Comments on: Opera Omnia

By: » RPG Worlds Can Do More

» RPG Worlds Can Do More — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 19:57:58 +0000

[…] There’s a game about the dangers of assuming simulations can give clues to historical events (Opera Omnia, by Increpare). There’s at least two games about jobs of crushing futility (Papers Please and […]

By: Literature Reviews. | Kayla Davidson Studio

Literature Reviews. | Kayla Davidson Studio — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 02:21:28 +0000

[…] and often deeply-affecting work that frequently explores ideas about bodies and alienation (and here’s one about history, migration and otherness). Game journalist and activist Mattie Brice recently made a game to help serve as “commentary […]

By: Eric Bernard

Eric Bernard — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:40:30 +0000

the download worked, thank you Steve! all the best

By: stephen lavelle

stephen lavelle — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:26:43 +0000

Eric, try again, and let me know if it doesn’t work.

By: Eric Bernard

Eric Bernard — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:22:44 +0000

the download for windows is down :( is there anywhere else I can download it?

Thanks!

By: Packed House at GDC 2011 | Experimental Gameplay Workshop

Packed House at GDC 2011 | Experimental Gameplay Workshop — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 06:04:06 +0000

[…] Stephen Lavelle: Opera Omnia. This game explores notions of history, and how history is created to justify actual events, after they have occurred. In the game, the player must figure out how to “explain” certain end states by manipulating what happened before them – effectively creating new histories in the process. This game was demonstrated at the session by Daniel Benmergui […]

By: CPIvy

CPIvy — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:52:28 +0000

This might come a little late, but I think this is the greatest game ever created. I’ve studied history at uni and I’m positive this game reflects so many things that I’ve never seen expressed as well in any other piece of media. Also, great puzzle mechanics.

Thanks.

By: wtf

wtf — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:18:02 +0000

holy cannoli! I finished this game, and I still don’t understand how to properly play it. It was just pure random clicking

By: GDC 2011 Report « games.greggman.com

GDC 2011 Report « games.greggman.com — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:13:13 +0000

[…] Opera Omnia: http://www.increpare.com/2009/02/opera-omnia/ […]

By: Matt Rix

Matt Rix — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 03:07:50 +0000

Brilliant game. Played it after seeing it at the Experimental Gamemplay thing at GDC.

To address some of the comments above (I know they’re really old):

“it clearly shows that “our people” migrates to the new city first, and then “the others” migrate after that. However the text at the beginning of episode 18 claims it is “the others” who have a greater aptitude at migration.”

I believe you’re looking at it backwards. Because our people migrate slower, they leave a city sooner when going backwards through time, which gives the appearance that they’re faster, when they’re actually just later.

“I had wondered why it didn’t simply state that the total population had to be zero.”

That’s because the total population is not zero, but two… But due to our handiwork, those two people are spread out across 5 cities :)