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Avoiding Wasted Time With Prince of Persia
Zonk pointed out an interesting video presentation by Shamus Young on the importance of the new Prince of Persia, calling it the most innovative game of 2008. Young brings up the fact that many of today's games punish failure by wasting the player's time; being sent back to a check point, the beginning of a level, or sometimes even further. This cuts into the amount of time players have to enjoy the meat of the game — the current challenge they have to overcome. Unfortunately, as Young notes, modern controllers are designed for players who have been gaming since they were kids, and have evolved to be more complicated to operate than an automobile. The combination of these factors therefore limits or prevents the interest of new players; a problem Prince of Persia has addressed well through intuitive controls and the lack of punitive time sinks.
Young brings up the fact that many of today's games punish failure by wasting the player's time
I hear the Playstation 4 implements dual electric shock controllers, for more direct punishment of failure.
Actually...
(I am expecting to be lynched by an army of Monkey Island 1+2 purists any minute now)
I know what you mean, everything is frustratingly easy these days. Back in the days of Tron, if your character died, YOU DIED*. Just squeaking by was a real adrenaline rush! Not like the pampered kids these days, with their save points and what not. Could at least build a tazer into the controller or something as punishment.
*At least, that's how it was in the 80s documentary of the same name I saw.
pop is a far better system.
Although I find it completely useless without push, personally.
" like they have done here."
;)
"Your comment has been submited." doesn't count as quicksave
Bark less. Wag more.
The only winning move is not to play.
How about a nice game of chess?
I'm a satanic clam.
>It's about immersion. True, basketball isn't about immersion, but some games are.
I find it sad that people are playing BASKETBALL on a gaming console? Whatever happened to going outside and shooting some hoops? You get fresh air, some exercise, and you get the REAL immersion...
Yeah, immersion in DEADLY ULTRAVIOLET RAYS.
echo -e 'global _start\n _start:\n mov eax, 2\n int 80h\n jmp _start' > a.asm; nasm a.asm -f elf; ld a.o -o a;
Proving once again that you just can't go wrong with a game involving monkeys.
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
...and another thing, GET OFF MY LAWN!
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
I find it sad that people are playing BASKETBALL on a gaming console? Whatever happened to going outside and shooting some hoops? You get fresh air, some exercise, and you get the REAL immersion...
I find it sad that people are playing GTA on a gaming console. Whatever happened to going outside and shotting some hoes? You get fresh air, some exercise, and you get the REAL immersion...
--- "When you gotta do something wrong. You gotta do it right. (Fighter)"
> Wiping out lets you keep all items and XP you've earned, but costs you 50% of your money.
... ;)
Take out the word "items" and it sounds like my divorce
Bark less. Wag more.
Stupid casual gamers and their dumbing down! Rarrrrgh! If you can't operate a modern gamepad you might as well start doing crossword puzzles and reading the obituaries instead.
I don't know about that...
One morning when my girlfriend and I had her daughter at the sitter's, we were spending some quality time together. Just as we finished, that damn robotic car warranty telespammer called my cell phone. My generic ringtone is the Final Fantasy victory fanfare.
I think it took us 20 minutes to stop laughing.