Introspect

Posted by Derek Yu Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:14:00 GMT

Introspect

When a trailer begins with the words “Awake now the sleepy artist / To an insane world of strife” and there is a vicious man cooing about finger painting in the background, you know it’s probably not going to be your average mod for Unreal Tournament 2004.

Introspect puts you in control of an insane artist named Gabriel. In the game, you’ll be exploring Gabriel’s demented psyche, a metaphorical world whose visual style is influenced by American McGee’s Alice. Despite the dark themes, the game is purportedly non-violent, and trades in the flak cannons and link guns of UT2004 for an artist’s palette, which you can use to manipulate your surroundings.

Unfortunately, I can’t play the mod, but for what is ostensibly an “arthouse” game, Introspect seems like it has some actual substance.

(Source: The Random Gnome’s Lair)

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  1. Nillo said about 3 hours later:

    So… you’re recommending a mod you haven’t tried, for a game that definitely isn’t independent?

    Oh, don’t get me wrong, it’s probably awesome. I just found this funny for some reason.

  2. Derek said about 3 hours later:

    The mod is independently made, and no, I’m not recommending it. I’m telling you I think the concept is intriguing!

  3. Skyleak said about 3 hours later:

    Wow what an unreal concept!

  4. haowan said about 4 hours later:

    needs more Derek penis

  5. Melly said about 7 hours later:

    No. Needs more TIGERSauce.

  6. Cookie_Jar said about 7 hours later:

    I’ve got UT2004, so I suppose I can post on whether it’s good or not.

  7. Bob said about 8 hours later:

    This is trippy. This is very trippy.

  8. Neon said about 9 hours later:

    I reinstalled UT2k4 for this so it better be good :P. %1 downloaded though, going slow.

  9. Neon said about 9 hours later:

    ARGHH something is corrupt incomplete and all that error jazz. I was looking forward to this. D:

  10. Kenzya said about 9 hours later:

    This looks like a PSX platformer.. Like a Gex or Croc.

  11. princess312 said about 11 hours later:

    Come on, twisted corridors are out of date.

  12. rndll said about 12 hours later:

    Nah, Psychonauts are now free. Oh wait, I’ve already bought it and played it. Darn.

    Don’t have UT2k4 :/

  13. Obscuritan said about 20 hours later:

    downloading now, my UT should be able to run it. will post details if i get it working.

  14. Obscuritan said about 21 hours later:

    Got it running, some of the level design is pretty awesome, similar to Prey’s with rooms where you’ll walk through a door only to come into the same room but on a different angle.

    Red Paint destroys objects Yellow Paint shrinks/grows objects Blue Paint stops or starts an object’s movement.

    These are so far the only “weapons” i’ve seen, and you just use them to navigate the levels. It’s pretty interesting, although I feel the mood is a bit detracted from by the voice acting on the Raven that guides you.

    Worth the 130mb download though, just to see some of the stuff UT2k4 engine can do.

  15. Obscuritan said about 21 hours later:

    Oh, also here’s a screenshot:

    http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/4640/introspectscreen1xm0.jpg

  16. Derek said 1 day later:

    Wow! Thanks for the write-up/screen, Obscuritan.

  17. Neon said 5 days later:

    Too short, lackluster visuals and voice acting but a very cool experimental game. I recommend a download.

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