It's a matter of what type of game is being made. If we're talking fast arcade action, I'd think that most challenge should come from clever level design rather than the player remembering to change some setting or other. The original alchemy monty (when it wasn't crashing) ran at a much faster pace than anything I've seen from Thomas Ward. You guys are talking about a slower fps game. Though you mentioned this was based off of Tomb Raidor, I guess I'm still clinging onto the idea of an arcade-style platformer. It has nothing to do wtih mainstream or blindnessss - plenty of games have players pick up items by stepping on them - doom and metal slug (pretty sure about the second one anyway) are two examples. It sounds like you're looking to keep up with modern trends towards realism in games. That's obviously a whole other can of worms, which I might break open in a fresh new thread. In the mean time, if the game's fun I won't complain. I don't care if a game complies to standards set by our mainstream peers - for me to like it it has to be fun. Just to make it clear: I'm just saying that I have a different preference when it comes to 2d games (like the o/g monty). I'm a big fan of FPS', and that sounds more like your cup of tea tom as it allows for more realism without sacrificing fun, so I can't wait to see what you come up with in that area.
On 2/25/09, Thomas Ward <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Yohandy, > Well said. I think, just possibly, our friend James doesn't own some > cool PS2 games. I have the Tomb Raider series of games, at least most of > them, and you definitely have to draw and holster weapons, pick up items > manually, and so on. This is exactly the kinds of things that are > missing in the blind gaming market, and far too many are getting set in > their ways not having had the opportunity to play mainstream games and > get use to this or that way of doing things. I'm trying to breath some > new innovations into the accessible game market. > Smile. > > Yohandy wrote: >> this is precisely why we need complexity. nothing more fun like chasing >> a monster around and having to pick up an item while trying to escape. >> when you play games for the sighted, the player doesn't pick stuff >> up by stepping on them, or automatically holsters weapon. you need to do >> all this stuff manually. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
