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Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: May 31 2001, 18:05 It seems like everybody here is spouting every possible evil against Mike's MVR. Yes, I agree, the demo is silly (action is almost totally absent from it) and the stuff written on the MVR site ("groundbreaking"... "a chill-out experience"... etc.) is even sillier. Yet I like it. It's not the most wonderful videogame in the world, but is Mike Oldfield a videogame designer/creator? I don't think so. Thus, if he still wants to amuse himself creating virtual worlds, let's just hope that he dedicates more attention to the musical aspects of them. After all, Mike's a musician...isn't he? BTW, the music from the MVR demo, IMHO, is not that bad. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

timshen Group: Members Posts: 684 Joined: Mar. 2001 Posted: June 18 2001, 03:10 Yes Ugo, I like it too. Actually, I don't think 'action' is what Mike wanted to portray - more like 'an experience'. That it certainly DOES give (although in the demo it is quite limited, but it's a demo afterall isn't it ?). I agree that it's not the best in terms of visual content(other video games give much better visually stunning scenes). However, it bring something quite unique and it gives a pure, almost holy sense of enjoyment and relaxation. It's good to have some kind of adventure (finding the rings) and a mini game (getting the three spheres into the portal)but to me these are secondary to the music/visual experience gained through the demo. I'm looking forward to the next installment! -------------- Expect Great Things. Attempt Great Things. Back to top

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