Norwood Suite is a labyrinth - both in the literal layout of the Norwood Hotel, and figuratively with the mysterious Peter Norwood and all the people who would find themselves wrapped up in his vexing legacy.
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I think the phrase I have an impulse to use when it comes to Cosmo D’s games would be “clown politics” - there is a zany, unhinged feeling to the world of Off-Peak but it is a complex world, with many forces and interests intermingling and meshing in a complicated and nuanced fashion.
The bedrock, the backbone of these politics is of course always music, much in the same way the backbone of the game is always its sound direction. When music is history, and when music is science, it makes sense that the most prominent members of this society happen to be musicians - and this is demonstrated most prominently by Peter Norwood, eccentric virtuoso and mythological figure, leaving behind the equally bizarre and affluent Norwood Hotel.
And what a bizarre estate it is. It is at once a sprawling mansion of peculiar layout. At the second, it was a creative studio housing many different artists, and as a creative space it was also a gallery of eclectic inspiration. Later, it is a reclaimed space converted into a hotel on something of a historical site because: finally, the Norwood Estate is a puzzle left by the “late” Peter Norwood, who disappeared abruptly without a trace, and much like its mysterious owner the Hotel is full of secret passages and bind-bending spaces.
And Norwoods not the only one.
The staff of Norwood Hotel must contend in a real estate battle with the industrious Modulo company on one front. On the other side, they must continue to court the musical sensation of DJ Bogart and his sponsor Blue Moose Energy Drinks. Caught in the middle are academics on field trip from colleges in the city, traveling bands grappling with their burgeoning fame, and of course the ghosts of Norwoods Ensemble. All while you, John Stranger, are here on a covert mission from… The Circus.
If that sounds a lil bit like gibberish, thats because it partly is: but every character in Norwood Suite is a highly motivated agent and its actually incredibly surprising that this was someones first serious game. This is better level design and better character design than some premiere game releases that have come out even this year.
In any other context, “clown politics” would sound like an insult but I think its my new favorite genre.
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I think the phrase I have an impulse to use when it comes to Cosmo D’s games would be “clown politics” - there is a zany, unhinged feeling to the world of Off-Peak but it is a complex world, with many forces and interests intermingling and meshing in a complicated and nuanced fashion.
The bedrock, the backbone of these politics is of course always music, much in the same way the backbone of the game is always its sound direction. When music is history, and when music is science, it makes sense that the most prominent members of this society happen to be musicians - and this is demonstrated most prominently by Peter Norwood, eccentric virtuoso and mythological figure, leaving behind the equally bizarre and affluent Norwood Hotel.
And what a bizarre estate it is. It is at once a sprawling mansion of peculiar layout. At the second, it was a creative studio housing many different artists, and as a creative space it was also a gallery of eclectic inspiration. Later, it is a reclaimed space converted into a hotel on something of a historical site because: finally, the Norwood Estate is a puzzle left by the “late” Peter Norwood, who disappeared abruptly without a trace, and much like its mysterious owner the Hotel is full of secret passages and bind-bending spaces.
And Norwoods not the only one.
The staff of Norwood Hotel must contend in a real estate battle with the industrious Modulo company on one front. On the other side, they must continue to court the musical sensation of DJ Bogart and his sponsor Blue Moose Energy Drinks. Caught in the middle are academics on field trip from colleges in the city, traveling bands grappling with their burgeoning fame, and of course the ghosts of Norwoods Ensemble. All while you, John Stranger, are here on a covert mission from… The Circus.
If that sounds a lil bit like gibberish, thats because it partly is: but every character in Norwood Suite is a highly motivated agent and its actually incredibly surprising that this was someones first serious game. This is better level design and better character design than some premiere game releases that have come out even this year.
In any other context, “clown politics” would sound like an insult but I think its my new favorite genre.