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Oh, how I loved 2D boy.And how I love Tomorrow Corporation.World of Goo and Little Inferno are both games driven by clever plots, that make you think and ponder about the lessons they left you.Both of them talking about progress.World of Goo going about the constant ' keep going forward' and Little Inferno, with a little more of ' don't get stuck, go forward but remember, you can't go back. Make it worth then. 'But in the end, what does Human Resource Machine left us?It's a very challenging game, we can tell. Definetly the most complex in gameplay aspect of the whole of them.But the plot?It surprised me that, when WoG and LI almost from the start hook you up with the story, HRM took it's sweet time to even say something.Mind you, you can get more bits of info with ' Tell me more' but, even when the random bits flesh out the boss and the secretary for LI, very little to none relevant-to-the-plot info is told.There is a total of 5 cutscenes in the game.That's so very little.Now, the one million dolar question, because it has happened before.Is it on purpuse?Like on LI? A thing that feels like ramblings but holds deeper meaning?I mean, I understand that it could be a reference of the horrible world of work ( I mean, a year a floor? More than 40 years working and you are more or less, the person with the same role from the begining.
A little office worker.It is even crude when you can see your employee aging, spending their whole life in the office. Only to be replaced by an actual computer.But then.The interactions with Alice, Betty and Carol.Are they pointless because we need to experience that kind of empty chatter?And what about the actual fact of robots invading the city?It is part of the 'progress' theme that plays in the games of Kyle Gabler?Like 'well, we are being invaded by robots, so you being fired to be replaced by an actual computer is a methapor ' thing?Or are they a reference to 'Robot and the cities who built him', that little game-experiment Kyle did way back then?Am I missing something?Or. This is a possible real world scenario. (And also something that happens in 7 Billion Humans, a sequel to Human Resource Machine)1.
The machines are coming2. No, they are not coming.
Human Resource Machine puts you in the shoes of a generic office worker in a satirically generic office building, where you must work your way up through the floors by solving puzzles at each level, occasionally touching upon a very subtle plot about robots taking over your already rather-robotic office operation.
They are already here.3. They take almost all of the jobs. AI has the potential to literally replace every human.Ending A: Govenrment generates a lot of unnecesseary low-skill jobs (like HRM) to keep unemployment rates low. The jobs are pointless, they get nothing done, and are huge time-wasters.Ending B: Government introduces Universal Basic Income so that you can live a normal life without having a job. You get a monthly income for free.
It is also not reduced for having a job. Originally posted by:This is a possible real world scenario. (And also something that happens in 7 Billion Humans, a sequel to Human Resource Machine)1. The machines are coming2.
No, they are not coming. They are already here.3. They take almost all of the jobs. AI has the potential to literally replace every human.Ending A: Govenrment generates a lot of unnecesseary low-skill jobs (like HRM) to keep unemployment rates low. The jobs are pointless, they get nothing done, and are huge time-wasters.Ending B: Government introduces Universal Basic Income so that you can live a normal life without having a job.
You get a monthly income for free. It is also not reduced for having a job. I think Ending A really appeals to what I've been observing, especially in floor 12, where when asking the boss to tell you more, the boss says that the output is going into a waste bin in the next room.
I liked the idea that outside of the building a war is going on, while you are in the office following instructions the whole time. It did not even matter, it was just background noise because you have your job and your instructions.Losing the job in the end did not even feel that bad. You were pushing around numbers and in 40 years you never find out what you even did there. I like how the fact of not knowing why you actually doing the things you are doing is highlighted in some parts, when the supervisor tells you not to ask. Originally posted by:I liked the idea that outside of the building a war is going on, while you are in the office following instructions the whole time.
It did not even matter, it was just background noise because you have your job and your instructions.Losing the job in the end did not even feel that bad. You were pushing around numbers and in 40 years you never find out what you even did there. I like how the fact of not knowing why you actually doing the things you are doing is highlighted in some parts, when the supervisor tells you not to ask. I never really thought of it like that.
