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Alright, you got me, I've been dragging my feet. This is sort of how I made my way through college: waiting till the last minute to actually finish what I started. But hey, I graduated, so happy ending right?
Since this is such a new idea, at least for Kotaku, I've decided the best thing to do is to follow in the ageless tradition of video games and hold a Game Club beta to work out the kinks. Really that just gives me an excuse to make a whole bunch of mistakes and then say it was a "work in progress."
As a reminder, the idea behind the Game Club is to try and elevate video games by expecting more from them. To do this we are going to select a game, likely monthly, and play through it as a group, meeting weekly to discuss what we've learned from the game.
To quote me, because I'm too lazy to resynthesize this:
My hope is that it will get me and you and all gamers who participate to look beyond the graphics, the gameplay, the routine and perhaps think about games the way people think about a good book or a good movie. I want to do this because I think game developers deserve more than to hear that their game was kick-ass and has amazing graphics and is really super fun to play.
To start with, I've decided to test out the club using a shorter, PC indie title. Don't worry Beyond Good and Evil will be the first game of the Club once we run through this beta. For the beta, I'd like us to all play Moonpod's Mr. Robot.
I've checked out a bit of the game and spoken with the developers, who tell me it's about an eight hour game. They were kind enough to offer us a Game Club discount, which makes it a bit easier for everyone to join in. To be clear, Kotaku is getting nothing out of this deal other than the satisfaction of playing a game with an international group of our closest friends.
If you're going to play along, I'd suggest waiting for me to post the discount code, and please no playing ahead. As with a book club, a big chunk of the fun in the Game Club is the sense of mutual discovery and a shared experience.
Check back tomorrow for the rules of Game Club and a break down of how we're going to get this thing going. And remember, it's a work in progress.
Kotaku's Game Club [Kotaku]
