Proposed idea: Community Game Playthroughs

Jeysie · 12-23-2005, 05:23 AM

OK. After reading some of the comments in the "What would you change?" thread in Chit-Chat about how we don't have enough in-depth threads about older games, I had a thought...

Inspired by the activity on some Harry Potter forums where there are community chapter-by-chapter readthroughs for the books, what about having a section-by-section playthrough of a game?

We'd pick an adventure game, and everyone who wanted to participate would start playing (or replaying it) up to a certain point. Like, for instance, if we picked Gabriel Knight 1, everyone might play it up to the end of Day One. Then we'd all discuss Day One of the game in-depth... our experiences solving the puzzles, any plot points revealed, etc.

We'd stay on the same section for a week or so, then move on to playing and discussing the next section (like Day Two in GK1), and so on until we finished the game.

Of course, it would mostly just be an excuse to get everyone on the same page for a game at the same time... people could post inspired threads outside the main game-playing thread, naturally.

I personally was proposing Beneath a Steel Sky for the first game... partly because I need to play it myself anyway for a Many Deaths section, partly because it's an interesting game that's not too difficult, but mostly because it's freeware so it's easy for lots of people to "own" and play to participate in the thread.

But generally I'd think we could choose whatever the next game might be by having nominations and a poll to vote on and such.

What do y'all think? Does anyone else like this idea? Do any of you have refinements or suggestions to add? Do you think I'm nuts?

Peace & Luv, Liz

Fairygdmther · 12-23-2005, 05:44 AM

Jeysie, it sounds like a great idea - count me in!

Lynsie

AFGNCAAP · 12-23-2005, 05:48 AM

I do think you're nuts, otherwise you wouldn't be here.

It may be interesting idea. Pity it will only really work well with games that are rather well-known, and at the same time have enough "depth" (I'm not sure BASS fits the second requirement, but I agree that its accessibility make it a great choice to start this).

Jazhara7 · 12-23-2005, 05:56 AM

That's a great idea. I'm game.

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Dasilva · 12-23-2005, 05:58 AM

I'm game.

Lets start with Quake 4!

Just kidding.

Jeysie · 12-23-2005, 06:11 AM

AFGNCAAP:

Well, BaSS was just a suggestion... I'm certainly open to other ideas.

My other personal vote would be Gabriel Knight 1, but we could even go with something like Grim Fandango, for instance.

As for the well-known thing... for whatever "main" thread is going on, it would help if it was well-known, yes. But there's no reason that there can't be more than one play-through thread going on at a time. Maybe we could have one main thread for a well-known game and one thread for an "obscure" game (that still at least a few people have heard of). Maybe we could have a Myst-style game thread and an not-Myst-style game thread.

Maybe we could pick an indie game for the Amateur forum.

I just wanted excuses to get several people playing the same game at mostly the same time for a while to generate some "retro" game discussion, so the idea's all flexible.

Peace & Luv, Liz

*natalia* · 12-23-2005, 06:17 AM

I think that sounds like a fantastic idea, Jeysie. I just played BASS, but I'll join in on whatever game you guys might choose next.

Dasilva · 12-23-2005, 06:53 AM

I like that idea, keep it retro. Hardly of us have all the new hybrid adventure games.

I vote for Space Quest 4.

RLacey · 12-23-2005, 07:03 AM

I'm interested, if I own a copy of whatever game you choose to do

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Jazhara7 · 12-23-2005, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Dasilva

I like that idea, keep it retro. Hardly of us have all the new hybrid adventure games.

I vote for Space Quest 4.

I don't own the Space Quest games...

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Dasilva · 12-23-2005, 07:46 AM

Maybe I could 'give' you a copy. Perfectly legal of course.

RLacey · 12-23-2005, 07:51 AM

I certainly don't vote for Space Quest IV. I am never, repeat never playing the shopping mall section ever again

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Dasilva · 12-23-2005, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by RLacey

I certainly don't vote for Space Quest IV. I am never, repeat never playing the shopping mall section ever again

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Why? Its fine if you use the patches and/or DosBox. Or played it when it was release. I've done all of the above.

