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Games *supposedly* have everything these days. We’ve got FMV (Full Motion Video for the uneducated) sequences, speech, amazingly good graphics, cheats, special modes etc etc...
You’ve got to admit (and so have I) that the things we’ve got in games at the moment are pretty impressive. Particularly the FMV sequences... I never thought that we’d be able to have, basically, videos in games, especially not on cartridges. But developers have gone out and proved that we can. If they did that, then surely they can do anything?
Like I said games *supposedly* have everything. Well I don’t think they do. NOTHING can have everything. Bill Gates can’t have everything, can he? I can’t have everything. Hell, even God can’t have everything. But let’s just slip off to a fantasy world for a minute (Goatboy’s already there so forgot him :-D) Developers can do anything, ANYTHING. They can put anything they want in to a game. But they’re fresh out of ideas.
So... the question is, what would YOU put into a game if you had the chance? What do you thinks missing that would add to the games, atmosphere, playability and overall enjoyment level?
Well, this is what I think is missing: Complete interaction... and I mean COMPLETE interaction (nudge nudge wink wink ;-D)
Why do I think this is missing? Well let me tell you...
Being able to interact with parts of the scenery and certain people in today’s games adds to the feeling of actually being there, in the game. But complete interaction would make the game just like life. Of course at the moment we have Virtual Reality but in that you can’t touch or smell anything which is such a vital part of interaction...
If you had the ability to touch and smell imagine all the possibilities! You could smell a creature approaching you could tell what was poisonous… You could actually touch the trees, people and buildings. Maybe to decide whether or not you could light a match off something. You could choose what you want to say to the characters instead of sticking to the boring speech you could walk up to a gorgeous looking bird and say "How’re you doin’?" Joey style. It just all adds to the feel of the game.
The most useful part of it would be to be able to actually pick up everything. If something you thought looked nice then you could keep it. If you think something may be useful in the future you could keep that. By doing this you could figure out different ways to complete puzzles and missions. You wouldn’t have to stick to the pre-programmed ways, making it all the more life-like and enjoyable.
Also in this way, you could create little side-adventures for yourself. The overall quest would always be there but you could set yourself a target perhaps. Maybe to get up to a certain ledge, whether or not it had any relevance to the overall quest. Or you could kidnap a guard and persuade him to become your spy or something. Imagine how much this would add to the overall enjoyment that you’d get from the game.
What’s missing in your opinion?
RBS
You’ve got to admit (and so have I) that the things we’ve got in games at the moment are pretty impressive. Particularly the FMV sequences... I never thought that we’d be able to have, basically, videos in games, especially not on cartridges. But developers have gone out and proved that we can. If they did that, then surely they can do anything?
Like I said games *supposedly* have everything. Well I don’t think they do. NOTHING can have everything. Bill Gates can’t have everything, can he? I can’t have everything. Hell, even God can’t have everything. But let’s just slip off to a fantasy world for a minute (Goatboy’s already there so forgot him :-D) Developers can do anything, ANYTHING. They can put anything they want in to a game. But they’re fresh out of ideas.
So... the question is, what would YOU put into a game if you had the chance? What do you thinks missing that would add to the games, atmosphere, playability and overall enjoyment level?
Well, this is what I think is missing: Complete interaction... and I mean COMPLETE interaction (nudge nudge wink wink ;-D)
Why do I think this is missing? Well let me tell you...
Being able to interact with parts of the scenery and certain people in today’s games adds to the feeling of actually being there, in the game. But complete interaction would make the game just like life. Of course at the moment we have Virtual Reality but in that you can’t touch or smell anything which is such a vital part of interaction...
If you had the ability to touch and smell imagine all the possibilities! You could smell a creature approaching you could tell what was poisonous… You could actually touch the trees, people and buildings. Maybe to decide whether or not you could light a match off something. You could choose what you want to say to the characters instead of sticking to the boring speech you could walk up to a gorgeous looking bird and say "How’re you doin’?" Joey style. It just all adds to the feel of the game.
The most useful part of it would be to be able to actually pick up everything. If something you thought looked nice then you could keep it. If you think something may be useful in the future you could keep that. By doing this you could figure out different ways to complete puzzles and missions. You wouldn’t have to stick to the pre-programmed ways, making it all the more life-like and enjoyable.
Also in this way, you could create little side-adventures for yourself. The overall quest would always be there but you could set yourself a target perhaps. Maybe to get up to a certain ledge, whether or not it had any relevance to the overall quest. Or you could kidnap a guard and persuade him to become your spy or something. Imagine how much this would add to the overall enjoyment that you’d get from the game.
What’s missing in your opinion?
RBS
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How could I get it?
Do I just have to visit the site? AY??
Do I just have to visit the site? AY??
Shocktrooper wrote:
> My MSN id? Well, the only place I have ever gone on which is MSN
> owned is MSN Games: Chess. I'm still registered, so if you want to
> chat (forget about the chess - unless you want to play?) go to the
> chess site.
Let me know what you're going to do.
Shocky.
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Chess??? Hmm let me think......no thanks. I thought that you had MSN.
(;o|
> My MSN id? Well, the only place I have ever gone on which is MSN
> owned is MSN Games: Chess. I'm still registered, so if you want to
> chat (forget about the chess - unless you want to play?) go to the
> chess site.
Let me know what you're going to do.
Shocky.
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Chess??? Hmm let me think......no thanks. I thought that you had MSN.
(;o|
My MSN id? Well, the only place I have ever gone on which is MSN owned is MSN Games: Chess. I'm still registered, so if you want to chat (forget about the chess - unless you want to play?) go to the chess site.
Let me know what you're going to do.
Shocky.
Let me know what you're going to do.
Shocky.
Shocktrooper whats you MSN id. Well done RBS!
Well done RBS!!
Well, you won! Congratulations RBS, a truly imaginative post.
Claim your prize! (GT3) What console do you have?
Claim your prize! (GT3) What console do you have?
Well done RBS.
Tony wrote:
> I agree that complete interaction is missing.
When it does become possible, can I please order Train Simulator?
I like the idea of being on a train.
Hang on...
> I agree that complete interaction is missing.
When it does become possible, can I please order Train Simulator?
I like the idea of being on a train.
Hang on...
RastaBillySkank wrote:
Hell, even God can’t have everything...
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God has a lot more than you might imagine! He has everything! I don't know why people demote God's power. I mean surely they wouldn't do it... unless they were scared!
Fear of God is a good thing, but not 'scared of' fear, but a fear of respect!
Game
PS: Well Done RBS
*Time to kill that person for beating my Survival Horror Post! Bwrahahaha*
Hell, even God can’t have everything...
********
God has a lot more than you might imagine! He has everything! I don't know why people demote God's power. I mean surely they wouldn't do it... unless they were scared!
Fear of God is a good thing, but not 'scared of' fear, but a fear of respect!
Game
PS: Well Done RBS
*Time to kill that person for beating my Survival Horror Post! Bwrahahaha*
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