Comments on: Kudos 2: First Screens

By: Kadayi

Kadayi — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:03:51 +0000

Woot. Game is out and it’s rather splendid. Much more polished than it’s predecessor thanks in part to the comic book style.

By: Okami

Okami — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:00:44 +0000

My twenties are allmost over. Just a few weeks left. I know they started with me sitting in a flat I’ve never been before after tagging along with a bunch of people I barely knew. We watched “A tribute to Freddy Mercury” on VHS tape and after that the final episode of “Babylon 5″.

After that, stuff happened.

By: Kieron Gillen

Kieron Gillen — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:21:34 +0000

Pretty cheap. Also, nasty.

By: Mr. Brand

Mr. Brand — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:10:28 +0000

Hmm..how cheap is Jamie?

By: Anthony Damiani

Anthony Damiani — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:42:19 +0000

So Kudos-life ends at 30.
I’m depressed, and I don’t turn 29 until tomorrow.

By: Kong

Kong — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:25:57 +0000

A beer 7.50? Brittania seems to be a harsh place to grow up.
Go to Germany, where alcohol is still a human right and dope tolerated in some places such as Hamburg. Work in a pub, leave all the money you make in a pub and fuck all the beautiful and open minded girls that usually work in pubs. You cannot loose that way except maybe your IQ.
I did it and have become a brainless socialist in my 20s. Fuck capitalism. Cheers.

By: raigan

raigan — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:02:19 +0000

Wow, the new art is astoundingly good-looking, my biggest complaint with the first one was the hideous blender-isms.. hooray for no 3D!

By: cliffski

cliffski — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:15:54 +0000

Its much clearer in this one how things affect your attributes. Plus there are a pile of extra attributes, and all kinds of usability changes.
The premise is the same, but everything has been expanded on and improved.
Anyway, there will be a demo, so you can see for yourself. :D

By: malkav11

malkav11 — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:00:46 +0000

I really didn’t like the generic 3D art in Kudos 1, but this is a definite improvement. As to how it plays…we’ll see. Looks like the mechanical effect of various actions is more clearly laid out, which would be a big help.

By: Dinger

Dinger — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:11:43 +0000

See, there’s another fascinating job path to put in there:
What would you like to do today?
A. Doubt Self.
B. Try to work on thesis.
C. Give in to the darkness and doubt that follows you around.

“What color is your parachute?” as a game: maybe not. But a game like this is all about repeatability and exploring the boundaries. Sex and dying in high society is one. “Did you see to much or shoot the horse and then close the gate?”-style-horse rider is another. And then there’s driving a surveillance van, always doing seven things and writing the code for brain implants.

The game concept has potential, and the artwork looks good too. I might have to check this out when it hit the torrentz^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H Just kidding, man.

By: sinister agent

sinister agent — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:05:55 +0000

I’m about halfway through mine and have mostly been placating idiots, sleeping and doing the washing up.

By: Gap Gen

Gap Gen — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:28:03 +0000

James G: I guess it depends on your experiences. Personally, my PhD is almost exactly what I wanted to do, although there is a lot of waiting for computers to think.