RLacey · 12-23-2005, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Dasilva

Why? Its fine if you use the patches and/or DosBox. Or played it when it was release. I've done all of the above.

I'm not complaining about getting the game running

. I've completed the thing in the past, you see. It's just that I can't bring myself to replay a certain "chase" section in the game that annoyed the hell out of me the first time.

Dasilva · 12-23-2005, 08:38 AM

Space Quest 5?

Gotta love that one.

RLacey · 12-23-2005, 08:40 AM

Yeah, that one's good fun

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BASS still seems like a better bet, though

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colpet · 12-23-2005, 09:45 AM

This sounds like fun, and I've never played BASS, but I don't have the game. I'll wait until we start up another one.

I play most of my games along with a friend, so this would be right up my alley. It is nice to have discussions and work through puzzles with someone else. It also helps slow me down, as I tend to 'marathon play'. I've learnt that my patience wears thin the longer I've been at the game, and I'm more apt to look for hints to move me along.

Quote:

Maybe we could have a Myst-style game thread and an not-Myst-style game thread.

Maybe we could pick an indie game for the Amateur forum.

This is a good idea, too.

Some of the games that would be fun for me to replay:
Beyond Atlantis, Timelapse, Zork Nemesis, Zork Grand Inquisitor and Morpheus.

Kurufinwe · 12-23-2005, 09:53 AM

This seems like a good idea, Jeysie!

I'll try and participate (though I know I'll be tempted to 'cheat' and just comment from memory without replaying the game --- is that allowed?).

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Originally Posted by colpet

This sounds like fun, and I've never played BASS, but I don't have the game. I'll wait until we start up another one.

It's available as freeware on the ScummVM website. So, no excuse.

AFGNCAAP · 12-23-2005, 10:09 AM

Another advantage of BASS is that Mr Ince is likely to visit us and drop some interesting piece of trivia.

I'm starting to really like this idea.

colpet · 12-23-2005, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Kurufinwe

This seems like a good idea, Jeysie!

I'll try and participate (though I know I'll be tempted to 'cheat' and just comment from memory without replaying the game --- is that allowed?).

It's available as freeware on the ScummVM website. So, no excuse.

Could you post exactly what to do with all these downloads? (I'm a computer dunce). I have a WinXP. Which ones to I need and how do I get them to work on my computer?

12-23-2005, 05:23 AM	#1
Jeysie Diva of Death Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 1,402	Proposed idea: Community Game Playthroughs OK. After reading some of the comments in the "What would you change?" thread in Chit-Chat about how we don't have enough in-depth threads about older games, I had a thought... Inspired by the activity on some Harry Potter forums where there are community chapter-by-chapter readthroughs for the books, what about having a section-by-section playthrough of a game? We'd pick an adventure game, and everyone who wanted to participate would start playing (or replaying it) up to a certain point. Like, for instance, if we picked Gabriel Knight 1, everyone might play it up to the end of Day One. Then we'd all discuss Day One of the game in-depth... our experiences solving the puzzles, any plot points revealed, etc. We'd stay on the same section for a week or so, then move on to playing and discussing the next section (like Day Two in GK1), and so on until we finished the game. Of course, it would mostly just be an excuse to get everyone on the same page for a game at the same time... people could post inspired threads outside the main game-playing thread, naturally. I personally was proposing Beneath a Steel Sky for the first game... partly because I need to play it myself anyway for a Many Deaths section, partly because it's an interesting game that's not too difficult, but mostly because it's freeware so it's easy for lots of people to "own" and play to participate in the thread. But generally I'd think we could choose whatever the next game might be by having nominations and a poll to vote on and such. What do y'all think? Does anyone else like this idea? Do any of you have refinements or suggestions to add? Do you think I'm nuts? Peace & Luv, Liz Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ 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."

12-23-2005, 05:44 AM	#2
Fairygdmther Magic Wand Waver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 3,142	Jeysie, it sounds like a great idea - count me in! Lynsie Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson

12-23-2005, 05:48 AM	#3
AFGNCAAP Dungeon Master Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Poland Posts: 4,152	I do think you're nuts, otherwise you wouldn't be here. It may be interesting idea. Pity it will only really work well with games that are rather well-known, and at the same time have enough "depth" (I'm not sure BASS fits the second requirement, but I agree that its accessibility make it a great choice to start this). Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ What's happening? Wh... Where am I?

