#327131 - 05/14/08 12:55 PM
Re: Plot Puzzles -- Are they or aren't they "Gameplay"?
[Re: Volkana]
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It's a delicate balance, with a lot of other factors coming into play. Is the story involving enough? Does it draw you in, and make you need to know the why, when and wherefore? I would absolutely enjoy and support a game which consisted largely of plot puzzles, if it was well-made and entertaining.
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#327221 - 05/14/08 02:41 PM
Re: Plot Puzzles -- Are they or aren't they "Gameplay"?
[Re: Rushes]
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I'm not sure that I understand the subject here. Perhaps examples of different types of games so described by Becky would clarify the matter.
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#327244 - 05/14/08 03:23 PM
Re: Plot Puzzles -- Are they or aren't they "Gameplay"?
[Re: chrissie]
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Overclocked is a good example, I think. It's told in reverse flashback, so you have to piece together the story from the fragments. The puzzles are quite simple and inventory based.
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#327260 - 05/14/08 03:38 PM
Re: Plot Puzzles -- Are they or aren't they "Gameplay"?
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Hi chrissie  Shadow of Memories (aka Shadow of Destiny) is another example.
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#327283 - 05/14/08 03:58 PM
Re: Plot Puzzles -- Are they or aren't they "Gameplay"?
[Re: chrissie]
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chrissie, did you take part in the GB group play of Shadow of Memories/Destiny a couple of years back? I remember that as being great fun.
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#327371 - 05/14/08 06:58 PM
Re: Plot Puzzles -- Are they or aren't they "Gameplay"?
[Re: Becky]
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Plot puzzles to me (like Overclocked) are like interactive movies. Considering I have the attention span of a gnat unless I am actually doing something, I have to say those games are not for me at all. Finishing Overclocked was very painful for me. Ana
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