osmosisch Posted April 11, 2014 I can see the similarities. It's not too far-fetched. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sclpls Posted April 11, 2014 Gone Home and Myst are distinct mechanically, emotionally, thematically, visually, and in setting. The similarities are that they are both first person perspective games, feature no combat, and as Yohalem helpfully notes, you "look through other people's stuff". By that standard you could call Gone Home a clone of Sid Meier's Covert Action. That would be obtuse though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osmosisch Posted April 11, 2014 Well the clone part is just being needlessly offensive these days for no particular reason, but I think the central point is that there's few games mainly featuring combat-free exploration, the most popular early one of which was Myst. That's not a very difficult statement to defend. He's also probably right that Gone Home would be called a Myst clone back then, because that was the era of -clone not being necessarily offensive, witness all the 'doom clones' of varying quality and popularity. You have to call things something before they're a genre. I'd prefer to call Myst and Gone Home "explore 'em-ups" but hey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted April 11, 2014 I get the feeling that he hasn't played the game (myst or gone home). It's a common response from people, when they are challenged and they don't know something, they lie instead of simply saying they don't know it. Because saying you don't know counts as a personal foul. How can you be so stupid to not know something... So instead they lie, and be even more stupid. Myst and Gone Home are nothing alike. Myst is about puzzles, Gone Home is a pure "walking simulator"1. No puzzles in the latter. 1I like this term as a new genre. There's a bunch which I didn't like, I did love a few and I see a great future. FYI, I consider Stanley Parable and Journey as walking simulators, just like Gone Home, Continue?987654321, Dear Esther, Dream (so far), Mirron Moon, To The Moon, ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sclpls Posted April 11, 2014 The thing is, when people talked about Doom clones in the 90s, those games really were mechanically identical. A game like Heretic uses the exact same mechanics as Doom, it's just a fantasy setting instead of a space marine in Hell setting. No one called rail shooters Doom clones because they were mechanically distinct. Having a fixed perspective (Myst, Duck Hunt, point and click adventure games, etc.) is pretty different from games where you control the camera. One of the reasons Myst was so successful in the first place was because of that fixed perspective design. Whereas first person games that require you to control the camera movement are notoriously difficult for people that don't regularly play video games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BusbyBerkeley Posted July 1, 2014 ign.com/articles/2014/07/01/gone-home-special-boxed-edition-coming-july-3 Dare I buy this game twice?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bjorn Posted July 1, 2014 ign.com/articles/2014/07/01/gone-home-special-boxed-edition-coming-july-3 Dare I buy this game twice?? I wasn't really interested until I saw that box: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikemariano Posted July 1, 2014 ign.com/articles/2014/07/01/gone-home-special-boxed-edition-coming-july-3 Dare I buy this game twice?? Developer The Fullbright Company has teamed with British-based indie publisher Merge Games to produce the package, which includes a DRM free version of the game on PC, Steam key, sticker, poster and art book. No GH:OST? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spenny Posted July 2, 2014 From the store page Includes: Gone Home on DVD as well as a Steam key The full soundtrack, plus all of the audio diaries from Gone Home in MP3 format! Gone Home cassette tape logo sticker 40-page “Designer’s Notebook” filled with notes and sketches from the development of Gone Home Fold-out poster of the Grrrl Justice Now zine cover Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SecretAsianMan Posted July 2, 2014 I am disappointed the game does not come on floppies and the soundtrack on a cassette tape. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syntheticgerbil Posted July 5, 2014 Gah I think it's time for me to finally buy this game since I loved boxed editions. Sucks it's only on Amazon UK, because they are assholes who will sell no video game of any sort to U.S. citizens. Some kind of dipshit rules. So I will have to buy from Ebay UK and that means no money for the publishers/designers (I think?). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gormongous Posted July 5, 2014 Sucks it's only on Amazon UK, because they are assholes who will sell no video game of any sort to U.S. citizens. Some kind of dipshit rules. Wait, really? They're willing to sell buckets and buckets of DVDs and books to U.S. citizens. My movie-buff friend is probably a better customer for them than any two Brits put together. I'm probably being naive here, but why should video games be any different? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkehhh Posted July 5, 2014 http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TO&Product_Code=FBC-GONEHOMEBOX&Category_Code=FBC - US edition? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin Leego Posted July 5, 2014 It's a Topatoco hookup now? NICE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syntheticgerbil Posted July 7, 2014 Wait, really? They're willing to sell buckets and buckets of DVDs and books to U.S. citizens. My movie-buff friend is probably a better customer for them than any two Brits put together. I'm probably being naive here, but why should video games be any different? Yeah all of that other stuff is okay. It seems to be be some kind of law for video games, but for whatever reason it does not pertain to Ebay UK. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bjorn Posted August 5, 2014 Thread title is no longer accurate. I like the new logo, but I think I liked the longer name more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SecretAsianMan Posted August 5, 2014 Short Interview with Chris about Gone Home's audio. http://www.hyperinstrument.net/gone-home-composer-interview/ I found the part about using a screwdriver on the guitar interesting. Also secretly disappointed that Space Asshole wasn't listed as an audio achievement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nappi Posted August 5, 2014 I'm glad they decided to change the logo. I really disliked the lightbulb one. Rumor has it that in their upcoming game you explore a nature theme park created by mad biologist millionaire with absolutely no dinosaurs in it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted August 5, 2014 I like the stenography in the logo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikemariano Posted August 5, 2014 Is the new logo an indication that they're making the new game in Hypercard? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
