Comments on: I Should Not Be Posting About This Beta Playtest

By: checker

checker — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:27:54 +0000

Everything is a tell.

This is totally true.

By: keith

keith — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 08:54:44 +0000

Unlike most games, I do think chat could play a significant role. Everything is a tell. I’m not so sure either play will have small moments of “rest” but if you ( the sniper ) can get the spy to talk and converse, the act of typing is a tell. And so is what they say, the length of the message and yadda yadda. I think it could benefit the sniper if they know a little about their oppenent.

Likewise for the spy because they too could mess around with the sniper. Perhaps plan “moves” while trying to catch the sniper typing and not paying attention. I think it could be a great back and forth! This also extends out to voice chat.

Can’t wait to find out!

By: Jordy

Jordy — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:30:29 +0000

If this is confusing you… you don’t know what’s in store for you next time we meet eye to scope in a game of spyparty!

By: Quirken

Quirken — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:57:48 +0000

I think you two have invented a new strategy for SpyParty. Spout inane comments over voice chat to distract the sniper while they try to figure out what you meant.

By: keith

keith — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:04:29 +0000

Yes! Analogies! Ill give it a whirl.

I like games where I can take a salad and bake it in the oven. Or…. I like games where I can stir fry me a cake. Mmm mmm good.

That’s why I love analogies. Its not everyday I can say stuff like that. I thank the game Deuce Ex for being the first game to impress me in that way.

@jordy, I think its the indies who will have to sort of lead the way. The big game companies won’t sway until the public opinion changes. Because they are indeed a business and they need to make the money. The model they currently have of “sameness” has proven time and time again to generate profits. And they think if its working, why change that?

I think it should also be noted that our “appetite for sameness” can be applied to waaayyy more than video games.

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:40:15 +0000

The only food I can think of to compare to a game like Modern Warfare 3 is Taco Bell’s Taco with the Doritos Shell

By: Jordy

Jordy — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:32:33 +0000

I’m like the snob that only eats haute cuisine.. in games, otherwise I prefer big macs.

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:07:34 +0000

Either way I feel it’s a license to feel superior to other gamers, so I’m all aboard!

By: checker

checker — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:19:55 +0000

I think it makes you a healthy omnivore. People who just like current games are like those people who will only eat products with corn syrup as the first listed ingredient.

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:35:50 +0000

I have an appetite for varied games, does that kinda make me like a Vegan?