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Jeysie · 12-15-2005, 03:40 PM

I just wanted to point this out:

You know what the very first games were? Fan games, essentially. Way back when, everyone made games in their basement. Roberta and Ken Williams made their first game by themselves and sold it from their house. I suppose that's the difference there, they actually asked for money for it? Sounds to me like fangames are simply getting back to gaming roots...

Also, just to clarify is it only fan *adventures* that you knock down, Audio, or fangames in all genres? After all, I think I remember some FPS fan creation a few years ago being pretty commercial-quality and popular... Counter-Strike, I believe it's called...

Lastly, I'll say that graphic quality is in the eye of the beholder. I will, quite seriously, take low-res but artistic amateur graphics with their own style over the generally sterile and same-y feel of most modern commercial 3D graphics any day.

In fact, the screens I've seen of KQ9 are one of the very, very few instances of 3D graphics I've ever seen that I completely enjoy looking at, and that's *including* commercial games.

Peace & Luv, Liz

12-15-2005, 03:40 PM	#77
Jeysie Diva of Death Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 1,402	I just wanted to point this out: You know what the very first games were? Fan games, essentially. Way back when, everyone made games in their basement. Roberta and Ken Williams made their first game by themselves and sold it from their house. I suppose that's the difference there, they actually asked for money for it? Sounds to me like fangames are simply getting back to gaming roots... Also, just to clarify is it only fan adventures that you knock down, Audio, or fangames in all genres? After all, I think I remember some FPS fan creation a few years ago being pretty commercial-quality and popular... Counter-Strike, I believe it's called... Lastly, I'll say that graphic quality is in the eye of the beholder. I will, quite seriously, take low-res but artistic amateur graphics with their own style over the generally sterile and same-y feel of most modern commercial 3D graphics any day. In fact, the screens I've seen of KQ9 are one of the very, very few instances of 3D graphics I've ever seen that I completely enjoy looking at, and that's including commercial games. Peace & Luv, Liz __________________ Adventures in Roleplaying (Nov. 19): "Maybe it's still in the Elemental Plane of Candy." "Is the Elemental Plane of Candy anything like Willy Wonka's factory?" "If it is, would that mean Oompa Loompas are Candy Elementals?" "Actually, I'm thinking more like the Candyland board game. But, I like this idea better." "I like the idea of Oompa Loompa Elementals."