Eternal Sonata
I am working my way through Eternal Sonata on xbox 360. I feel compelled to mention this because of the game's rather unconventional setting. It takes place in the dreams of Fredric Chopin on his deathbed. The gameplay is a pretty typical japanese rpg style, with a few enjoyable twists. The game is broken into chapters, and in each chapter you are given rather wordy explanation about some aspect of Chopin's life. While you play you can see facets of chopin's experience manifest themselves in the dream world. The game has great elaborate visuals and awesome music. If you like the gameplay of typical turn-based RPGs (not for everyone, I know) then I would recommend it. I am having a lot of fun with the game, and I am learning a little bit about an important composer and 19th century European history.
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Brad manages the programming group in Education Technology Services.
I wonder about how I could find the cycles to stay engaged with something like this. I am on the verge of buying my second xbox system -- kills me to say that. If I do take the plunge, I want to know I am going to open myself up to games that make sense to me. Not sure if that makes sense, but I am not interested in the new version of Madden or the latest first person shooter. I need and crave more depth. Any help for me there?
I hear you. That is why I have high hopes for wii, even if those hopes haven't really been realized yet. I don't know about depth, but there are highly innovative games out there. It seems to me that games that have "depth" in terms of deep story or meaning seem to not be innovative in terms of gameplay. On the other hand, really innovative gameplay seems to grow from games that don't really have any depth.
There are games out there that provide unique experience, try to make you think, and/or are pieces of art. I'll have to try to come up with a good list and make a new blog post.
As for finding the cycles: I don't do sports, so perhaps this fills that gap. We'll see what happens when I get a foster son next week.