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el 30-Jun-2008 | Filed under: PC
Music Catch, a recent free game from Reflexive, is a very different sort of animal, but not for its gameplay. The concept couldn't be simpler: Catch the colorful shapes with your cursor by avoiding the red ones. It's fine, nothing revolutionary really, but just fine.
What really sets it apart (for us at least) is the song that underscores the game, a dynamic yet melancholy piano piece written by the game's programmer, Isaac Shepard. The way the shapes emerge onto the playing field in time with the music is one of the most seamless examples of game and music working in concert that we can remember.
Though it's enjoyable, we're still not thoroughly satisfied. We've played through the entirety a few times, and the concept feels as if it could be fleshed out a little more. But we're not sure if that would ruin the game's peaceful, hypnotic quality. What do you think? Does Music Catch leave you wanting more? Or does it work fine just the way it is?
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Music Catch, a recent free game from Reflexive, is a very different sort of animal, but not for its gameplay. The concept couldn't be simpler: Catch the colorful shapes with your cursor by avoiding the re [..] Read complete article | | Published 30-Jun-2008 by Justin McElroy in free-game-clubmusic-catch
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We know that we normally wait until Monday to bring you fresh Free Game Club offerings, but, to be honest, we couldn't go another day without bringing this gem to your attention. If you have any place in your heart for adventure games (especiall [..] Read complete article | | Published 05-Feb-2009 by Justin McElroy in adventureben-there-dan-thatfree-game-clublucasartspczombie-cow
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| The Joystiq Free Game Club: Dodge |  Filed under: PC, Action
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| The Joystiq Free Game Club: Sonny |  Filed under: Features, PC, RPGs
As much hubbub as there is surrounding new games for sale, there's one class of game that often gets the cold shoulder: Free games. It's sad, not only because there's a lot of really clever, well-crafte [..] Read complete article | | Published 19-May-2008 by Justin McElroy in free-game-clubsonny
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| The Joystiq Free Game Club: Auditorium |  Filed under: PC
You've probably seen Auditorium already on numerous other sites, so, since the Joystiq Free Game Club can't be the very first, we're going to be the very best, with the most insightful analysis yet of this melodic, [..] Read complete article | | Published 08-Dec-2008 by Justin McElroy in auditoriumfree-game-clubjoystiqfeatures
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| The Joystiq Free Game Club: Closure |  Filed under: PC, Puzzle
We usually use this space in the Free Game Club post to expound a bit on the gameplay of the week's subject. But we're not going to do that this time. No, the last thing we'd want to give away is the delightful, [..] Read complete article | | Published 26-Jan-2009 by Justin McElroy in aetherclosurefree-game-clubtyler-glaiel
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| The Joystiq Free Game Club: Psychonauts |  Filed under: PC
We thought we'd take a break this week from our usual Flash-based fare this week on the Free Game Club to talk about a slightly meatier experience that you could be having for for free right now: Psychonauts. [..] Read complete article | | Published 28-Jul-2008 by Justin McElroy in double-finefree-game-clubgametapjoystiqfeaturespsychonauts
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| The Joystiq Free Game Club: Urban Brawl |  Filed under: PC, First Person Shooters
We bet when you woke up this morning, "Playing a mod of Doom 2" was probably pretty low on the list of things you thought you'd be doing. But believe us when we tell you that you absolu [..] Read complete article | | Published 15-Sep-2008 by Justin McElroy in action-doomdoom-2free-game-cluburban-brawl
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| The Joystiq Free Game Club: Buggle Stars |  Filed under: PC
We already told you about the Casual Collective's hyper-addictive Desktop Tower Defense iteration, but this week we've been swept away by another one of their confections: Buggle Stars, a platformer with a [..] Read complete article | | Published 24-Nov-2008 by Justin McElroy in buggle-starsfree-game-club
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