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Column: 'The Interactive Palette' - Love Transcending Death: Challenge Versus Story in Calamity Annie

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2008-09-09 16:00:14 by Gregory Weir in GameSetWatch
...story. Many of the first arcade games were tests of skill and reflexes: the player was challenged to score as many points as she could before losing. High score tables are a symbol of this era: a skilled player's initials were immortalized for all to see... until more skilled players pushed her off the bottom of the table Ever since the debut...
 
Tags: game, twitchy arcade game, developers, skill challenge, game developers, skill challenge aspect, quick-draw game, story, calamity annie
 
 
 
 
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AoC and the future of story-telling in MMORPGs

2008-06-16 11:08:00 by Tobold in Tobold's MMORPG Blog
 
...story of Mass Effect was great, even if the side quests were weak in comparison, and there were a couple of bugs. I couldn't help but think "oh, just like Age of Conan", only that in Mass Effect the main story doesn't end at one quarter of the level cap and then continues in tiny bits every 20 levels World of Warcraft doesn't really have a...
 
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Tobold's MMORPG Blog: AoC and the future of story-telling in MMORPGs

2008-06-16 07:16:50 by Editor in VirginWorlds MMO News
 
...story of Mass Effect was great, even if the side quests were weak in comparison, and there were a couple of bugs. I couldn't help but think "oh, just like Age of Conan", only that in Mass Effect the main story doesn't end at one quarter of the level cap and then continues in tiny bits every 20 levels World of Warcraft doesn't really have a...
 
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How Cave Story Became A WiiWare Game

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2008-10-15 13:00:53 by Patrick Klepek in MTV Multiplayer
...Story, an old-school 2D platformer created and produced by Daisuke Pixel Amaya , is one of gamings biggest indie success stories But Amaya hasnt seen a dime from his work on Cave Story. He released the game as freeware on the PC. Once people fell in love, they started porting Cave Story to others platforms PSP, Mac, everything There had been...
 
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PS Fanboy Best of 2007: Best Story

2007-12-18 01:45:17 by abid in PS3 News | PS3 games reviews | PS3 Gaming Blog
 
...story. Many of these are classic tales we've heard before, some of them are complete nonsense. There are a few, however, who tell a story so well and create a world so intricate and believable that Hollywood would be jealous of such talent. We've got some of those games in mind for the award of Best Story.And the nominees for PS3 Fanboy --...
 
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Telling a good story in a MMORPG

2008-02-12 10:59:00 by Tobold in Tobold's MMORPG Blog
 
...Story In an MMOG? and a second part to it. While I agree that it is very hard to tell a good NPC based story in a MMORPG, as opposed to a book or film, I do think there is room for improvement up from where we are with games like WoW. Do people turn on instant quest text display and click "accept" without reading the quest because they don't...
 
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Read East Side Story Review by BDStudioGames.com

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2008-02-24 00:56:00 by BD Studio Games in BDStudioGames
...Story Game East Side Story Game : I have just completed another Carol Reed adventure. I have Chonghun the minds and colorful images diffuse the light. I have already explored the tragic underbelly of the people's soul. I have solved the mystery of the establishment of slow, and many interrelated clues. I have snooped to Carroll's...
 
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A Downside to the Story-Based Sandbox?

2008-05-14 17:45:00 by Clinton in Play With My Box
 
...story-based sandbox action game. No other title in this genre can boast a more impressive story (in content and execution) or present players with more ways to screw around aimlessly if they so please. With that said, I wonder sometimes if the two halves of their formula - this flexible open world combined with engrossing, story-based...
 
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Full disclosure - the story behind Cave Story and GoNintendo

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2008-10-04 13:53:05 by RawmeatCowboy in GoNintendo
...story for months now. I had to keep quiet due to a non-disclosure agreement. I still cant tell you my impressions of the WiiWare version of Cave Story due to an embargo that lifts this Mondaybut I can tell you about the back-story with GoNintendo and the guys bringing Cave Story to WiiWare Awhile back, I heard that a friend in the industry...
 
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Download and Play East Side Story Game at BDStudioGames.com

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2008-02-24 00:33:00 by BD Studio Games in