Post by: Virtz on April 20, 2010, 04:19:50 pm
Basically, Choice of Games created a pretty neat browser stat-based "Choose your own Adventure" text game engine and have thus far produced two games utilizing it- Choice of the Dragon, where you play through the life of a dragon in a high fantasy world, and the recent Choice of Broadside (http://www.choiceofgames.com/broadsides/), where you play through the career of an "Albion" Royal Navy officer. Apparently they even take suggestions from players concerning choices that could've been there but aren't and may add some in.
What's more, the authors of the engine have made the source available as well as the ability to create your own games (http://www.choiceofgames.com/blog/choicescript-intro/) using their intuitive-looking scripting language. They even offer to host finished stories on the site and give 75% of the revenue (ad revenue, I presume) the game produces.
Post by: Tilla on April 20, 2010, 04:46:48 pm
Post by: Soulwynd on April 20, 2010, 05:05:11 pm
Post by: Dervin on April 20, 2010, 05:05:32 pm
Post by: warhammer651 on April 20, 2010, 05:53:20 pm
Someone MUST do a DF themed one
Post by: Tilla on April 20, 2010, 06:04:51 pm
http://www.choiceofgames.com/blog/choicescript-intro/
Post by: Dervin on April 20, 2010, 06:31:26 pm
Post by: Pathos on April 20, 2010, 06:33:20 pm
I just need to find the campaign book which I'm going to base it off.
Dwarves vs elves. >.<
Post by: Akura on April 20, 2010, 06:33:41 pm
Well, there's always the princesses. ;D
Post by: Pandarsenic on April 20, 2010, 06:39:15 pm
CotD mates: You're going to have to impress them in a field you and your prospective mate are both skilled at. Or for one of them, just be ridiculously famous.
Post by: Farce on April 20, 2010, 06:59:38 pm
I wussed out on my first Broadsides due to fouling up with my first ship's crew hard. My redo ended up with me fouling up my courting, and only sorta-improving the condition of my crew (who still hated me infinitely).
Still ended up a gentlemanly hero of Albion, though.
(EDIT: Also, I disarmed Villaneuve or whatever his name was. Combat focus, oh yeah.)
Post by: Akura on April 20, 2010, 07:16:41 pm
By the way, I don't know how many people know this, but there's an old RPG called Albion, which has an interesting story, though it's pretty hard.
Spoiler: Partly since... (click to show/hide)
Post by: Pandarsenic on April 20, 2010, 07:58:17 pm
Post by: Dervin on April 20, 2010, 08:01:35 pm
Post by: Maldevious on April 20, 2010, 08:49:16 pm
Post by: a1s on April 20, 2010, 11:25:31 pm
By the way, I don't know how many people know this, but there's an old RPG called Albion, which has an interesting story, though it's pretty hard.Spoiler: Partly since... (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: huh? (click to show/hide)
Post by: Grakelin on April 20, 2010, 11:59:45 pm
I liked broadside more, though I like naval stories in general. I ended up being very successful. On the other hand, I was able to impress the blonde socialite, but her father told me to get lost, and then I never got a chance to try to win her again when I became a knight/admiral. This was a bit disappointing.
Post by: Soulwynd on April 21, 2010, 12:00:39 am
By the way, I don't know how many people know this, but there's an old RPG called Albion, which has an interesting story, though it's pretty hard.Spoiler: Partly since... (click to show/hide)Spoiler: huh? (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Yup! (click to show/hide)
Post by: fenrif on April 21, 2010, 12:26:02 am
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Think i prefer the dragon one, though that may be due to getting to play as a complete bastard :P
Post by: Farce on April 21, 2010, 12:42:40 am
I liked Broadside more. Dragon doesn't let me be a goody-goody. :(
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on April 21, 2010, 01:05:40 am
Post by: Maldevious on April 21, 2010, 07:35:54 am
Post by: Tilla on April 21, 2010, 11:48:59 am
Post by: Bluerobin on April 21, 2010, 12:57:37 pm
Post by: Akura on April 21, 2010, 04:14:59 pm
By the way, I don't know how many people know this, but there's an old RPG called Albion, which has an interesting story, though it's pretty hard.Spoiler: Partly since... (click to show/hide)Spoiler: huh? (click to show/hide)Spoiler: Yup! (click to show/hide)
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Post by: Sowelu on April 21, 2010, 04:32:11 pm
Post by: Draco18s on April 21, 2010, 04:58:09 pm
While I gave mention of this in the neat games thread (with Choice of the Dragon (http://www.choiceofgames.com/dragon/)), I thought it deserved its own topic now that a second game of this type appeared as well as the ability to make your own.
