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Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] dev null> wrote:
> >>> The rest of the world calls them casual games.
> >
> >> I thought "casual games" just refers to all those pointless
> >> browser-based Flash games that keep bored office workers amused in their
> >> lunch breaks. (?)
> >
> > What kind of games do you think PopCap makes?
> I bought a game from them. It wasn't especially *good*, but I'm not sure
> if it's what you'd call "casual".
PopCap is one of the biggest names in casual gaming.
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On 03/05/2011 22:44, Warp wrote:
> PopCap is one of the biggest names in casual gaming.
Well, I won't argue with that.
They also made... oh no, wait, that's Capcom...
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Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
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> Try to find a tetris game for the iPhone or the Android. I won't hold
> my breath.
>
> - Warp
No need to hold your breath. There is already an iPhone Tetris app. I dont have
an iPhone but my daugther showed me over Easter
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>>> The other group comprises everything else. I call these "alpha games".
>>
>> The rest of the world calls them casual games.
>
> And the first batch is AAA games.
I'm still not sure I'm happy with this classification. It seems to be
based more on how much budget a game has, rather than how you actually
play it.
For example, there's a bunch of recent games using motion control and
related technologies which clearly follow the "you control an
essentially human character in an essentially real world setting", and
yet is clearly aimed at Mr & Mrs Average Human, so it's probably
considered casual.
Perhaps a more accurate classification would be "first person and third
person games" and "everything else".
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On 5/4/2011 8:03, Invisible wrote:
> I'm still not sure I'm happy with this classification. It seems to be based
> more on how much budget a game has, rather than how you actually play it.
You haven't really explained what you think the difference is between (say)
psychonauts and Crysis.
> Perhaps a more accurate classification would be "first person and third
> person games" and "everything else".
Except psychonauts, portal, and "stealth games" are all first or third
person, but you listed them as "everything else".
I think you need to clarify what you think the distinction is if you want
names for the things.
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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
"Coding without comments is like
driving without turn signals."
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On 5/4/2011 7:52, JimT wrote:
> Warp<war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
>> Invisible<voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
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>> Try to find a tetris game for the iPhone or the Android. I won't hold
>> my breath.
>>
>> - Warp
>
> No need to hold your breath. There is already an iPhone Tetris app. I dont have
> an iPhone but my daugther showed me over Easter
Well, that's good! He was already turning blue in the face.
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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
"Coding without comments is like
driving without turn signals."
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Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> > Perhaps a more accurate classification would be "first person and third
> > person games" and "everything else".
> Except psychonauts, portal, and "stealth games" are all first or third
> person, but you listed them as "everything else".
> I think you need to clarify what you think the distinction is if you want
> names for the things.
How about real-time strategy games (such as Starcraft), RPG games (such
as the Baldur's Gate franchise), MMORPG games (such as World of Warcraft),
rythm games (such as the Guitar Hero franchise), driving games (such as
the Need for Speed franchise), and so on? Where do they fit in?
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JimT <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> No need to hold your breath. There is already an iPhone Tetris app. I dont have
> an iPhone but my daugther showed me over Easter
Unless it's made by the Tetris Company, it will be removed quite soon.
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> You haven't really explained what you think the difference is between
> (say) psychonauts and Crysis.
> Except psychonauts, portal, and "stealth games" are all first or third
> person, but you listed them as "everything else".
>
> I think you need to clarify what you think the distinction is if you
> want names for the things.
Apparently I'm not explaining this very well.
I consider Psychonauts, Crysis, Portal and all the various stealth games
to be delta games. I guess basically it comes down to anything that
plays as 1st person or 3rd person.
Everything else - all the puzzlers, platformers, God games, and so forth
- is alpha games.
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On 04/05/2011 18:55, Warp wrote:
> JimT<nomail@nomail> wrote:
>> No need to hold your breath. There is already an iPhone Tetris app. I dont have
>> an iPhone but my daugther showed me over Easter
>
> Unless it's made by the Tetris Company, it will be removed quite soon.
So these guys do actually make stuff as well as just being annoying?
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