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Proteus Écrit par Ronnie Tucker
I’ll start by saying that I wouldn’t really class Proteus as a game as such. To me, a game has tasks, levels, difficulty. Lives even. Proteus is more of a meditative demo than anything else. I’ll let the developers, Twisted Tree, try and describe it:
“Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Presented and controlled like a classic first-person shooter, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world. The procedurally generated islands are home to creatures natural and imagined, tranquil valleys and ruins with magical properties.”
A new world is created every time you start the game. There are no save points, or saving for that matter; you start afresh every time. You could be in an autumn forest, a summer field, a winter wonderland, or walking along some random pathways.
There’s no aim or task to Proteus. You just wander around looking at the island you’re on and listening to the randomly generated music. Everything you see and do affects the music. Thankfully all the music is very soothing. You may meet a little creature and its movements will add something to the music as it runs/hops away from you.
It’s definitely something of a trippy experience. The graphics are very simple and blocky, without detail - similar, in fact, to old Atari Frogger graphics. It’s definitely something that you can fire up and get lost in. I don’t meditate, but I’m sure this would be good for those looking for some audio/video stimulation while relaxing. I’d love to try this with an Oculus Rift and headphones!
PROS: • Random game every time. • Soothing music
CONS: • Long loading time on starting a new game. • Can’t seem to run, only walk.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpkpuoq6y9s#t=93
System Requirements • 2.0GHz CPU 3GB RAM • 512MB graphics card • Windows: XP SP3 & above • Mac: OSX 10.6 & above • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Mint 13 LTS, Fedora 16
COMPETITION
We have two copies of Proteus to give away this month. To win a copy, simply answer this question: Who developed Proteus?
Email your answer to: ronnie@fullcirclemagazine.org before Friday 21st March. Before entering, please make sure you already have a Steam account to paste the key into, and on Friday 21st March, I’ll pick two winners at random. Good luck!