Curse you! I just spent the last two hours playing that rather than working.
Post by: Pandarsenic on April 21, 2010, 05:16:48 pm
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I've never pulled it off.
Post by: fenrif on April 21, 2010, 05:23:40 pm
By the way, in Choice of Broadsides, how the hell do you...Spoiler (click to show/hide)
I've never pulled it off.
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Post by: Pandarsenic on April 21, 2010, 05:33:26 pm
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Post by: Maldevious on April 21, 2010, 05:37:46 pm
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Post by: Virtz on April 21, 2010, 05:43:37 pm
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Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on April 21, 2010, 06:04:10 pm
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on April 21, 2010, 06:18:27 pm
Post by: Grakelin on April 21, 2010, 06:26:26 pm
Post by: Pandarsenic on April 21, 2010, 06:27:42 pm
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on April 21, 2010, 06:29:21 pm
Post by: Grakelin on April 21, 2010, 06:31:34 pm
I ended up with at least somewhat high morale with very high discipline (unsure of the exact figure, because it never showed it to me at the end).
EDIT: I'm going to play around with the editor. I'll start with something to do with a spaceship. Maybe we should collaborate and make a Choice of Dwarf Fortress or something similar?
Though, it would look like this:
You have embarked next to a magma pipe. Do you:
- Dig into the Earth
- Cut down some trees
- Fight the fire imps
All three choices lead to "Urist McBantam's cat has just died. He murders the other six dwarves, and then jumps in the magma pit".
Post by: Maldevious on April 21, 2010, 08:40:20 pm
Post by: Grakelin on April 21, 2010, 09:08:29 pm
Post by: Cecilff2 on April 21, 2010, 11:38:39 pm
Choices
Early on, sided with Jones against Pigot.
Once in command of my own.
Cleaned the ship, sailing.
Slacker got double watch and no rum, 20 lashes.
Joked with the crew(Decreased discipline slightly, but did increase happiness)
Pulled aside a whisperer and questioned him, he refused to disclose anything. Whipped the others whisperers.(Perhaps they thought the other guy ratted them out?)
Investigated the murder and threatened a hanging, but never did.(Perhaps this scared them to shape up?)
Appointed the intelligent(but lazy) guy as first officer.
End Results
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Post by: Grakelin on April 21, 2010, 11:53:33 pm
Post by: Cecilff2 on April 22, 2010, 12:01:39 am
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on April 22, 2010, 12:42:18 am
Post by: Acanthus117 on April 22, 2010, 12:46:44 am
In my latest game I made the Gaulish captain my lesbian lover. But even though she lived she was never mentioned in the ending.Haha.
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on April 22, 2010, 03:09:48 am
Post by: Acanthus117 on April 22, 2010, 03:12:12 am
Post by: Pandarsenic on April 22, 2010, 04:12:35 am
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SCIENCE has occurred.
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Post by: Acanthus117 on April 22, 2010, 04:20:06 am
Post by: Emperor_Jonathan on April 22, 2010, 04:52:46 am
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However the dragon one freezes part-way through.
Oh and skipped the commander rank in the naval game.
Post by: de5me7 on April 22, 2010, 06:05:47 am
ended up rear admiral minus 1 hand (the Gaul cut my hand off before i slew him, probably because my combat skill was 27).
