strung together and call it a work of art.

shazmuscle

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grizzlywilliam — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:59:19 MST

That was pretty freaking incredible

grizzlywilliam

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BambooCactus — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:54:04 MST

That was oddly relaxing.

BambooCactus

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Aethyr — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:48:00 MST

I laughed when the baby appeared after a round of kissing. Still have no idea what this is about, though.

What's with the new video player format?

Aethyr

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epherlite — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:41:07 MST

The art style is so cute, reminds me a lot of some of the character-themed stationary that I impulsively buy and seldom use. Very charming.

@Atheist Jew: Thank you very much for the link! Reminded me a lot of some of Yann Tiersen's stuff.

epherlite

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sisedi — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:31:36 MST

@gamadaya: Realistic chemsitry, eh? So when stuff spills on the floor it actually has chemical properties, molarity, etc and can then react with other things that spill uponst it or if it's a corrosive solution it can start eating away at the set pieces...interesting.

sisedi

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greatinsight — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:24:59 MST

If the game keeps that music in it then that is almost reason enough for me to buy it.

greatinsight

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gamadaya — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:21:55 MST

@sisedi:
Actually, I think they're creating a new mold. The graphics of this game don't seem that original to me. I'm more excited about how it seems to have mixed a physics engine with plant growth. BTW, the first developer to create an engine that incorporates realistic physics and chemistry will be like a god to me.

gamadaya

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Lixie — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:00:51 MST

@Atheist Jew: Shalom, you're a mench!

Lixie

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meandering_drivel — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:43:16 MST

@Atheist Jew: thanks for the link

meandering_drivel

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Hyperlite — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:40:32 MST

I'm amazed at how that preview has piqued my interest more than any game in recent history. controllable art. incredible

Hyperlite

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Atheist Jew — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:38:06 MST

If anyone else enjoyed the music as much as I did, it's here:

[www.jamendo.com]

as a free download. The artist goes by daduk.

Atheist Jew

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GordieHoweHatTrick — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:31:02 MST

@sisedi: I was reminded the same way, hehe.

Great little preview nonetheless.

GordieHoweHatTrick

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pixelacious — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:29:29 MST

Just because something breaks the mold doesn't necessarily make it a good game, but its important to be constantly pushing those boundaries. You aren't going to do something thats both innovative and commercially successful the first time around, it takes a lot of trial and error thats why companies tend to just rehash what has proved successful, but if you never try for something new then eventually everything becomes stagnant. From the looks of it this game could prove very interesting, and I'd like to give it a try.

pixelacious

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wild_world_girl — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:28:09 MST

I love the direction that games are going...

wild_world_girl

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Lixie — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:25:51 MST

Me likes the music. Me no likey the Blueberrys. They not blue!

Lixie

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unmarkedone — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:25:12 MST

So that's how baby party hats are made. I always wanted to know but was too afraid to ask.

unmarkedone

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Actaeus — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:24:05 MST

I love what appears to be the creatures mating.

Actaeus

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Evil Tortie's Mom — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:22:09 MST

Party hats! Are there 16 of them?

Evil Tortie's Mom

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sisedi — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:16:04 MST

@Nisori: ;)

sisedi

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Nisori — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:14:46 MST

@sisedi: That made me "lol".

Thanks for pointing our attention to this neat little game, Maggie.

Nisori

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sisedi — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:11:10 MST

More and more independent developers are "breaking" the mold by making games look like short animated films that no one sees but yet somehow manage to get nominated at the Oscars which no body watches.

sisedi

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Dogysamich — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:10:38 MST

crack?

Dogysamich

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scotty — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:07:32 MST

It's obviously a game that's got alot to do with Blueberries...

scotty