Sep 28 2023
News Story #5
The article I wrote about was about a game, Cocoon, being released this Friday by Jeppe Carlsen, lead programmer of other hit games like Limbo and Inside. He began creating a puzzle-solving game that had to do with the idea that each level is interconnected with the next and that it was sort of a maze that had to be escaped from. The author did a good job of explaining the background because I have never heard of any of these games before. He had one example where he compared the logic of it to Christopher Nolan’s Inception, which I thought was a good example to use as a comparison.
The article was objective, but it also was primarily written to draw attention to the game, so the purpose was not as objective. They used good quotes from the team to support their analysis of the game as a whole, not only evaluating the overall concept for the game but highlighting sound design and scrapped concepts as well. Knowing that the game is a product of many different versions and tests helps consumers identify value when deciding whether the game is good enough to look into.
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I wouldn’t say it’s marketing or promotional. But I would say that it was written by “a fan,” and someone who has done a lot of research on this company. I would compare it to having the chance to interview someone you have liked from afar. A celebrity or an athlete. You could be objective, but your enjoyment of the mpoment would also be obvious.