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POP: Methodology Experiment One

65% positive of 61 Steam reviews

Released: 2014
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam

Made by Rob Lach. Published by Rob Lach Games.

About the game

POP: Methodology Experiment One is an experimental game by Rob Lach which was designed music first, with the gameplay and aesthetic derived from the creative flow of the music production process. What emerged is an emotional psychedelic roller-coaster of interactive vignettes.

Tagged by players

Experimental
Psychedelic
Short
Retro
Action
Pixel Graphics

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Recommended
8-bit artsy and trippy, but is it gamey? I felt extremely unclean after my first play though due to an abundance of flashing colors strobing and exploding on screen, sorta like watching Walt Disney throw-up after a bad drug trip. It makes you seriously consider defenestration as a viable option. Does this review make sense? it shouldn't. And I think that's the stylistic point of this game (a collection of mini-esque…
4.3 h played when written. 19 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Pretty much a playable music video with some pretty good jokes. If you've got the money to spend and are into that then it's worth it. but if you expect a game with great gameplay and a compelling story go elsewhere.
1.5 h played when written. 25 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
This is a paragon example of why avant garde games a) are difficult to make and b) why people think they can't be done well. It exhibits all of the traits of a faux avant garde experience -- tedious, insipid, and artlessly self aware. It enshrouds itself in the bulwark of 'experience' by giving you incoherent injections of culturally loaded symbolism and events. There's no mystery to unpack because it's just mystery…
45 min played when written. 7 found it helpful.
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