Post by: Acanthus117 on April 22, 2010, 06:07:21 am
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on April 22, 2010, 06:26:49 am
Post by: Acanthus117 on April 22, 2010, 06:29:38 am
Post by: rubberduck on April 22, 2010, 06:41:10 am
I'll have to think about that.
Post by: Acanthus117 on April 22, 2010, 06:46:22 am
I would like to do a sci-fi one, sorta like Dead Space but not as scary or alien-y.
Post by: Pandarsenic on April 22, 2010, 06:52:50 am
And do want Choice of Kobold.
Post by: Akura on April 22, 2010, 07:24:42 am
SCIENCE has occurred.Really? I didn't, and did.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Post by: Pandarsenic on April 22, 2010, 07:29:32 am
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Post by: Neonivek on April 22, 2010, 08:07:24 am
But unfortunately I don't have the knack for it and probably never will.
RPGMaker is complicated enough with its variables.
Post by: Bluerobin on April 22, 2010, 08:31:16 am
Post by: Neonivek on April 22, 2010, 08:56:51 am
Post by: Grakelin on April 22, 2010, 11:34:19 am
Post by: Apple Master on April 22, 2010, 11:37:06 am
Post by: Grakelin on April 22, 2010, 11:38:45 am
Post by: Farce on April 22, 2010, 03:11:31 pm
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What kind of kobold are you?
*choice
#Lizardbold
#Dogbold
#Sortabothbold
#Cutebold
Post by: Draco18s on April 22, 2010, 03:24:17 pm
QuoteWhat kind of kobold are you?
*choice
#Lizardbold
#Dogbold
#Sortabothbold
#Cutebold
CobaltKobold?
Post by: a1s on April 22, 2010, 03:58:13 pm
I made my first command into a beamingly happy, ultra-disciplined crew on my first try. I really don't see how you guys managed to get mutineed. In fact, I didn't get a whiff of mutiny the whole time.Yeah, it's possible. On my first try I promoted Jones (that ingrate!), who promised I will not live to see the light of day (or whatever) and they still didn't mutiny. One other thing I did, was make the lazy bums clean my ship (now, you probably think that option was pointless, but being half-ruskie (IRL I mean) I immediately though it'll be a fun team building exercise (Russian army is notorious for forcing the fresh meat to whitewash birches and "paint the grass green")), which it surprisingly was (+happiness and +discipline, no skill-gain though). I gave the rum guy 10 lashes.
edit: I aslo kant sepll ;)
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on April 22, 2010, 04:03:42 pm
Post by: Virtz on April 22, 2010, 04:41:55 pm
So has no one yet made any other games? I can't seem to find any others anywhere.According to this (http://www.choiceofgames.com/blog/2010/03/choice-of-broadsides-coming-soon/), someone submitted a game, they just haven't gotten around to finishing the hosted games section of the site yet apparently.
Also, a quick google search for "choicecript game" returned this (http://playdeez.com/choicescript/hammurabi/index.html) - a remake of an 80s game called Hammurabi.
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on April 22, 2010, 05:07:08 pm
Post by: a1s on April 22, 2010, 08:01:05 pm
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on April 22, 2010, 08:17:50 pm
Post by: a1s on April 22, 2010, 08:20:20 pm
Of course I've never tried running away from the final battle.tried it already- got court martialed (they absolved me, but I became a disgrace) for nothing.
Post by: Dervin on April 22, 2010, 08:21:33 pm
Post by: a1s on April 22, 2010, 08:57:05 pm
I don't think there is.Authors say there is (http://www.choiceofgames.com/blog/2010/04/play-choice-of-broadsides-now/#comment-334)
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There is a happy ending possible with the Gaulish character (actually a couple, but only one is really a fully happy ending for you and a happy-ish ending for the Gaul). You have to both have the right stats and make the right choice to get it, though.how are there several good ending and we can't find them?! argh!
