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Keemo1000
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back to topic you turkeys

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Oh, right back on topic sorry.

K, so who here supports child abortion?

edit: Alright alright I'll shutup. No need to threaten me with physical violence, mods.


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Freedom and lots of choices is what makes a game fun IMO.

Video games…they take you places unreachable, unfeasible. Putting you in the book...putting you in the movie...putting you in a world, that before could only be imagined. expage.com/piratesmainpage.
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Obviously you've never played the LOTD games.


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What about 2 players ? So that you can never have the same difficulty level ?

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Posted: 15th Oct 2005 19:06 Edited at: 15th Oct 2005 19:07
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Urban Dictionary definition of the word addicting
As has been said before ... the word you are looking for is ADDICTIVE!


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Just sitting on the fence here... but "sadi"?

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sadi ?

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Dazzag
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Scraggle edited his post. Cunning little kitty...

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arg !

What about 2 players ? So that you can never have the same difficulty level ?

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Do what now? What's this thread about again?

Sorry. 2 Players? Yeah, that helps to have. And for easiness then have it all on split screen. Normally seriously easy to bolt that (ie. no network gubbins) on a game.

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What was it that Scraggle sadi?

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Crash!!!!!!!!! that's the best in the world!

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Quote: "What was it that Scraggle sadi?"


I was talking about thermodynamics and quoted Sadi Carnot but realised it was way off topic so I edited it out.


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Smooth.


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Bloody cats... shoo!

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The key to making addicting games is to not say the word addicting. EVER.




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Dude. Let it go. Chill...

Focus instead on Scraggle saying "sadi" instead of "said". Go get him libraryboy!!!

For any little mistakes I may have made, please see my sig.

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Quote: "I was talking about thermodynamics and quoted Sadi Carnot but realised it was way off topic so I edited it out.

Smooth."

very...

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lol,

It must be all that browsing for laptops on ebay...

WHY ARE APPLES SO DAMN EXPENSIVE!!!!!!

(For TDP: Not the supermarket type)




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Quote: "(For TDP: Not the supermarket type)"

...I'm gonna pretend i didnt read that and just walk away...

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and i just finished my homework.....
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What? They sell Apple computers in my local supermarket vegetable section.

Because the thing is a bloody vegetable.


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*still walking away...*

I'm here to do homework, and kick ass.....

and i just finished my homework.....
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Stop your rubbish sadi and said and apple on newton's head talking !!!!!


Now ,

Quote: " Crash!!!!!!!!! that's the best in the world!"


Do you mean Crash that little brown fox in Crash Nitro Kart ? And what has made you think hes addicting ?

And if you're making a game , would you like to fight more or solve puzzles and fight ? (riddles and thinking , not just killing idiots to get exp and useless loots)

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Er...you've never heard of Crash Bandicoot?


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I have his crash nitro kart , i find it very fun , but not really because of the graphics , but because of the power ups and the 2 player racing game play

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"Sadi"? But that was a conversational piece about the use of language, and the importance of the edit button.

Discuss...

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somebody ban Dazzag for his inconsiderate posting , together with that stupid cat

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Quote: " somebody ban Dazzag for his inconsiderate posting , together with that stupid cat"


You're lucky they don't ban noobs for "lacking sense of humour" here...


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Quote: "somebody ban Dazzag for his inconsiderate posting , together with that stupid cat"
i'm not on his "list", i feel so left out...
Quote: "You're lucky they don't ban noobs for "lacking sense of humour" here..."
I'm hoping they'll change the AUP and put a clause in like that...




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TGC is useless once again

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You shouldn't get angry at TGC just because they don't endorce morons.


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Hey kitty , you're the one who changed the topic , i call people like you topic scammers .

Please go back to the topic or go scam some other post

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Quote: "Hey kitty , you're the one who changed the topic , i call people like you topic scammers .

Please go back to the topic or go scam some other post"


It's funny how some people accuse others of "inconsiderate posting" then do 10 times worse themselves...



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Who'd I scam?


