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What Do You Want to See in a Game?
October 29, 2013 at 9:09 pm
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Hello everyone, I have covertly mentioned in the past that I was "developing video games" in the application of my passion, my life, my skills. I plan to go indie, though I might have to earn money through paid employment first. Being a 1-man freelancer is quite slow, so I should only expect to be getting a license and publisher after some number of years. But I plan to assemble a team before even that. So no, I am not announcing any kind of game. Besides, if I did, my work could get stolen.
What I want to discuss, is to ask fellow gamers a very relevant question:
What do you want to see in a video game?
Sorry for the really vague/general question. I want you to think about it though.
You can answer that question in any way you like. Some might say they want to see gorgeous graphics. Some may say they want to see difficult skill-based gameplay. Some may say they want to blow shit up. And some may say they want to hear beautiful music. That choice is yours, but I still want to hear you voice it. Your opinion as feedback is what I need to improve design after all: by adding, removing, or changing content. Thanks for visiting.
You can ask me questions about the game I am working on, but I might refuse to give specifics or an excess of information.
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RE: What Do You Want to See in a Game?
October 29, 2013 at 9:32 pm
For me personally, you can't go past a good storyline. Also, and I'm probably in the minority here, but I don't actually want too much realism in my graphics. For example, I used to be a big gamer but not so much in the last 10 years or so, so the last couple of years my gameplay has been pretty much limited to Mario Kart and Guitar Hero/Rock Band - until I played The Walking Dead (not the piece of shit one) and more recently The Wolf Among Us - love them! Love the art style, love the storyline, could maybe do with a little more player interaction but other than that, they're great games.
Not sure how helpful any of that is to what you're asking, but that's my 2c worth.
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RE: What Do You Want to See in a Game?
October 29, 2013 at 9:44 pm
Quote:Also, and I'm probably in the minority here, but I don't actually want too much realism in my graphics.
Do not worry, the only realism involved in this game is its lovely physics engine. I will tell You that it is a fantasy game based upon reality.
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RE: What Do You Want to See in a Game?
October 29, 2013 at 9:58 pm
This is probably going to be the dorkiest reply ever, but I still love interactive fiction, or text adventure, games. The really good ones blow away any graphic games. I fell in love with Zork as a kid and never stopped. Luckily, there's a healthy community of IF out there, but I worry that it will die.
Play IF! Support IF! Graphics are for losers!
Write a good IF game, Void.
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RE: What Do You Want to See in a Game?
October 29, 2013 at 10:22 pm
I've always really liked open world games and can usually get into them no matter what genre. Grand Theft Auto, Fallout, Infamous, Skyrim, and the Legend of Zelda are all game series that are open world that I'll not only enjoy playing but I'll replay as well. Generally with open world games there are so many different ways that you can mold your character and play the game differently.
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RE: What Do You Want to See in a Game?
October 29, 2013 at 10:23 pm
I like games with strong story that let you affect the outcome of the game depending on your choices within the game. I also like a robust romance system, that does not discriminate against same-sex relationships. So Bioware is mah dawg.
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RE: What Do You Want to See in a Game?
October 29, 2013 at 10:24 pm
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Yup, If mass effect has taught me anything, it's that a game needs boobies, lesbian blue alien boobies.
But yes the music is everything, mass effect 3 and most of the halo series stand out to me as examples of what music in a game can do. If I don't get goosebumps, it ain't good enough. Diablo's music as well, particularly the tristram themes.
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RE: What Do You Want to See in a Game?
October 29, 2013 at 10:53 pm
(October 29, 2013 at 9:58 pm)Zazzy Wrote: This is probably going to be the dorkiest reply ever, but I still love interactive fiction, or text adventure, games. The really good ones blow away any graphic games. I fell in love with Zork as a kid and never stopped. Luckily, there's a healthy community of IF out there, but I worry that it will die.
Play IF! Support IF! Graphics are for losers!
Write a good IF game, Void.
Wow Zork, that brings back 25 year old memories of a commodore 64 and a dictionary.
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RE: What Do You Want to See in a Game?
October 30, 2013 at 12:55 am
Thanks for the responses so far, guys! They help, they really do!
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RE: What Do You Want to See in a Game?
October 30, 2013 at 2:48 am
I can only concur, though a decent storyline is easiest to do, the more sanbox-y it is, the better. I also like decent NPCs/party members with intriguing backgrounds and the possibility to be interactive with them (not to mention romancing, I'm still crushing on Alistair and Garrus  ). If there's fighting, it doesn't have to be intricate or you being able to have a thousands of moves (i.e. WoW), I prefer having to chose from some moves and make a build that works for me (i.e. Guild Wars). I can't say which I like better though, tough turn-based fights like in FFX or button-mashing with reflex opportunities like in Kingdom Hearts II. Anything goes as long as the story is solid.
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