12-23-2005, 05:56 AM	#4
Jazhara7 Ale! And keep 'em coming! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Beyond the Pattern of Reality...or Germany Posts: 8,527	That's a great idea. I'm game. - Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ - "esc(x) cot(x) dx = -csc(x)!" Dennis added, and the wizard's robe caught on fire. "Gosh," Dennis said, "and some people say higher math isn't relevant." >>>Inventor of the Mail order-Assassin<<< And This...is a Black Hole - BYE!

12-23-2005, 05:58 AM	#5
Dasilva Hitch-Hiker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Mediterranean Sea Posts: 4,364	I'm game. Lets start with Quake 4! Just kidding. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Regards, DaSilva "If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is." - Angelina Jolie _ <Susan falls through the floor and gets stuck> <Paco looks at her blankly> "Whats wrong with you?! Lassy would of had a firetruck here by now!" - Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives

12-23-2005, 06:11 AM	#6
Jeysie Diva of Death Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 1,402	AFGNCAAP: Well, BaSS was just a suggestion... I'm certainly open to other ideas. My other personal vote would be Gabriel Knight 1, but we could even go with something like Grim Fandango, for instance. As for the well-known thing... for whatever "main" thread is going on, it would help if it was well-known, yes. But there's no reason that there can't be more than one play-through thread going on at a time. Maybe we could have one main thread for a well-known game and one thread for an "obscure" game (that still at least a few people have heard of). Maybe we could have a Myst-style game thread and an not-Myst-style game thread. Maybe we could pick an indie game for the Amateur forum. I just wanted excuses to get several people playing the same game at mostly the same time for a while to generate some "retro" game discussion, so the idea's all flexible. Peace & Luv, Liz Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ 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."

12-23-2005, 06:17 AM	#7
natalia Mrs. Bear Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 455	I think that sounds like a fantastic idea, Jeysie. I just played BASS, but I'll join in on whatever game you guys might choose next. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Do not try to live forever. You will not succeed. George Bernard Shaw

12-23-2005, 06:53 AM	#8
Dasilva Hitch-Hiker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Mediterranean Sea Posts: 4,364	I like that idea, keep it retro. Hardly of us have all the new hybrid adventure games. I vote for Space Quest 4. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Regards, DaSilva "If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is." - Angelina Jolie _ <Susan falls through the floor and gets stuck> <Paco looks at her blankly> "Whats wrong with you?! Lassy would of had a firetruck here by now!" - Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives

12-23-2005, 07:03 AM	#9
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	I'm interested, if I own a copy of whatever game you choose to do . Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

12-23-2005, 07:46 AM	#11
Dasilva Hitch-Hiker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Mediterranean Sea Posts: 4,364	Maybe I could 'give' you a copy. Perfectly legal of course. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Regards, DaSilva "If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is." - Angelina Jolie _ <Susan falls through the floor and gets stuck> <Paco looks at her blankly> "Whats wrong with you?! Lassy would of had a firetruck here by now!" - Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives

12-23-2005, 07:51 AM	#12
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	I certainly don't vote for Space Quest IV. I am never, repeat never playing the shopping mall section ever again . Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

12-23-2005, 08:38 AM	#15
Dasilva Hitch-Hiker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Mediterranean Sea Posts: 4,364	Space Quest 5? Gotta love that one. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Regards, DaSilva "If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is." - Angelina Jolie _ <Susan falls through the floor and gets stuck> <Paco looks at her blankly> "Whats wrong with you?! Lassy would of had a firetruck here by now!" - Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives

12-23-2005, 08:40 AM	#16
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	Yeah, that one's good fun . BASS still seems like a better bet, though . Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

12-23-2005, 10:09 AM	#19
AFGNCAAP Dungeon Master Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Poland Posts: 4,152	Another advantage of BASS is that Mr Ince is likely to visit us and drop some interesting piece of trivia. I'm starting to really like this idea. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ What's happening? Wh... Where am I?

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