Paul and I have been through a couple of busy weeks lately. Although we are not playing too many games these days, we’d like to share some love for one we enjoyed recently: World of Goo.
Developed by 2D Boy, a two-person team, World of Goo is a puzzle game with a simple mechanic—assembling minimal physics-simulated structures so your Goo-balls can exit the level, Lemmings-style. More than this, it has great production values (made with open source software!) and a lot of heart. If you’re in need of some fun, we encourage you to check out the demo.
Don’t just take our word for it. The critics totally dig the full game.
When you’re ready to take the plunge, you can purchase it on Steam (which we also like), or from WiiWare. ((I may go the Wii route over Christmas because I like waggle controls and it seems to be a bit more reasonably priced than the PC version ($15 vs. $20)))
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Nick — Nov 13, 2008
If DRM is necessary (or just unstoppable), what's a fair way to do it? DLB looks for inspiration in an example of a successful compromise between publishers and users.
I didn’t want to dwell on DRM anymore, but after responding to a comment on Tuesday’s post, I felt the need to play devil’s advocate—to prove that we’re not just idealists, but seriously thinking about this stuff.
My original suggestion was to remove all protection, embrace the effects of copying and change the pay structure. Ideally, the net result would be fewer pirates, thus more revenue. But maybe that’s just as radical as putting DRM on everything—who knows if it would really work?
The truth is: this stuff is still evolving. There isn’t a perfect model of DRM out there that works in the best interests of both the publisher and the user.
However, rather than be defeatist, I’d like to share with you one that does a fairly decent job by taking the middle path.
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Nick — Oct 3, 2008
