Despite having said I was in last year and it not happening.....

In!

I've already worked out how I'm going to incorporate 3 of the 4 elements into the story, just have to work Emotion into it somehow.

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RAZORUNREAL

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June 04, 2006 05:33 PM

A definate maybe. Guess I'm the only one who thinks the elements suck compared to last time.

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Servant of the Lord

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June 04, 2006 05:38 PM

Quote: Original post by RAZORUNREAL
A definate maybe. Guess I'm the only one who thinks the elements suck compared to last time.

I agree. They're more creative, but I can't come up with a good idea.

I'll enter if I can think of a good story, but I may just make a game not for the contest, to go my own way. Whether I enter it or not, I'm starting to make a action rpg(2D).

Sneftel

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June 04, 2006 05:53 PM

The elements are more constraining than last year. RPNZ was form, not function--turn your shoot-the-aliens-with-lasers game into a shoot-the-zombies-with-shuriken game and you've got an entry. This year, games are going to be a lot more "into" the elements. That's good if you're looking for inspiration, and bad if you're trying to steer your partially completed game into 4E. Overall, I think it'll produce some interesting games, but at the same time I don't plan to shelve my current project in order to enter.

Forsaken Incognito

100

June 04, 2006 06:03 PM

I may take a lunge at this, I'm a beginner, so don't expect a 3D RTS, but I'll probably try a text adventure, thank goodness we've got a while to work on this.

Avatar God

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June 04, 2006 06:08 PM

Quote: Original post by Sneftel
The elements are more constraining than last year. RPNZ was form, not function--turn your shoot-the-aliens-with-lasers game into a shoot-the-zombies-with-shuriken game and you've got an entry. This year, games are going to be a lot more "into" the elements. That's good if you're looking for inspiration, and bad if you're trying to steer your partially completed game into 4E. Overall, I think it'll produce some interesting games, but at the same time I don't plan to shelve my current project in order to enter.

I don't know. The elements require more thought, but I don't know that they're all that constraining. I think we'll see more well-planned games, at least.

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InsaneBoarder234

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June 04, 2006 06:45 PM

Quote: Original post by AdamskiAirsoft
but I'll probably try a text adventure

If you're serious about that, I'd be pretty interested in playing that game. It would need a good storyline to incorporate the elements good and I'd be quite interested in seeing how that turned out.

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Mike Bossy

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June 04, 2006 06:47 PM

I love the elements this year. I'm probably not going to be entering due to time constraints but thanks to the contest I have come up with a new game idea that fits into the 4 elements. I hope to at least do a design write up for myself and possibly use it in the future for an IGF entry.

Kudos to the organizers for making people stretch this year.