regarding starseed pilgrim:
"its like a weird platformer where u plant seeds that grow into platforms and run from encroaching darkness but also there's a lot going on???? it's like. an amazing mix of analytical and intuitive contemplation, and of chill vibes, excitement, and dread (https://x.com/Spiffl/status/1437904592377815040)"
i read this the other day. recently. and it made me feel something, like, especially the latter half, about form and content.
i have thought about starseed pilgrim for a long time mainly in terms of form. it's a weird platformer where you plant seeds that grow into platforms and run from encroaching darkness and also there is poetry.
but then the second half of this tweet wiggled me out of a certain mind-crevice.
- analytical and intuitive contemplation.
yes, these are good. what else though.
- chill vibes,
- excitement,
- and dread.
it made me want to think about games like this more... hmm. it's funny how you can take this tweet and map it perfectly to the MDA framework. in order, even! it's wild.