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Comment on What Minecraft, Diablo, Civilization and Farmville have in common? by dragon

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Comment on What you think of games where characters are talking to the player? by Karuna M-

Karuna M- — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:05:37 +0000

This is an age old discussion: when are characters allowed to break the fourth wall? I’m guessing that’s what you mean.

Personally I think i’t great in a comedic/ironic setting, where one is pulled out of the immersive experience and gets to asses the situationen, from a different perspective. Ferris Bueller is a great example. Cronenberg does it in Videodrome and that works. Woody Allen does it all the time. Romero did it in Dawn of the Dead.

According to the article below they do it in Sons of LIberty, although I don’t remember that.

Read this one. http://www.giantbomb.com/breaking-the-fourth-wall/3015-138/

Comment on What you think of games where characters are talking to the player? by Federico Figueredo

Federico Figueredo — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:29:22 +0000

I tend to like them quite a bit. It’s one of the few things that can make me feel immersed in the game as a player versus being immersed in the game reality as an spectator.

Of course (as is the case with all mechanics) it has to be used by a good game for a good effect as it’s not a magic wand of making-me-immersed-and-liking-the-game.

Comment on What you think of games where characters are talking to the player? by Hoeppner

Hoeppner — Sat, 11 May 2013 11:18:47 +0000

I could see it working really well in a game where you play the logistics/computer guy. In the story you’re literally someone sitting behind a computer, collecting information, and distributing it.

With good writers, and the intention of “staying small” it could be pretty fun with a shorter story length.

Comment on What you think of games where characters are talking to the player? by Juuso Hietalahti

Juuso Hietalahti — Sat, 11 May 2013 10:34:35 +0000

What you think about ‘House of Cards’?

Comment on What you think of games where characters are talking to the player? by David Amador

David Amador — Sat, 11 May 2013 08:53:54 +0000

Actually I think it kind of depends on the game. As a narration I usually don’t think it breaks immersion. The Cave is a nice example.
Used wisely it can work pretty well, like the character thinking to us but you can interpret it like talking to itself, Monkey Island/Broken Sword is a nice example. To sum up, I don’t think I’ve ever encountered something like this that really annoys me, but this “feature” has to be used with caution.
Honestly more than this, I think a real problem with games these days are the immense pop-ups, explanations, tutorials. Just lemme play

Comment on What you think of games where characters are talking to the player? by Andy Sum

Andy Sum — Sat, 11 May 2013 08:46:48 +0000

I can’t think of too many examples where this kind of storytelling is done. But I think in almost all of them it’s done for comedic value. Examples that are coming to mind seem to be mostly point and click adventure games, so S&S fits in there somewhat.

In a game like Sam & Max where it’s lighthearted, it makes sense and is quite funny. But Telltale don’t do it in a game like The Walking Dead where the tone is more serious.

I think it works if it’s in the right context.

Comment on Raftsmith by Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 07 May 2013 00:34:20 +0000

Seems to run fine under wine.

‘course I don’t seem to be smart enough to figure out what to do :P

Comment on Game dev jamming in a nutshell by Fili

Fili — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:13:14 +0000

Why?

Comment on Why The Hell Minecraft Is So Popular Even When It Does Everything “Wrong” by Meh

Meh — Thu, 02 May 2013 05:33:40 +0000

When i get bored with minecraft after playing for a month or two you know what i do? i add mods to my game to expand it and create more elaborate structures and devices of all kinds, i mean have you ever played the technic modpacks? the possibilities are endless