[project1dev] Re: immersion in games
- From: eric drewes <figarus@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: project1dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:00:50 -0400
the enemies didn't scale but ya there was a lack of diversity in foes in
fallout 3, really just like 5-6 different enemies types in the whole game :P
i dont remember the inventory system being a huge problem but there was
definitely wayyyyy too many worthless items, etc. and the system was pretty
unwieldy to handle it
On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 11:57 AM, CiD <screamingdazeez@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> 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.
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> --- On Mon, 6/29/09, eric drewes <figarus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > 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
> >
> > 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>
> >
> > > Subject: [project1dev] Re: immersion in games
> >
> > > To: project1dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > > Date: Friday, June 26, 2009, 1:47 PM
> >
> > > 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
> >
> > > who is tough as nails and your skill in that style is
> > not
> >
> > > high enough you lose out on the opportunity for a
> > dozen more
> >
> > > dialogue lines and experience points and may even fail
> > the
> >
> > > quest (if it's a minor side quest).
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> > > I have played Mirror's Edge. Although I never
> > felt
> >
> > > any emotional attachment to the game on any level, it
> > was a
> >
> > > fun little first person jaunt through the rooftops of
> > a
> >
> > > city. I never felt like being an achievement whore
> > so I
> >
> > > skip out on a lot of those achievements not built into
> > the
> >
> > > game for in game rewards.
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> > > --- On Thu, 6/25/09, Chris Riccobono <crysalim@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > > wrote:
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> > > > From: Chris Riccobono <crysalim@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > > > Subject: [project1dev] immersion in games
> >
> > >
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> > > > To: project1dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > > > Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 2:41 AM
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> > > > This is a nice short post about how a
> >
> > > > person felt while playing
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> > > > Mirror's Edge. I've never played the
> > game,
> >
> > > but a few
> >
> > > > things I've
> >
> > > > 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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> > > something
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> > > > important in
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> > > > games, and it really reminded me of what
> > we're
> >
> > > trying to do
> >
> > > > here.
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> http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/MartinNerurkar/20090624/2102/No_Murder__Mirrors_Edge.php
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