I’m not one-hundred percent sure what the curriculum looks like over at the IT University of Copenhagen, but I’ve got to say that it’s yielding interesting results. I was casually browsing 1UP’s Best of E3 list when I noticed a little game in their Best PC game runners-up list called Dark Room Sex Game. There was no preview, no image, just the title. Naturally, I Googled the living hell out of it immediately. Turns out I shouldn’t have been surprised by the lack of screenshot accompanying Dark Room; the “erotic rhythm game” is graphic free, relying only on sound for play. Unless, of course, you’re playing with a Wii remote.
Yeah, bet you think I’m making a joke there. Guess again.
I haven’t gotten around to grabbing my Wii yet but I did get to try out the PC version and, glibness aside, Dark Room struck me as kind of silly at best and really creepy at worst. The GLaDOS-gone-mistress narration, the campy moaning, and the Leisure Suit Larry-style lounge music made it difficult to take seriously let alone find it arousing. But the design behind it, particularly the no-visuals approach, is very interesting and well-implemented. Check it out for yourself.
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