There's No Turning Back In An Art Game?

There's No Turning Back In An Art Game?

Here's a list of some arty flash games that I like, so I can forget all about them for six months and then be like "What was that one game that I liked? You know, the arty one? Oh that's right, I made a list!"

One Chance

A game that you can only play once (unless you cheat). Every living thing on Earth will be dead in six days, thanks to a deadly compound you created. What choices will you make and what good will they do?

  Every Day the Same Dream

One of the granddaddies of art games. "One Chance" borrowed a lot of its look and interface from this game.

You Only Live Once

Another game you can only play once.  A somber look at the dangers of vigilantism and improperly constructed Boss levels.

But That Was [Yesterday]

Wordless and touching.

Loved

This one is aggravating as all hell, but in a really interesting way.

I Wish I Were the Moon

Simple but adorable.

The Majesty of Colors

You are a giant squid monster discovering the world of people.  Do you treat them nicely, or not?

Runners-up (because apparently this was a contest): Looming, Johnny Why Are You Late? (a parody of Every Day the Same Dream), Johnny In An Art Game? (a parody of One Chance).

I love Norm MacDonald's Twitter feed. His dry style makes it hard to tell the jokes from the philosophical ramblings from the earnest statements of fact, and the result is a meandering narrative that's hilarious and kind of touching. Every night he signs off by saying "I love you. Peace," and even if it's for lol joeks, I find it comforting. Somewhere out there, Norm MacDonald is thinking of the human race with love!

Holy crap! At WDW's Haunted Mansion, they've upgraded the Hitchhiking Ghost sequence to a computerized version. Not only are the ghosts more mobile and active, but in one of them the ghost pulls off the image of your head and sticks it on his own head! What devilry is this!!!!

Even though I think Glee would be like 60% better if they just killed off Will Schuester and never mentioned his name again, Matthew Morrison sounds pretty great singing "One Less Bell To Answer/A House Is Not A Home" with Kristin Chenoweth.