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07/16/09
Despite what a lot of people are saying I believe that in the end this will be good for the industry.
First of all it makes gaming even more mainstream which is always a good thing.
Secondly it allows developers to try new things and for consumers to try out new IPs/ideas without the cost of spending a lot on a game. If the game tried something new but wasn't that great you are only out a few bucks.
Lastly I believe this will get a lot of people into game development. The iPhone has a very nice development community (full disclosure I am a registered iPhone developer) that for the most part is really enthusiastic. Free game engines such as Cocos2D for iPhone, make development very fast and easy and allow people who aren't big programmers to develop new high quality games.
I just hope Apple realizes this and doesn't make any (more) bone headed moves (transparency in app selection) and makes things even easier for future developers to get in on action.
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A software interpretation of their first time...I foresee a lot of Segfaults.
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A beautifully done, completely visceral game about the intricacies and wonder of the sexual experience, only to reveal at the very end that he is still a virgin.
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You could actually make a rather atmospheric horror game that's a satire of the first time. For instance, imagine an FPS where you're roaming some dark, massive, archaic school, taking down homework, teachers, job, and other distractions in search of the mystical cl*toris (it's in the janitor's closet, by the way).
Or how about a game where you have to pump air into a balloon, and you keep pumping, and you keep pumping, and you keep by pumping, but you pump so much that you overdue it and the balloon explodes all over the female compatriot standing next to you (she looks very good covered in red, by the way).
Or, there's always a good old-fashioned text adventure. Just imagine the possibilities...
A girl is lying on a bed
>move closer
You move closer to the girl. She has a curious look on her face. You're slightly confused and don't know what to do. She has an expression that she wants you to do something to her
>examine girl
Your hands start to move all over her, she starts to moan in pleasure. She says she feels hot.
>remove her shirt
You take offer her shirt (boobz!!). However, since you are a newb and have never seen breasts in person (save for your mothers), you j*zz in your pants. Congratulations, you fail at life.
>go to bathroom to clean up
You apologize immensely about the awkardness and rush quickly to the bathroom. You forget to turn on the bathroom light and hear a noise.
>examine noise
Oh shit! It's a grue. The grue smelled the scent of your failure and was able to find you. The grue eats you. The grue then goes into your room and makes proper love to the girl you should have been seducing. Congratulations, not only do you fail at life and are dead, but a grue just bonked your girlfriend. Nice.
P.S. That's not based on my first time. >looks left, looks right< Uh.... yeah...
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That's strange, that looks like a joke, and I think I'm supposed to laugh, but I'm not laughing.
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For future reference, you need to add details, real or not, otherwise this comment is completely worthless. This isn't the type of story where you can offer a run-off joke like that and it will be funny; this is a set-up situation and you missed out on the punchline.
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By the way, how could I ruin something that was already ruined?
For clarity, the first two lines are harsh and sarcastic, whereas the last one is trying to be constructive criticism. I'll take back the 'completely worthless' comment, but you have to admit that there was a greatly missed opportunity in the line/joke. I will admit that I chuckled a little when I first read it, because the idea is there, but there's a lack of execution.
But yeah, I definitely putting in much more than I have to on this topic.
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After playing this thing at the GDC last year, I decided I would buy this game on every platform if I could afford it. It's that great.
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Yeah, sometimes I feel like Wiiware and PSN are getting the best of the downloadable games market.
But hoperfully this will even things out.
03/05/09
Yeah, sometimes I feel like Wiiware and PSN are getting shafted on the best downloadable games market.
Fixed!
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Bioware's official statement is that it will be exclusive to 360 at least for sometime. They have no mention of multi-platform release at this time, but it is very possible after a timed exclusive.
01/08/09
I really hope this is as good as the first.