That's actually pretty interesting. I too feel this game is seriously lacking in story. At least there could be an alternate ending if we finished all the challenges. World of Goo was all about the story.
Little Inferno's story was seriously underdeveloped. In Human Resource Machine, the entire story is shown in the trailer.In short, I feel very cheated. Like I was tricked into playing the game always expecting there to be more story content, and that content never came. Yes, I know I can use my imagination to create the story in my head, but I could have done that just fine without the game. Originally posted by:I too feel this game is seriously lacking in story.
At least there could be an alternate ending if we finished all the challenges. World of Goo was all about the story. Little Inferno's story was seriously underdeveloped.
In Human Resource Machine, the entire story is shown in the trailer.In short, I feel very cheated. Like I was tricked into playing the game always expecting there to be more story content, and that content never came. Yes, I know I can use my imagination to create the story in my head, but I could have done that just fine without the game.
I don't really get the 'cheat' part. I never felt like the game is implying that there will be a lot of story.And what you got from the story, was just perfectly fitting to the game. It was part of the concept that you don't experience much of what is happening, because you are sitting in an office, solving automization problems. Originally posted by:I too feel this game is seriously lacking in story. At least there could be an alternate ending if we finished all the challenges. World of Goo was all about the story. Little Inferno's story was seriously underdeveloped.
In Human Resource Machine, the entire story is shown in the trailer.In short, I feel very cheated. Like I was tricked into playing the game always expecting there to be more story content, and that content never came. Yes, I know I can use my imagination to create the story in my head, but I could have done that just fine without the game.
I don't really get the 'cheat' part. I never felt like the game is implying that there will be a lot of story.And what you got from the story, was just perfectly fitting to the game. It was part of the concept that you don't experience much of what is happening, because you are sitting in an office, solving automization problems.I feel the same. A big story might have been a nice addition, but the game is still great without it. Originally posted by:I don't really get the 'cheat' part.
I never felt like the game is implying that there will be a lot of story.And what you got from the story, was just perfectly fitting to the game. It was part of the concept that you don't experience much of what is happening, because you are sitting in an office, solving automization problems.You're right that you can only get disappointed if you expect something, but I definitely feel like the game purposefully built up that expectation. Besides World of Goo and Little Inferno having more depth to their story, all the cutscenes and dialogue were shrouded in mystery and double-meanings.And sure, that's a very good point you brought up. But at the end of the game, you get fired from your job, so why not let us explore the world then? Even just repeating Little Inferno's plot twist would have been better than nothing.
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Download Size: 139MB DescriptionProgram little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming. For your job. Included in the 'App Store Best of 2016'.
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Be a good employee! The machines are coming. For your job.- Included in the 'App Store Best of 2016'.- A worldwide App Store Editors’ Choice.- Winner of Excellence in Innovation by the International Mobile Gaming Awards.Human Resource Machine is a puzzle game for nerds. In each level, your boss gives you a job. Automate it by programming your little office worker. If you succeed, you'll be promoted up to the next level for another year of work in the vast office building.
Congratulations!Don't worry if you've never programmed before - programming is just puzzle solving. If you strip away all the 1's and 0's and scary squiggly brackets, programming is simple, logical, beautiful, and something that anyone can understand and have fun with! Are you already an expert? There will be extra challenges for you.From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno. Management is watching.REVIEWS:“Amidst the trend of instant gratification that the internet and gaming as a whole has perpetuated, having a game that both excels in its puzzles and also challenges your wider perception of it is commendable, and makes Human Resource Machine exponentially essential.”- Touch Arcade 5/5“Sometimes a game catches you by surprise. Be it with its ingenuity, its style, or its sense of humor. Other times a game catches you with all three, like Human Resource Machine.”- Gamezebo 9/10'Human Resource Machine Could Be The App Of The Year”- Mobile n’ Apps.
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