Proteus: Not a Game?

[Loony BoB]

I have long desired (http://home.eyesonff.com/general-gaming-discussion/118310-good-games-discovery-exploration.html) a game that focused heavily on exploration, and I must concede that this game (http://www.visitproteus.com/) is right up my alley. Anyone intending on getting it?

Also, to carry on Gamasutra's question (http://gamasutra.com/view/news/185645/Is_Proteus_a_game__and_if_not_who_cares.php) at EoFF - is a game without any functionality short of exploration really a game?

For me, I say yes. The objective is to explore. Is there an end? No. But there's no real end to Hide & Seek, either. Perhaps they should add a Hide & Seek minigame to Proteus someday. ;)

[Quindiana Jones]

Seems like a great little game, and a fascinating concept, but unfortunately my PC can't even handle the minimum requirements. :(

[Psychotic]

Yeah, it's a game... but does it really matter?

I like the concept well enough, having explored in open world games that do have objectives. I don't find the visual style of Proteus to be very appealing though.
But there's no real end to Hide & Seek, either. There kind of is.

[Loony BoB]

Not by the rules we used to play with when I was a kid. The game just kept going until people got bored.

[Mercen-X]

but unfortunately my PC can't even handle the minimum requirements. :(

This is the reason I don't get PC games.

[Vyk]

This is how I view Minecraft. Since I have no inclination to build things, the only other option appears to be to explore things. But I've never given it a real go to see if it offered anything else (the graphical choice kinda turned me off). Though upon seeing this is only ten dollars and my humble little laptop would be able to handle it, I'm honestly interested in checking it out. I think I'll put it on my wishlist on Steam and probably grab it on impulse down the road..

[Bunny]

This is how I view Minecraft. Since I have no inclination to build things, the only other option appears to be to explore things.

With the addition of experience levels, enchanting, and "boss monsters," Minecraft has gone beyond the "build or explore" phase.

This game sounds interesting but the visual style kinda bothers me.

[qwertysaur]

Not by the rules we used to play with when I was a kid. The game just kept going until people got bored.
BoB, that's called ditching your friend in the woods. :p

[Loony BoB]

We didn't ditch them! We just couldn't find them. Or alternatively, they stopped hiding and got called in for dinner and we didn't know. We would play hide and seek over a very, very large neighbourhood... I'm talking seven notably large houses with a lot of kids and a lot of front/back yards, a playground, etc. Good times. :D