Linger in Shadows... What the Hell?

[G-Boobie]

I picked this up the other night, as it's three bucks on PSN.

It's some sort of weird interactive video; not really a game at all. Still, it's interesting. There's some sort of dog and cat who fight an ambulatory diesel fire and one of those octopus robots from the Matrix. In the process, they destroy greek statuary. Then the dog turns to stone. I'm not even kidding.

You jiggle the controller and push buttons in the pause menu, which you can bring up at any time. Doing this changes the outcome of the seven minute video. It also unlocks like ten trophies all at once, for whatever that's worth.

It's worth the three bucks for the novelty alone, but no matter how long I screw with it, it feels like I'm just not 'getting it'.

Has anyone else played with it? And if so, can you please tell me what the Hell is going on?

[otaku]

I got it and think its great. It makes no sense to me either. I'll have one of my stoner buddies watch it and he will probably figure it out

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

I got it a few weeks back.

Fascinating interactive art ... though I've only been able to find one of the many "hidden symbols".

[exit]

I got this the other day and was able to find most of the hidden symbols by myself, looked up the other ones I missed. It was very interesting indeed and had a few neat ideas in it, but still had no idea what was going on.

[mailman187666]

I got it as well and it definately isn't a game. Its worth the $3 as long as you aren't looking for a game to play but I guess the hidden icons you have to find is kind of a scavenger game in its own. I found all of the hidden icons, you have to pause at certain areas and pan around as far as you can. They are never really shown unless you look around as much as possible. It has to be paused to find them. One of the icons is hidden on one of the balconys in the city scene but you have to pan way to the side to view it. If you are looking for a game or a deep experience, its not for you. Pausing the game and looking for the icons kind gives you the incentive to pause it and look around closely at the scenery, as if they intended for you to just pause and look in some instances.

[Nebagram]

I downloaded this, and for someone who prides himself on 'getting' bizarre, headtrippy stuff like Flipnic or anything by Jeff Minter, this game (or whatever it is) still has me baffled. It's pretty (in a dystopian kinda way) though. :)

[PDorr3]

I wanted to like it but the sixxaxis controls were so frustrating i could not go on. I was tired of trying to fight with the controller to do what I wanted it to do.