The Onomastica

Title: The Onomastica

Genre: Platformer

Completion Time: Six minutes.

This game upends the concept of "word games."

Interesting:

I would consider this the very model of a game that is more interesting than fun. The mechanic is simple--everything in the landscape is words, and you can push one- or two-letter words to combine them and create effects. However, they do a variety of neat things that made me repeatedly think "Hey, that's clever." 5/5

Fun:

For me to consider a game fun, it usually has to meet one of two criteria--it has to either be delighting and surprising or induce flow. For those who aren't familiar with flow, it is a great feeling that is typically achieved when challenges and ability level are well-matched. While this had some clever ideas, it didn't quite meet the first criterion, and the challenge level was too low for it to meet the second. This felt like a demo for a game that had actual puzzles. 2/5

Moving:

Emotional content is nonexistent. 0/5 

A clever and well-executed art piece, doesn't really qualify as a game.