Miegakure
| Miegakure | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Marc Ten Bosch |
| Platform(s) | Mac OS X, Linux, Windows, unspecified video game consoles |
| Genre(s) | Platformer, Puzzle |
Miegakure is an indie video game platform in which the gamer explores four dimensional space in order to solve various higher dimensional puzzles within a garden setting. Inspired by the classic science-fiction novella Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin Abbot Abbot, Miegakure plays much like a regular three-dimensional platformer, but at the press of a button one of the dimensions is exchanged with its four dimensional counterpart, allowing for four-dimensional movement as the player explores this new dimension in the same way that a two dimensional being would explore the third, experiencing the various consequences of being able to move within a four dimensional space by allowing players to experience it first-hand, using trial and error.
Miegakure was popularized by an xkcd webcomic, which compared the game to Edwin Abbot Abbot's book Flatland, a strong inspiration for the game.[1][2][3]
Gameplay
The game plays like a regular Platform game set in three-dimensional space, but with the touch of a button the player can exchange one of the dimensions with the fourth dimension. This allows a player to go 'through' walls, look into them, and do various other things that would be impossible in three-dimensional space.[4][5]
Development
The game is currently in development; however, updates about the development are sparse, and there is no announced availability date. The goal is for it to be released in downloadable form for consoles and Windows/Mac/Linux as soon as it is made publicly available. There is also no publicly released demo at this time, although there have been playtests at the Penny Arcade Expo.[6]
Awards
Miegakure won the Amazing award at IndieCade (the International Festival of Independent Games) in 2010.[7]
References
- ↑ "XKCD 721".
- ↑ "xkcd Makes 4D Miegakure the Most-Sought Indie Game: What You Need to Know". Geekosystem. 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ↑ "News - Road To The IGF: Miegakure's Marc Ten Bosch". Gamasutra. 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
- ↑ "Miegakure - News & PR Daily". I-newswire.com. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
- ↑ Counterfeiters, Urban (2010-03-30). "Miegakure: Explore the Fourth Dimension Latest Update". Urbncounterfeiters.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
- ↑ Miegakure Game Soon March 31, 2010 By dailypost (2009-05-24). "Miegakure Game Soon". Daily Postal. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
- ↑ "IndieCade 2010...". indiegamereviewer.com. October 2010. Retrieved 2013-03-08.