Post by: Acanthus117 on April 22, 2010, 08:57:48 pm
Post by: Dervin on April 22, 2010, 09:07:36 pm
GGGAAAAAHHHH I WANT TO GET THAT ENDINGGGGASERJASDJSLD
Post by: Pandarsenic on April 22, 2010, 11:49:39 pm
GGGAAAAAHHHH I WANT TO GET THAT ENDINGGGGASERJASDJSLD
Post by: Xotes on April 23, 2010, 12:42:40 am
Choice of the Chrysallid.
Post by: Pandarsenic on April 23, 2010, 12:54:09 am
Post by: Pnx on April 23, 2010, 08:42:31 am
Post by: Neonivek on April 23, 2010, 10:39:39 am
Post by: a1s on April 23, 2010, 11:01:52 am
Each mission it seems to be possible to be promoted twice.what? how? (or do you mean in X-com? because I thought that wasn't true either?)
(well I guess I know how to get promoted twice in the first mission- you need a cunning plan (and of course for a cunning plan, you need cunning). but in most of the chapters I wasn't even promoted once)
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on April 23, 2010, 04:58:06 pm
Post by: Tilla on April 23, 2010, 06:17:15 pm
I wonder if their pirate game they're supposed planning on making at some point will do the same thing with sex selection where choosing to be a female makes everyone switch organs without any of the respective switches in personality and everything else. I mean, there were actually real female pirates in history, some of whom actually survived for a while.
Hard to say, in Broadsides I found it amusing that it was some basic alternate world, because they'd basically have had to write another game to show how a female is treated differently in old timey navys (or not be there at all as would be realistic) :P
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on April 23, 2010, 06:27:25 pm
Post by: Grakelin on April 23, 2010, 06:29:21 pm
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on April 23, 2010, 06:31:25 pm
Except that Choice of Broadsides covered the story in a way true to the time period.
Unless you play a woman. Also, what time period? It doesn't even take place on earth.
Post by: Virtz on April 23, 2010, 06:59:53 pm
I'm pretty sure the "Napoleonic Era" was mentioned somewhere in it.Except that Choice of Broadsides covered the story in a way true to the time period.
Unless you play a woman. Also, what time period? It doesn't even take place on earth.
Not to mention "Gaul" and "Albion" are pretty obviously France and Great Britain respectively.
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on April 23, 2010, 07:11:14 pm
Post by: Grakelin on April 23, 2010, 11:02:09 pm
Do you miss the point on purpose all the time, or what?
Think of it as an alternate timeline.
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on April 23, 2010, 11:27:22 pm
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Do you miss the point on purpose all the time, or what?
Think of it as an alternate timeline.
Well I've apparently missed your point this time. Care to explain it or are you just going to ask demeaning rhetorical questions?
Post by: Grakelin on April 24, 2010, 12:32:57 am
Think of it as an alternate timeline.
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on April 24, 2010, 01:29:35 am
Post by: Grakelin on April 24, 2010, 01:30:10 am
Post by: Acanthus117 on April 24, 2010, 01:31:25 am
So far, I've got nothing. I've tried tons of different chars and such, but to no avail.
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on April 24, 2010, 01:33:43 am
Look, if you're asking that question, you're not thinking hard enough.
Uh huh... That's really productive.
Look. It's a fantasy game that tries to roughly emulate the real world age of sail in terms of technology and culture. It's not a game based on the real world age of sail. It is to the real world age of Sail and Mount and Blade is the the real world Middle Ages, except that choosing to play a female character makes everything backwards.
let's just drop this and try to get that happy ending with the Gaul!
So far, I've got nothing. I've tried tons of different chars and such, but to no avail.
Until someone finds something out about it there's nothing else to say.
Post by: a1s on April 24, 2010, 07:15:49 am
How does an alternate time line explain women and men switching roles completely?I'll try to answer that.
First I need you to do something for me, forget that you can play as a male character (because, yes, 2 stories that are identical in story and all characters, save for their gender are kinda absurd). Now on to female dominated Age of Sail.
