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Artius: Pure Imagination is Sonic the Hedgehog for art students in a post-AI world

Rock Paper Shotgun·Oisin Kuhnke·28 days ago
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Image credit: PVic Games A thing that kind of got lost somewhere along the way in the Sonic the Hedgehog series is its themes of environmentalism. The games just kind of became about doing Cool Things or kissing human women, all of which I approve to be clear in as earnest a way as I can come across. Thematically, some of the more recent games can be a bit lacking, so it's nice to see a game like Artius: Pure Imagination take a stance on something. That something being, quite simply, making art yourself is good, actually. Here's the setting: you play as one of four different characters, which can be switched out at will, each of which have their own unique artistic talents like painting or music. They live in a city known for its art history, and they're about to graduate from a prestigious arts university that also features a magic book (as they tend to do) where you're given pages to harness its power. Then, uh oh! A guy who sucks at art nicks it and forces an anti-art regime across the city.…

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