<![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard* - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard* - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> I bought Echochrome from the Hong Kong store a while ago and have been enjoying it for a while. I don't remember even seeing these levels in the game, though. Maybe they've added levels to the American version or the PSP version?

CareyCondor

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> @Not_Matt: Is your main beef w/ the game the fact that you can exploit a glitch/loose controls to solve the puzzles, or really that the core gameplay, as the developers had intended it, is not as good as it seemed?

Datheron

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> @male roof blower (CFB):

Now if only some company made a chap console that only supports XBLA,WiiWare and PSN games, I'd totally buy that.

Inhert

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> You know... I was sold on the game, so much so that it was the first game I ordered on Japanese import. I'm certainly not new to gaming, but have always avoided modern imports.

Point is, the game gets a resounding MEH from me. I'm writing up my review for work and I'm giving it a 6/10 based on ingenuity of concept alone. It's really no where near as good as CRUSH and it doesn't go to the extremity of Escher's illusions.

The puzzles really aren't too hard if you use one simple trick. Have the man fall off the platform then quickly go to an overhead perspective whilst rotating the camera around and around. The man will fall back into the picture and you can send him where he needs to go.

Really disappointed

Not_Matt

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> @Vorpal:
In one mode, you walk around and collect humanoid shadows. In another you combine guys of the same color who are walking around at the same time. In the third mode there are also guys you must not touch or you get reset to... sometimes the section you were, sometimes elsewhere, but not where you're trying to get to. Personally I prefer the first mode by far but it's enough to carry the game anyway IMO.


fuchikoma

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> Nice.

I find some levels just make you wanna say "xczviuykldfs!!!" but then you realize that no two points are neccesarily as far apart as they look and it's a matter of fiddling around until you make a connection. That, and the game is REALLY squishy - you can bridge some pieces I'm sure aren't meant for it (and fall between parts that are already connected! GRRR) and if all else fails you can fall off the edge then spin the level and land somewhere else.

I'm not as impressed as I thought I'd be, but it IS a really good, engaging, open-ended puzzle game. That's right - a puzzle game where you can solve it with whatever works for you but it's still challenging. Amazing.

fuchikoma

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> Seeing these screenshots makes me not want this game anymore. I like a challenge but I'm too dumb for this.

M

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> hmm love a good challenge...but damn

islandknight

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> @male roof blower (CFB): Well, the same thing happened w/ the 360, up until the point Gears came out and probably a little after too; for the longest time the $5 Geometry Wars was the best thing going for the system...

Not that it's a terrible trend, mind you. If they're releasing simple + interesting games while spending more resources and time on the big ones, at least you have something to do on that system. (this is in no way insulating the PS3 has nothing to play on it, ha)

Datheron

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> @VixDiesel: I am going to bug my friends by banging on about Echocrome just like I did with okami.

MistryMan

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside that games like this are being released, I think the simple games can sometimes be the best ones, but this is simple with an ever developing puzzle elements that will surely hand my ass to me in a given amount of time. Still, the fact remains without a doubt, I can't wait to play this game.

AndrewG009

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> When I was playing the Japanese Demo I discovered that if you rotate the puzzle while your dude is jumping you can get him places you would think are impossible. So there are many "shortcuts" to this game. These levels are not even the user created ones.

jackal888

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> Wow, that looks intimidating, I want it now.

WolfGod

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> OMG

I'm sold.

HobbaHobba

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> I think this will be one of those games that's so awesome no one plays it. Much like Okami. It looks like a niche game but it's really fun. I hope a lot of people get it.

VixDiesel

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> @xbandaidx:

you can make the guy run!

Captain Fury

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> This game is going to prevent me from going stupid over the summer holidays. It might even make me intelligent? Dear God I hope not.

captain_laxpants

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> Amazing what can develop from the rule of "If I can't see it, it's not there!"

Frank

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> @Mienvard:

Second.

Scruffy_the_Janitor

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> These levels also appear to look a lot cooler. It's like they drew up a map that would look cool and then figured out how they could make it hard at the same time. Levels that appear to be nothing until you turn it just the right way only to find out that the level looks like a huge dinosaur? Yes, please.

@Inhert: It's funny how a lot of people are finding these PSN games a better motivation to get the system than the $60 full release titles.

ceilingFANBOY

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> Good Bye what little "Life" I had Echochrome has replaced you.
Been waiting for this a long time Curse my inability to import!


