16th March 2006, 6:58 PM
the music is very interactive, it also speeds up and slows down depending on your speed and will cchange depending on where you are in the room or what you're doing.
I agree that it's art-as-game, but not just because of the music. The writing in the story is superb and deals with extremely adult themes (not sexual, well... sorta) in a way that's not only universal culturally but so that kids can understand it too. things like the father sleeping on the couch, wife being overcome by bills and housework, to the point of shutting off from the family and putting the daughter through emotional turmoil... and then the mom starts talking about divorce. Pretty heavy stuff but all light hearted and friendly in its presentation. I've never played a game that talks about divorce and resposibility with relationships. awesome, awesome writing.
I agree that it's art-as-game, but not just because of the music. The writing in the story is superb and deals with extremely adult themes (not sexual, well... sorta) in a way that's not only universal culturally but so that kids can understand it too. things like the father sleeping on the couch, wife being overcome by bills and housework, to the point of shutting off from the family and putting the daughter through emotional turmoil... and then the mom starts talking about divorce. Pretty heavy stuff but all light hearted and friendly in its presentation. I've never played a game that talks about divorce and resposibility with relationships. awesome, awesome writing.