From the ever-growing annals of fun freeware comes Gish, an Independent Games Festival
Finalist. The platformer is an impressive piece of work, with a combination of excellent style and smooth gameplay.
Even The New York Times loves it, and they hate everything. The great experience of this game starts with the official
description: "With his gelatinous structure as his only means of defense Gish must follow the echoing cries of his
damsel in distress deep into the earth bellow. What freakish creatures dwell in this subterranean land? Who is Brea's
captor? And just how far down does the rabbit hole go? Life isn't easy when you're a 12 pound ball of tar…" Okay, we're
sold. There are Linux, Mac and PC versions available. Heads-up: the link is a Flash site. Thanks to the resident
Freeware Guru, 2Bear, for the tip.
Reader Comments (5)
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 8:45PM (Unverified) said
It's shareware, not freeware. Stuff like Warning Forever, those shooters at ABA Games, etc is freeware. Stuff like Doom, Gish, etc with the first few levels free, that's shareware. I'm suprised a gaming blog can't tell the difference.
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 8:45PM (Unverified) said
Sorry for the mistake.
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 8:45PM (Unverified) said
Hey, somelurker, the use of "freeware" modifies the fellow "2bear", not the game the story is about. Why a "Freeware guru" is quoted for this, though, is anyone's guess:) I'd actually call it a game with a demo, rather than "shareware" if we're splitting hairs. And we are, aren't we?
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 8:45PM (Unverified) said
yeah, I should rtfa... somelurker, I missed the first reference. Shame on you Ben!
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 8:45PM (Unverified) said
Using the word, "demo", as such is a catch-all phrase for way too programs. Sure, it's descriptive enough, and most people do use it for most situations.
But if you know who Future Crew or farbrausch is, you'd be hard pressed to call much of anything outside the demoscene a proper demo.
But if you know who Future Crew or farbrausch is, you'd be hard pressed to call much of anything outside the demoscene a proper demo.
