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Ketchaval · 2000-10-20T13:02:38

To start with some inspiring words from member Oddjob: (from MMOPOS thread gdesign forum) and follow them up with my interpretation of this! These show a fresh light on single-player games. Oddjob:"Socialization is crippled aside from flocking together for defense without the underlaying social structures of family, clan and country. Familial groups are less than meaningless without real property and economic underpinnings. Wars are trite without passion and conviction and, oh yes, greed. Without player character rulers and factions - what's there to talk about? NPC orcs spawning? A fancy new magic item? What's the point of having power if there's nothing to do with it but get more power? What's heroism or sacrifice without death? Real death?" ================================================================= -Ketchaval develops the theme: This asks, what is the MEANING behind something in the game, can it be made to matter to the player. Whilst it (may not) suggest that the player can play as a predefined member of a family, it suggests that they could enter as a rookie into a criminal Family.. entering the tempestuous relationships of the characters as they cheat on each other and try to steal from them. Or of fearing the devastation that a civil war may bring to a country, knowing that many of the people will be slaughtered or "forced" to slaughter kinsmen .. just because they have different beliefs (I'm, not condoning this, but it is what happens ie. see American / Spanish civil war etc). Where the land scape may be devastated and land-mines left to evilly blight the lives of families for decades to come . Where neighbours gossiping about their neighbours extra-marital affairs may bring about violent repurcussions. Where the tribal "justice" may be cruel and is definitely to be feared. If you return to the tribe having stolen the chieftains daughter, you will both be punished.... Where greed really leads to backstabbing and anger. Can we start to create systems which contain these things, not trying to force them onto the player in the background, but having them as real parts of the game-system ? Edited by - Ketchaval on 10/17/00 6:37:16 PM

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Started by Ketchaval October 17, 2000 04:32 PM

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October 20, 2000 01:02 PM

So can you make games where the background to situations provoke powerful feelings in the player?

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