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by Tim Turi on August 22, 2011 at 06:48 PM
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So I heard that Notch, the creator of Minecraft, made a game over the weekend.I sat down to try out Prelude to the Chambered for a few minutes, and ended up playing for nearly a half hour. You can try your hand at the game, too. Right now. Free of charge.

The exploration-based adventure tasks players with collecting tools necessary to escape a mysterious prison. I traveled through crypts, and an ice cavern, and eventually met my demise in a ghost-filled labyrinth. The game isn't just impressive for being made from scratch in one weekend, it's impressive in general. Notch knows good game design.

Don't be deterred by the simplistic graphics, the game is surprisingly deep for what it is. Though, if you're familiar with Notch's work, you're not really concerned with aesthetics.

Play Prelude of the Chambered in your browser.

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  • by Monday, August 22, 2011 at 07:00 PM
    I'm gonna be all over this like cheese on Mac.
  • by Monday, August 22, 2011 at 07:01 PM

    Amazing..simply amazing.

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    by Monday, August 22, 2011 at 07:03 PM
    nice i might try this
    Edit: i started the game, and im trapped in jail and can't get out? wtf?
    edit again: nvm i figured it out, im stupid lol
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    by Monday, August 22, 2011 at 07:05 PM
    It gets kind of difficult later on. Ghost boss I hate you..
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    by Monday, August 22, 2011 at 07:11 PM

    I can't do it because the whole thing is flashing constantly no matter what. I can't possibly do the final ghost boss like that.

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    by Monday, August 22, 2011 at 07:13 PM
    How do You get out of the frickin 1st room
  • by Monday, August 22, 2011 at 07:14 PM

    You can't see me, but I'm grinning very widely. I'm pumped to try this out. Aaaaand... Notch, I love you. Dearly, not queerly. But, yeah. This is awesome. Bookmark'd for sheer ingenuity.

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    by Monday, August 22, 2011 at 07:15 PM

    Notch is amazingly awesome. More developers should look at the way he likes to bend and push code to do things rather than have people go

    OOOOOOO shiny

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    by Monday, August 22, 2011 at 07:22 PM

    Tried it out and beat it in about 20 min. For a game that was made in less than 48 hours, it was a surprisingly fun 20 min. I will say that I cheated a little though (watched notch's stream several times, giving me a few of the solutions)

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    by Monday, August 22, 2011 at 07:30 PM
    I just don't get these type of games. I sometimes like retro gaming, but this stuff just looks ugly. Can someone explain to me what I'm missing out on.
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    by Monday, August 22, 2011 at 07:33 PM

    wow this is kinda fun

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    by Monday, August 22, 2011 at 07:43 PM

    This game is pretty good. I wish we could change the key mapping (unless I missed that) but other than that I like it. It's an entertaining way to kill some time.

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    by Monday, August 22, 2011 at 07:44 PM
    Ya know, you can't call this news, considering you left out the reason; The ludumdare 48 hour game design comp, and to be honest this is quite silly of you to not even MENTION the LD48 in this story.

    Jeez man, do some research before posting news such as this. It's an insult to notch if you leave the reason out.
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    by Monday, August 22, 2011 at 07:51 PM

    I decided to try it out of curiosity, and was surprised at just how good a game made in 48 hours could be. It's not perfect, but for the time allowed, it is unbelievable. I eventually died at the hands of ghosts, but for the time I played, I had a blast. Notch truly knows how to make a game.

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    by Monday, August 22, 2011 at 08:01 PM
    Pretty fun. Died in the temple though. *** ghost.
  • by Monday, August 22, 2011 at 08:02 PM
    It's a fun game, but almost all the mechanics seem stolen from Pokemon games. The pushing boulders (HM Strength), smashing walls (HM Rock Smash), pushing boulders into holes, and sliding across ice. I've only played for about 5-10 minutes, but that's what I got from it.
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    by Monday, August 22, 2011 at 08:09 PM

    I like it!

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    by Monday, August 22, 2011 at 08:10 PM

    That was fun. Amazing that he accomplished that in so short a period of time.

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    by Monday, August 22, 2011 at 08:13 PM
    Hard game, but certainly fun. And you can't argue when it is free. I'd like to see it on the iTouch or iPad.
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    by Monday, August 22, 2011 at 08:21 PM

    Wow, this is actually really fun. I want teh sourcez to mess around with.

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