GUNDAM-RX-78-2

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> I'm suddenly not as enthused, but I am still a puzzle whore, and mental masochism is totally what I want to achieve.

enigma89

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> going through the gallery elicited an "oh my god!" and a "what the christ!?" from me..
I can't wait to get my hands on the full game

Lion

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> i played a leak of this on a friend's PSP, and i found it to be one of the most frustrating things i've tried in a while.

salmonax

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> @Vorpal: You have to walk through all of the, I can't remember what the demo calls them, "ghostly" figures; once you have one then another appears.

alialo

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> Mindboggling, yet fun to play.

foxwarrior88

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> @TitillatedOcelot:

You'd probably get arrested for bitchslapping a corpse, but there woulnt't be much running around the room with good old MC.

Considering the topic: I'll urge a friend to get this for his PS3 and if he declines I'll urge his girlfriend to urge him as well. I just want to play this game, it looks like a great new concept, but I don't want to buy a PS3 just for this game. :(

Al Bino

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> Arghh with this, Pixel Junk Monsters and MGS4: urge to buy PS3....OVERWHELMING.

Inhert

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> @zanzibarlegend: You can bet if I actually tried to slap him, he'd just run up a flight of stairs conveniently situated on the ceiling. Or was it the wall?

TitillatedOcelot

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> @Black-Dog-Howls: vector...

Black-Dog-Howls

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> It's like they took the MGObeta sign up and vetor traced it...

Black-Dog-Howls

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> Holy shit... That is all I have to say...

VitFer2007

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> I'm going to torture myself silly with this game. The demo got me interested, this is going to get me addicted.

phat_cobra

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> Shit man. I haven't seen something like this since high-school chemistry.

njhardcoreguy

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> @TitillatedOcelot: you know M.C. Escher is in his grave turning over and saying, "now the make a game inspired by my mad genious?

zanzibarlegend

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> SWEET LORDY LORD!

it looks like a good game but good christ that looks hard, i wish this was available on other platforms, xbox arcade maybe?

Stueymon

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> this has the potential to be puzzle GOTY. can't wait to get home and run the demo.

zanzibarlegend

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> I haven't figured out how to think upside down, sideways and horizontally yet. I beat Portal, and my head hurt, this will probably hurt more.

DugDawg

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> The game looks incredible. A piece of art. The larger levels look harder, but not impossible, and, from my impression of the trailer, could prove to have fun and challenging puzzles like Portal.

Tingle

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> I CANNOT WAIT for the PSN release. This is going to be awesome.

DorkimusPrime

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> Must buy

Pixel Junk Monsters and this are going to suck up all my free time......though Ill have to put them to rest when Fallout 3 comes out.

cduran02

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> Looks awesome! That 5th screenshot looks especially sinister.

I can't really tell what is 'Start' and what is 'Finish' in these levels though. Is there a place you are ultimately trying to get to? Maybe someone who has played the demo can explain?

Vorpal

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> O My Effing G. What fresh hell is this? That first one makes me want to bitchslap M.C. Escher.

TitillatedOcelot

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> I am very interested to see if this is the type of game that has 1 solution per puzzle and then players speed run for best times, or if there will be multiple solutions for each one. I can't wait to try and find better solutions than the most obvious ones!

Beasterling

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> Now you're thinking with port......perspectives.

Unknown-User

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> O-M-G! I thought the Japanese demo was on the easy side but HOLY SH*T. This is actually awesome because it means this game is going to have a lot of playtime and replay value as you try different ways of beating these harder levels. As a puzzle-game fanatic this just made my day.

pot3ntial2suck

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> Did CliffyB write this post?

+10 Charisma, super-hypey!

You Cannot Untoast

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> And suddenly my interest in this skyrocketed!

Mienvard

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> I'm back, phew, the guy sat next to me sprinkled me in Phoenix Down so I should be ok again now

Dannon

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> Will people who can't beat it blame it on the tilt function?

Candlejack

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> I played the Japaneses Demo and I just didn't get law 2 &4 it was just killing my brain.

Schoolimangooli the doogie mag goosie!

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> MINDFUCK

SupaPhly

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> This looks like its gonna hurt.

Noks415

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> Concentrating.....concentrating....brain starting to hurt....must. push. through. brain really hurting....*BANG*

Dannon

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> I have a feeling this is going to start off a new "sport", something like speed rubric cubes, except it'll be speed echocrome.

Just don't know if it's considered speed because of the pace the guy walks at.

xbandaidx

]]> <![CDATA[New Echocrome Screens Make Echocrome Look *Hard*]]> Holy crap! Now the only thing missing, is to have the platforms spinning super fast while you're trying to play...

IntelSilver

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