Since ancient times there have been societies on earth where women were warriors and leaders (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matriarchy). If one such society were to develop to a technologically advanced state there is no doubt women would be sailing ships (and men would knit them sweaters at home). There are a number of objections you can raise to this:
- Women are small/weak/lack spatial reasoning: being small (the difference by the is less then the standard deviation) means women would have to carry less supplies, and there is no evidence (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex-related_differences_in_spatial_cognition) to support men being better at either navigation or reading maps
- What about pregnancy: Well, yes that would cause problems, but not as many as you think. Life on a ship isn't usually that hard (unless there was a change in weather, course or a chance of violence, officers would usually have to invent ways to occupy sailors (like washing the ship)), and they did have some rudimentary medical facilities. So it would possible to excuse anyone who is pregnant from their contract and leave them in the next port (again this seems harsh, but life was generally harsh for sailors back then).
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on April 24, 2010, 07:45:36 am
Really, it's an (doubtlessly completely unintentional) insult to feminism if ever there was one. It diminishes the struggles women have had to endure over the centuries to gain what rights and respect they have. It's like that stupid "dress guys up in high heels to show your condemnation of sexual abuse" walk we have at my school every year. It's got no message except maybe, we're willing to make ourselves look stupid and be very uncomfortable to show you we care that people get raped.
Post by: Acanthus117 on April 24, 2010, 07:47:35 am
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on April 24, 2010, 07:49:57 am
You could have at least said something like, "I don't like this current discussion but have nothing meaningful to add so I will just offer my condemnation of you."
Post by: Acanthus117 on April 24, 2010, 07:51:24 am
::)
Post by: a1s on April 24, 2010, 07:54:47 am
the funny idea of men staying at home and all that.to quote yourself, *rolls eyes*
Post by: Acanthus117 on April 24, 2010, 07:57:58 am
Well, men didn't stay at home during the Napoleonic Era. they were out doing stuff, killing each other and discovering scientific hoo-ha.the funny idea of men staying at home and all that.to quote yourself, *rolls eyes*
Okay, lets not turn this into a gender war. We're here to discuss a game, not women vs men or anything.
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on April 24, 2010, 07:59:24 am
Most often Clergymen at that. And if there was ever a misogynistic profession at the time it was that of a catholic priest.
Post by: Acanthus117 on April 24, 2010, 08:00:11 am
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on April 24, 2010, 08:00:39 am
Post by: Acanthus117 on April 24, 2010, 08:02:11 am
Post by: Pnx on April 24, 2010, 08:08:51 am
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on April 24, 2010, 08:16:14 am
Post by: Pandarsenic on April 24, 2010, 08:36:57 am
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on April 24, 2010, 08:42:49 am
Post by: Pandarsenic on April 24, 2010, 08:56:25 am
A little effort, please.
Post by: a1s on April 24, 2010, 09:07:22 am
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on April 24, 2010, 09:17:23 am
It's not exactly subtle that they're doing that so they have free license to, while retaining whatever associations we have with real world places from a real world time (i.e. the British government's love of the lash) while having free license to toy with, add, or remove historical figures and events as necessary for narrative cohesiveness.
A little effort, please.
Or you know, they could just not call it Albion and do the exact same thing. It's not like whether or not they call it England or not has any affect on how historically accurate they have to be. Look at it this way. Say someone got a map of Europe and pasted the word Albion over England. That's all they really did here. I mean, besides sticking the word "Gaul" on France. If they were going to bother changing two of the real world place names, it was just lazy to not change the third. I mean, at least call it Londinium.
actually that offers some insight into the "point of divergence" (as it is called by AHisotry fans). the words "Albion", "Gaul" and "London" (actually "Londonium") are were all around in the Roman times, while the word "France" (and other words of the same root) was not. Curiously enough the word "Briton" ("Britannus") was around (and "Britania" was the official name of the land). So... perhaps in this world ALbion was never conquered by the Romans?
I think you're putting a little too little thought into some parts of that theory and way too much into others. If it was never conquered by the Romans it wouldn't have ended up exactly like the real world Napoleonic era or whatever minus some names. Rome was just far too significant for things to have been completely unaffected by it's absence. Secondly, the much simpler explanation is that they wanted to make things sound fictional without actually changing anything from history besides whatever they simply neglected to include, and they were not feeling creative, so they took England and France and renamed them Albion and Gaul.
