Maize
Producer(s)Finish Line Games
Artist(s)slipknot
Platform(s)Windows
Release
  • WW: December 1, 2016
Genre(s)Adventure game

Maize is a video game by Finish Line Games in Toronto.[1] It was released on December 1, 2016.[2]

Gameplay

GameSpot says the game is an "absurdist" game based on Monty Python and X-Files humor.[1] It tells the story of sentient corn created by government scientists who misinterpreted a memo.[1]

During gameplay, players encounter talking objects and solve puzzles.[1] It takes place at an abandoned farm, nearby an active underground research facility.[3] The game also requires you to collect pieces of information.[2]

Release

Toronto-based studio Finish Line Games worked on it, after they had made Cel Damage HD.[1] A trailer came out in May 2016.[3][4][5] It later came out for PC in the fall.[3][6] It was released on December 1, 2016.[2]

Reception

Metacritic gave it a compiled score of 65/100 from 17 critics.[7]

City Weekly liked the game and found it entertaining, but disliked the frame rate stalling.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Makuch, Eddie (19 May 2016). "Finally, a Game About Sentient Corn". GameSpot. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sheehan, Gavin (18 December 2016). "The Pipeline: Getting Lost In The Maize". Salt Lake City Weekly. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Sarkar, Samit (18 May 2016). "Maize is an adventure game about sentient corn — no, really". Polygon. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Chalk, Andy (18 May 2016). "Maize is an "absurdist" adventure about sentient corn". PC Gamer. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Burks, Robin (18 May 2016). "Video Game 'Maize' Features Sentient Corn: Watch The First Trailer Now". Tech Times. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  6. ↑ Fingas, Jon (18 May 2016). "'Maize' mates first-person puzzle gaming with sentient corn". Engadget. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Maize PC". Metacritic. Retrieved 15 August 2017.


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