If “delight strikes when we recognize the patterns but are still surprised by them” (Koster 94), then do you enjoy playing the following game?

http://www.addictinggames.com/thisistheonlylevel.html

Markuu questions “why everything should be represented objectively to a player who is always assumed to be in a normal and not altered perceptual state” (Markuu 23) This game portrays what happens when the norm is altered and the altered norm then becomes the underlying feature of the game. Issues of standard and accepted control keys, as discussed in class, are exemplified within the game. The frustration or excitement level achieved by the player can differ based on reaction interpretation. Also, Espen claims that “Games are not “textual” or at least not primarily textual… central “text” does not exist — merely context” (Espen 9) Text acts as the narrator of the above game. Without the text would the game be as effective? Or does the text simply reflect the contextual elements of the game thus rendering itself useless?