Mount and Blade.
Post by: a1s on April 24, 2010, 09:37:39 am
I think you're putting a little too little thought into some parts of that theory and way too much into others. If it was never conquered by the Romans it wouldn't have ended up exactly like the real world Napoleonic era or whatever minus some names.That and there would be no London[ium].
Post by: Draco18s on April 24, 2010, 11:34:32 am
To refer to a point dropped ages ago, I think Albion having a city named London makes it pretty clear what's going on with the nations' names.
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Albion is Great Britian.
Quote from: Wikipedia
Albion (Greek: Ἀλβιών) is the oldest known name of the island of Great Britain. It is thought to derive from the white cliffs of Dover. Today, it is still sometimes used poetically to refer to the island or England in particular.
Post by: Pathos on April 24, 2010, 01:38:54 pm
actually that offers some insight into the "point of divergence" (as it is called by AHisotry fans). the words "Albion", "Gaul" and "London" (actually "Londonium") are were all around in the Roman times, while the word "France" (and other words of the same root) was not. Curiously enough the word "Briton" ("Britannus") was around (and "Britania" was the official name of the land). So... perhaps in this world ALbion was never conquered by the Romans?
I believe the bolded was due to a tribe called the Bretons, but I may be wrong.
Post by: Grakelin on April 24, 2010, 01:47:09 pm
Has anyone actually gotten particularly far in making anything? I haven't gotten past my startup chapter. Maybe I'll work on it a bit this weekend.
Post by: rubberduck on April 24, 2010, 01:54:39 pm
Post by: Grakelin on April 24, 2010, 01:58:11 pm
Post by: rubberduck on April 24, 2010, 03:22:52 pm
Of course, I have made an obscure series of choices that will get the kobold kicked out of his tribe. Will be interesting to find a way to mesh that with the rest.
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on April 24, 2010, 04:48:14 pm
Man, Ioric, I have never seen such a monumentally obvious troll. I'm surprised I didn't catch on before. I suggest everybody just glosses over Ioric's posts if we want to salvage this thread for the discussion of future 'Choice of' games.
Has anyone actually gotten particularly far in making anything? I haven't gotten past my startup chapter. Maybe I'll work on it a bit this weekend.
Well then I'm sure this will tickle you pink. I'd normally try to comment back at such an obvious personal attack, but someone decided to complain to Toady about being offended by a joke I made without ever telling me they found it offensive first. Needless to say he was forced to waste his time sending me a warning, and frankly I don't want to be banned for something as stupid as not agreeing with someone, so good for you, you win.
I'm almost finished with my startup chapter in Choices of the Kobold. If I can just stop adding interesting choices I might finish up tomorrow. That is, finish the startup chapter.
Make sure you post it here instead of just submitting it to the choice of website.
Post by: Xotes on April 24, 2010, 05:27:32 pm
Alternate Universe: An imaginary realm, often a variant form of the real world, depicting a different way events could have unfolded or the universe could have functioned.
In other words, the guys who write these things can just make stuff up.
Even with a poorly done gender-swap thing where roles are reversed and so on.
Your only solution is to deal with it.
NOW BACK TO THE TOPIC AT HAND
I'd code one of these things but I don't really feel like it. So, bah.
EDITED WITH A BETTER DEFINITION
Post by: umiman on April 24, 2010, 06:45:48 pm
Post by: darkflagrance on April 24, 2010, 08:34:04 pm
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on July 15, 2010, 10:28:16 am
Post by: Tilla on August 28, 2010, 01:33:06 am
Post by: Pandarsenic on August 28, 2010, 02:07:16 am
This should be entertaining. I'll do the Vampire one first.
Edit: This is HUGE. Holyshitmuch.