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Actually I think he was refering to me. Although I didn't change the topic, I pointed out his error which is probably what has upset him so much

Quote: "You're lucky they don't ban noobs for "lacking sense of humour" here..."
I'm hoping they'll change the AUP and put a clause in like that...
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I couldn't agree more!


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Quote: "i call people like you topic scammers "
Oh shut up. Your thread was dead ages ago. Thank us for keeping it going and making your post count look good. I mean grief, people didn't really give a monkeys what makes games so "addicting" in the first place. If anyone had the definitive answer they would be making millions right now.

Grief, stop having a sulk and get on with it.

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I'd say the definitive answer is ... to have the most money.
Everyone knows games are sold by Advertising; if there is *actually* a game to get excited about behind all of that, then everyones happy.

Publishers answer quite simply is... provided you fork over the cash, who cares past that. Hense why games look more and more pretty with less and less gameplay. You can't tell how crap something is by screenshots and movies.

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fine , continue posting your lovely posts to make my post count look good , im outta here .

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And thanks to the people who posed useful stuff on page 1

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This was a interesting and succesful thread Keemo, it's rare that a thread 'here' waits till page 2 to go off-topic.

Next time though you should post this stuff in game design theory - it moves a lot slower, less replies, but the thread lasts a lot longer and over time might generate more usefull comments.


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sure , thanks .

By the way , every time i search for keemo1000 , all of my posts in all the forums ive been to appear , is there a way to ... hide myself again ?

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also the post count feature was removed ages ago which brings me back to megatons post at the top of the page well mainly the 2nd bit


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I'm working on a strangely addictive calcultor game right now - it's called Saca. You're this little dude (omega symbol) who runs around, getting to the next screen. You can jump on things and such. Some of my favorite levels reward the player for finding something out or thinking intuitively. For some reason, everyone who plays it gets mad at it, as well as hooked. Make it madding, but have a way to avoid the madness in the first place - that is one of the componets, I think.

(And, on the topic of my Saca game - it's only a 24-line engine! It runs so fast that I'll probably put in a speed option to make it easier to control . If you want to know how I did all this in TI-BASIC, the collision is based on matrices, and instead of displaying the whole level string each loop, I only replace where the character was last move.)

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Quote: "post count feature was removed ages ago"
Obviously. For users. Look at the column called "Post" next to a thread. It has numbers in it. Post count in fact. Thread looks better with a higher post count.

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Meteos. Play. Learn.

That is an addicting game I'd love another game like that or e2 (e3 should be on both DS and PSP just so I don't have to go and buy a PSP.)

And Keemo STFU. Its your fault you posted it in geek culture than game design, it's not our fault your stupid.

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Quote: "plot twist"


I think games need to focus more on the game aspect of games than the story. If people want a story, they can get a book, and do that thing, whats it called.... breading? No, reading. Definately reading.

I think thats probably the biggest problem with games these days.

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Quote: " Meteos. Play. Learn."


Agreed. Damn addicting game that is.

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Yeah that is addicting more so then my meds.

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Quote: "I think games need to focus more on the game aspect of games than the story. If people want a story, they can get a book,"


When Halo 2 was still hot and toasty in stores , i read a review about it , and it said "one of the things that made me like Halo 2 was its storyline " and they rated Halo 2 10/10 . So do stories play an important role in the game ? Does it give the player confidence when a part of the story says "you are the only pilot from our planet that can use this ship " so the player thinks "hmm.. i must not fail them , because im the only oe fit for the job " so he takes it more seriously , that makes him try harder in winning the game , and then it becomes fun . Is this normal ?

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Van B wins. You feel powerful in GTA. You can just grab some poor Joe Schmoe's car and begin your rampage, all those patrol cars chasing you makes you feel respected for your carnage. It's the NPC reactions that make Fable great. In comparison to most RPGs its very shallow in traditional content but the prestige hooks you. It's the same for MMORPGs, there are few role playing servers because people just want to become the best.
I set up the high score feature on my mole game when I showed it off in class and instantly everybody started trying to beat each other's score. It's competition to be the best, and games like GTA and Fable accomplish that without multiple human players.


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