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Evening Reading
by Jeff Mattas, Feb 11, 2011 5:00pm PSTNot to keep endlessly jabbering about Stacking, but it's really impressed me in a lot of ways -- most of which weren't immediately obvious to me from the get-go. Having played through the main storyline once, I'm going back to find alternate puzzle solutions and collectibles -- and having a blast doing it.
It's probably one of the best new attempts to revitalize the spirit of old-school adventure games, and does so by taking traditional conventions and streamlining them for the better. Early adventure gaming often times forced the player to resort to picking up everything that wasn't nailed down (regardless of its apparent usefulness), and combine those items with each other in a way that was increasingly random, depending on how "stuck" you were on a puzzle.
Stacking doesn't eliminate this prospect altogether, but streamlines it so that you might not even recognize its old-school underpinnings. Instead of an inventory, the player uses the different dolls that he's stacked (and their abilities, sometimes even in tandem with each other) to solve the game's conundrums. There's still experimentation required in the puzzle-solving, but it feels much more elegant.
There are probably a lot of other tried-and-true gameplay conventions ripe for a face-lift. What do you think?
And here's some Friday news, in case you missed it:
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Mission Accomplished :
Successfully got to the end the first level of Crysis (upto Lusca's Call) while carrying a chicken. (Putting it down for combat so it could witness my maximum slaughter/running away/slaughter).
I wonder how far this chicken can go...
So far only one mishap, - having dropped the chicken to deal with an assault vehicle, I managed to get behind a tree as it opened fire. The chicken, not considering the heavy gunfire a threat, nonchalantly pecked it's way around to the jeep. Meanwhile, the jeep had churned through enough bullets to give the tree I was hiding behind some concern for its welfare. Eventually the tree decided to collapse in the direction of it's attacker, killing both the occupants of the jeep and my chicken.
Maybe I need a smarter chicken.
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http://www.kongregate.com/games/Frogtoss/zombie-minesweeper
It's one of the first few games on Kongregate to use Unity. They opened the doors to that recently.
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All the segments are from rally tracks. :D
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Probably a good thing they stuck with the short name.
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http://www.appleoutsider.com/2011/02/11/nokia/
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http://wendys.com/food/Product.jsp?family=2&product=81
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Details in reply for those interested in sharing their favorite shots (I'm talking alcohol mixes here).
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http://soundcloud.com/strafejump-bogle/generalelectric1998
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My son's getting towards the end of Costume Quest, and he asked me how old Wren and Reynold are. So, I asked Tim Schafer: http://twitter.com/#!/vogtuj/status/36230399789252608
He didn't know! So he asked Tasha Harris: http://twitter.com/#!/TimOfLegend/status/36237253516722176
She knew! So she told us: http://twitter.com/#!/tashascomic/status/36265215175688192
The Internet. Awesome.
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The best is the quote from the NAACP person: "Seriously?"
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L.A. Noire and its stupid silly awesome facial animation. Oh yea, the detective work gameplay and everything else doesn't look to shabby either.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO0W27D1TrY
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Spending a half hour playing, driving, doing a bunch of mindless skirmishes, only to have SURPRISE MINIBOSS sprung on you.
And now you're in combat and can't save.
Oh, and he one-shots you.
And now you have to start your entire playsession again. Fuckers, I only have an hour a night. And now I have to spend it redoing this content.
DEVS, AUTO SAVE BEFORE BOSSES >:(
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gunbroker or one of those websites like that?
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http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1058902-Crysis-2-leaked-49-days-early
Usually when this happens, doesn't the company wind up rushing to get the game out the door? I would imagine that this kinda sucks for Cryteam.
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of course its stalled out at the point where it says don't turn off or unplug the computer. The system has been like this for about 30 minutes, so do I pull the plug?
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a) weed
b) alcohol
c) both
d) none of the above
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http://www.fiatusa.com/en/build_your_own.html?Name=Bianco+500+1.4L+16v+MultiAir%c2%ae+Sport&Description=&Vehicle=001500850USA&Colour=268&Interior=519&Options=421,5CA,5HC
I kind of want one. It's under 18 grand too.
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http://www.geekosystem.com/bill-oreilly-cant-explain-that-meme/
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Real life mario kart:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT1pWo0WZJE
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o_O
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does anybody want an invite to www.fitocracy.com?
"Fitocracy turns fitness into a fun, addictive game to help motivate users to improve their fitness. You earn points, level up, and unlock achievements, all for tracking what you’re already doing in the gym. As you level up in Fitocracy, you get harder challenges and need to lift more/do more challenging cardio to keep leveling. Throughout the game, users can complete special quests, unlock bonus features, and compete with their friends in order to get them to the next level. "
it's closed beta now, and is actually pretty fun and polished in my opinion.
i have 8 invites left, but can probably get more from the devs. if you would like to try it, SM me your email.
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Earlier this week, the Detroit mayor rejected a popular idea to revitalize the downtown area by installing Robocop statue.
So now people are going to get this project crowd sourced:
http://detroitneedsrobocop.com/
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/imaginationstation/detroit-needs-a-statue-of-robocop
If they get $50k in donations by end of March, they will proceed forward with the plan.
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