Michaël Samyn, Auriea Harvey

Tale of Tales

Posted by Mark Newheiser.
First posted on 07 April 2009. Last updated on 07 September 2010.
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Michaël Samyn and Auriea Harvey are the cofounders of Tale of Tales, a Belgian independent game development studio with the stated goal of catering to an audience outside of mainstream gamers. Their projects so far have included The Endless Forest, a massively multiplayer online game that allows for no violence or direct communication between players. Rather, players control the actions of a…

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The path does look interesting. innovative and refreshing. Only problem is that even on a relatively new machine, the game stuttered and loading times were endless. I did love the gothic feel it has, but had to leave it after a few tries. Pity!

Israel By eran • On 10 April 2009 • From Israel

Excellent

"The Path is not a giant machine that allows you to play the part of a little cog. It is a little cog by itself that hopes to find a place in the giant machine that is you."

I must have read that line over a dozen times. Brilliant! Thank you so much, Michaël and Auriea, for all your observations on gaming and other subjects. A great read!

"We always think gamers are really going to hate what we do because we’re not giving them the challenges and goals and payoffs that they’re used to."

I consider myself an "adventure gamer", and certainly know many who would fit that description, looking for clever design or puzzles. But I agree more with your answer in the previous question: while I do enjoy the occasional brain teaser, often I find they just get in the way of immersion.

Immersion usually in a narrative. Some past avant-gard titles like Haruhiko Shono's Gadget, Russell Lees' The Dark Eye, or The Residents' Bad Day on the Midway stretched that idea a little, but The Path really opens up the possibilities for non-traditional storytelling.

United States By Snatcher42 • On 08 April 2009 • From Bronx, NY