Post by: Tilla on August 28, 2010, 02:36:39 am
Also, relevant from a blog post they made:
In addition to our games that are nearing completion, we have several more games that are in development but where the development process has been going more slowly for various reasons. By popular demand, both Choice of the Dragon 2 and Choice of the God are in development, as is Choice of the Wizard. None of those games are near beta testing, however, let alone release. For various reasons, those have fallen a little behind.
Post by: Farce on August 28, 2010, 03:00:41 am
Post by: Pandarsenic on August 28, 2010, 03:01:55 am
Choice of the God
Oh my want
E: Playing the Romance one as Light Yagami, complete with "Just As Planned," is fucking fantastic.
Post by: Farce on August 28, 2010, 06:07:38 am
Spoiler: Romance (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Romance Double Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Vampire was less interesting, but I was kind of a goody goody. Maybe I'll try again, and opt to murder harder.
Post by: Pandarsenic on August 28, 2010, 06:36:15 am
Post by: Farce on August 28, 2010, 08:56:04 am
Anyway, this one was kind of cool.
Spoiler: Just a picture (click to show/hide)
The previous one was better.
Spoiler: Spoily (click to show/hide)
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on August 28, 2010, 06:31:18 pm
[spoiler]If you try to get permission to turn her your maker will have Jesse drain her. If you talk to Jesse and tell him how you feel about her you can get a hint that it won't be good to tell your maker and try to flee, but she gets ground to mush by a cart on the way to meet you the following evening. I haven't tried turning her without permission but that probably turns out similarly badly. They need her to die in order to introduce that whole love beyond death death thingy and also drive home the fact that being an immortal sucks. Because you know, it wouldn't be fair if it didn't.
Post by: Pandarsenic on August 28, 2010, 07:02:18 pm
I was disappointed by the lack of "Murder elders in their sleep" options.
Post by: Ioric Kittencuddler on August 28, 2010, 07:25:03 pm
Apparently the only mortal you can get close to without them dying horribly is Wilson the servant in vicksburg. That is to say, once he starts to get old you can ask what's her name to let you turn him, and it all goes off without a hitch. That's pretty much around the time the game ends.
Post by: Servant Corps on August 28, 2010, 07:39:14 pm
Has anyone actually gotten particularly far in making anything? I haven't gotten past my startup chapter. Maybe I'll work on it a bit this weekend.
I'm waiting for my data to be recovered so that I can continue making the Middle Eastern game I posted about before in Creative Projects. Still in the early stages though.
Post by: Farce on August 28, 2010, 09:25:23 pm
Also, West has the coolest scenario. Specifically, the scenario of being not-in-the-city. My first Vamp character was a goody-goody that sorta ignored that Rule of Reserve, and despite never getting violent I had 4 strength.
My last one was also in that scenario, but instead of being nice I killed, dominated, scared, and/or intimidated everyone I met ever.
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Post by: Pandarsenic on August 28, 2010, 11:37:04 pm
Which makes him President Andrew Jackson, Vampire Hunter, and as awesome as that is I WANT HIS BLOOD IN ME.
Post by: Tilla on August 29, 2010, 12:27:35 am
http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/watch?v=Xr9kts27eaw
Post by: Farce on August 29, 2010, 04:20:56 am
Maybe something like perception, to notice the stake, or that he's faking or something?
Also, I think that you can infer from this game that Jackson just carried a stake around everywhere in this version of history. Awesome? y/Y
Post by: Tilla on August 29, 2010, 05:16:00 am
My guess is Jackson is just there to teach you a lesson or something, but I've only tried it once.
Maybe something like perception, to notice the stake, or that he's faking or something?
Also, I think that you can infer from this game that Jackson just carried a stake around everywhere in this version of history. Awesome? y/Y
Everything about Jackson in this game is awesome.
Post by: Cecilff2 on September 01, 2010, 09:30:41 am
Post by: Pandarsenic on September 01, 2010, 10:06:19 am
I REALLY want to figure out a way to feed from him, or at least get an explanation for why he seems to be in the know about vampires.
Post by: Cecilff2 on September 01, 2010, 10:29:45 am
Post by: Megaman on September 01, 2010, 05:51:25 pm