Comments on: Experimental Gameplay Project: It Lives!

By: cowthief skank

cowthief skank — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:39:14 +0000

PleasingFungus: Just finished Level 15, not died yet. Like a cat I have nine lives left. 799,850 points. Would have done better but didn’t figure out how to increase power by not just throwing bullets round at everything including the dancers. Must quit now or I’ll be seeing suits in my dreams.

By: undead dolphin hacker

undead dolphin hacker — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:54:48 +0000

>>Which game is the most pretentious?

This comments thread was officially complete with this post, why have you all continued on?

(Ok, so the “What do you recommend” stuff was funny.)

By: Junior

Junior — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:17:40 +0000

Excited to see this back, I’d rather missed a few of these games.

Isn’t this just the best way of getting games developed? We get games with new tested gameplay methods and a great sense of style and polish, and then when he moves onto the next idea we get an indie game a week to muck about with. FOR FREE! My favorite type of game!

Less thrilled about the shumps, but maybe something new and interesting will turn up to drag me in.

By: EyeMessiah

EyeMessiah — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:59:26 +0000

Rainy day is awesome.

By: KBKarma

KBKarma — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:53:11 +0000

That would actually be hilarious: an RPS-based competition. Or, better yet, Journalist of your Choice.

Glad to see the EGP came back. I didn’t even know it had gone. :(

By: Rei Onryou

Rei Onryou — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:21:23 +0000

Perhaps next months theme could be Kieron Gillen. It’d be like a car crash in slow motion. No matter how much of an eye-fuck it is, you can’t help but watch.

My suggestion: Two Kierons, One Cup.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3164/2752697841_b0cce306a7.jpg

By: Gap Gen

Gap Gen — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:20:38 +0000

Well, in this case the vagueness is a good thing, no? You don’t want to constraint what goes into what is essentially a creative, open-minded project.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:11:27 +0000

That blow game is great, my little one finds it funny as hell! The Wii could learn a thing or two from that lol

By: Jazmeister

Jazmeister — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:00:14 +0000

I guess it’s just the assumption that the tumult of factors that make up the magic of a game’s experience is just a thing called “gameplay”, right? it’s also a bit like when your english teacher used to tell you not to use the word “nice” because it “meant nothing”, but really, gameplay is everything and nothing about a game. It’s like saying the WorldLive is good/bad.

By: Gap Gen

Gap Gen — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:27:15 +0000

Yeah, what is the objection to “gameplay”? It’s possibly a bit loosely-defined, but that’s not a real problem in this case.

By: Jazmeister

Jazmeister — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:06:48 +0000

And what the hell do you know about games with disco in them, “RobF”? Especially ones about Octopi! PFffftt.

By: NikRichards

NikRichards — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:44:12 +0000

“Gpig says:

So, any recommendations?

Careful to all animals. Keep in contact with old friends. Enjoy a drink now and then.”

I don’t know if it’s just due to the recent Ian Banks talk, but these must surely be culture ships.