[project1dev] Re: immersion in games
- From: CiD <screamingdazeez@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: project1dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:57:39 -0700 (PDT)
I finished Fallout 3 unlike Oblivion, but didn't the enemies scale in that game
also? I don't remember there being anything to fight except super mutants and
robots and it was always a blasted wasteland environment. The one thing that
really bothered me about the game is that I spent more time with the inventory
system than fighting or adventuring.
--- On Mon, 6/29/09, eric drewes <figarus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: eric drewes <figarus@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [project1dev] Re: immersion in games
> To: project1dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Monday, June 29, 2009, 8:48 AM
> i disagree a lil bit on fallout 3
> being oblivion with guns... on the surface they are very
> similar but I think there is a huge fundamental difference -
> because of oblivion's sliding scale on
> monsters/treasure, there was never a sense of accomplishment
> or getting stronger and everywhere you went there would be
> the same monsters and treasure, etc. so it sort of neutered
> the exploration factor... in my opinion... :P
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> oblivion should have been the greatest rpg of all time but
> one flaw in their design COMPLETELY ruined it for me
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> On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 11:43 AM,
> CiD <screamingdazeez@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
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> Yes, I still have it installed on my computer. It's
> so cool to have a creature attack you which triggers my
> music selection and starts playing AC/DC! It was fun, but
> I never finished it. Fallout 3 was extremely similar.
> Oblivion with guns!
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> --- On Fri, 6/26/09, Alan Wolfe <alan.wolfe@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
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> > From: Alan Wolfe <alan.wolfe@xxxxxxxxx>
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> > Subject: [project1dev] Re: immersion in games
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> > To: project1dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> > Date: Friday, June 26, 2009, 1:47 PM
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> > Hey Sid, did you play
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> > oblivion?
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> > What did you think about it?
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> > On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 11:15 AM,
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> > CiD <screamingdazeez@xxxxxxxxx>
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> > wrote:
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> > That's a good goal to strive for when designing.
> I
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> > believe role playing games do this best when there
> are
>
> > consequences to your choices and actions. Mass
> Effect
>
> > really nailed this with subtlety by forcing you to
> deal with
>
> > every word you said. For example: if you threaten
> someone
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> > who is tough as nails and your skill in that style is
> not
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> > high enough you lose out on the opportunity for a
> dozen more
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> > dialogue lines and experience points and may even fail
> the
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> > quest (if it's a minor side quest).
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> > I have played Mirror's Edge. Although I never
> felt
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> > any emotional attachment to the game on any level, it
> was a
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> > fun little first person jaunt through the rooftops of
> a
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> > city. I never felt like being an achievement whore
> so I
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> > skip out on a lot of those achievements not built into
> the
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> > game for in game rewards.
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> > --- On Thu, 6/25/09, Chris Riccobono <crysalim@xxxxxxxxx>
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> > wrote:
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> > > From: Chris Riccobono <crysalim@xxxxxxxxx>
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> > > Subject: [project1dev] immersion in games
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> > > To: project1dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> > > Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 2:41 AM
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> > > This is a nice short post about how a
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> > > person felt while playing
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> > > Mirror's Edge. I've never played the
> game,
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> > but a few
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> > > things I've
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> > > heard about it sounded kind of interesting. I
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> > don't
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> > > plan on playing
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> > > it, but this particular experience is really
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> > > important in
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> > > games, and it really reminded me of what
> we're
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> > trying to do
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> > > here.
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> > > http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/MartinNerurkar/20090624/2102/No_Murder__Mirrors_Edge.php
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