Posted By: BrownEyedTigre
You’ll Never Eat Popcorn Again - Maize is Available Today - 12/01/16 08:06 PM
View the
Launch trailer here. Check out the screenshots
here. December 1, 2016 - What do a Russian knockoff of an ‘80s toy, a hidden research facility, and talking stalks of corn have in common with one another? Erm, well, maybe you could play Maize, and let us know when you find out?
A first-person adventure that revels in the absurd with the gleeful abandon of a platypus in a pool of pudding, Maize is available today on Steam, GOG.com, and the Humble Store with a 10% launch discount.
Maize is super-immersive and brimming with visually dynamic interactivity. We’re not actually sure what that’s supposed to mean, but we’re pretty sure Maize has it. After all, how many games have puzzles involving talking corn, coat racks, nuclear fuel rods, and uncomfortably fast coffee trolleys?
Happy Gaming!
Ana
Posted By: Marian
Re: You’ll Never Eat Popcorn Again - Maize is Available Today - 12/01/16 08:10 PM
Thank you for the news, Ana.
Posted By: Mad
Re: You’ll Never Eat Popcorn Again - Maize is Available Today - 12/02/16 05:58 AM
Thank you, BrownEyedTigre
Posted By: 8dognight
Re: You’ll Never Eat Popcorn Again - Maize is Available Today - 12/02/16 04:34 PM
I'm playing this. Maybe playing is too strong a word. So far, I have found a rock hard English muffin and a shovel handle and wandered aimlessly through the corn. I hope to figure out how to slow the forward movement and pan speeds down so that I can enjoy exploring. I may have to start over because I have already forgotten how equip myself with inventory. Darn, should have written it down.
Posted By: BrownEyedTigre
Re: You’ll Never Eat Popcorn Again - Maize is Available Today - 12/02/16 04:43 PM
I hope it picks up speed for you 8dognight!
Posted By: Space Quest Fan
Re: You’ll Never Eat Popcorn Again - Maize is Available Today - 12/02/16 09:10 PM
The screen shots look good Ana.
Posted By: oldbroad
Re: You’ll Never Eat Popcorn Again - Maize is Available Today - 12/03/16 02:48 AM
Do you have to have an SSD Drive? It is listed as "additional notes" under recommended requirements but not under minimum requirements so I don't think so, but just checking in case I decide to try the game one day.
Thanks.
Posted By: oldbroad
Re: You’ll Never Eat Popcorn Again - Maize is Available Today - 12/03/16 03:32 AM
Thanks for that confirmation Ana!
Posted By: 8dognight
Re: You’ll Never Eat Popcorn Again - Maize is Available Today - 12/03/16 08:06 PM
I started over, wrote down controls as they appeared on the screen, and have moved along briskly. This is an amusing game. Since I am galloping through now, I infer that Maize may be too easy for people who linger over hair-pullingly difficult puzzles that take weeks to solve which, actually, I do like even when I can't work out the the answers and decide to pretend to myself the problem is my lack of patience.
I've gotten only a few moments past rebuilding Vlady, so maybe the plot and puzzles are about to thicken.
Edited to add: Game did stay simple for another hour or so, however, it just killed me while I was trying to install a fuel rod in the Bob McTavish Commemorative Reactor and I expect it's going to do that several times.
Posted By: marie
Re: You’ll Never Eat Popcorn Again - Maize is Available Today - 12/06/16 06:56 PM
It looks a little corney, but it might be worth a look.
Thanks, Ana.
Marie