More coverage of Indiecade at E3
There is a very nice review at IGN.com of all the games at Indiecade. Both Cloud and The Night Journey come across nicely in the descriptions. Here is a piece from the section on The Night Journey:
Essentially a dream that you control, The Night Journey is a formless gaming experience that uses the haunting imagery of artist Bill Viola for its level design. Alone in a hazy desert landscape, with no instructions or guide arrows to lead you, you meander about, looking for items in the void that may spark your imagination. At first, you just stumble and drag your feet. But maybe a plant (or what may be a plant -- everything is difficult to make out in this pixilated, blurry nowhere, brought to life but never brought to focus thanks to a slew of effects that turn the realistic polygon stages into something else entirely) reminds you of something in your memories, and by "Reflecting" on it with a button press, you trigger FMV memories that subtly change your world. Suddenly, there are colors. Suddenly, there's texture in the blur. Suddenly, you are on your feet. And eventually, your memories have enlightened you enough that you begin to levitate, flying across this strange world as you cross oceans and traverse forests. But inevitably, night falls, and with darkness goes your powers as you take shelter in the recesses of your dreams before beginning again. Is it a game? Is it art? The Night Journey attempts to let the player define it.
