La Pièce is a point-and-click Flash game that is unusually common, strangely familiar, and yet offers a unique experience than other 'escape the room' type games.
The objective is simple: find the exit. However, the journey is the reward in this game.
The game was created by Jean-François Dumas, a recent multimedia communications graduate from the University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada. His previous education in sound design is quite evident in this piece with its haunting soundtrack that accentuates the somewhat disconcerting imagery. The result is extraordinary and provocative, even if a bit frustrating or unnerving.
Control is with the mouse; and while there are times when clicking is necessary, there is far more mousing-over to be done to make things happen in this game. Imagine how you might scratch with a pencil the image of a coin beneath la piece of paper to make an image appear.
With thanks to Derek for sending me the link to the game, and to Lush for helping me through it. =)
Walkthrough Guide
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I won. This game was terrible.
Description without giving away puzzles:
There was absolutely no reason for all that noise and super terrible effects. If they had kept the graphics normal, it would have have been a great game. There is no way anybody could get the password without checking out an external source. The password is in the format "name:password" which it never mentions at all.
They need to get rid of all that annoying fuzz and sounds. It is completely pointless to the game, and does nothing but screw it up.
WALKTHROUGH
1. Assume the window is the north. The remaining 3 walls will correspong accordingly.
2. Open and close window to switch from light to dark.
3. As you proceed through the game, there will be noises, and the screen will slowly start to go fuzzy and blurry. Try to pay this no mind because it has nothing to do with the game.
4. Start in light. Go to east wall, and wave cursor around until the dresser appears with the wood on top. Grab the wood.
5. Switch to dark. Go to the same east wall, and wave cursor around until the TV appears. Drag the wood onto the TV screen to smash it. The key will appear, and move to the bottom of the screen.
WARNING: The key might look like it is in your inventory which is also at the bottom of the screen. It is not. Make sure you take the key because it is not in your inventory. Otherwise, you will have to start the whole entire thing again.
6. Switch to light. Go to the same east wall. Drag the key onto the dresser. Open the top. There is a power cable. Grab the power cable.
7. Switch to dark. Go to the west wall. Drag the cursor around until the stereo appears on top of a file cabinet. Drag the power cord onto the stereo. Click the stereo to open it. A disk will appear. Grab the disk.
8. Under the stereo is a file cabinet. Click to open. Grab the file. Click to open. Grab the sheet. This is the username and password.
9. Go to the north wall. Drag the cursor around until the computer appears. Open the computer. Drag the disk into the computer.
10. Click on the computer to get the password screen. Enter the user name and password in the following format:
username:password
(Be sure to use lowercase). Press the space bar. It will grant or deny access.
The usernale and password is:
karl84:221821
11. Switch to light. Go to south wall. Open door, and exit.
12. Do not forget to submit a complaint about how utterly poinless and annoying the noise, fuzz, and blur is. The game would be way better without it.
FINISH
Posted by: skill | September 12, 2006 7:29 PM