Comments on: These Are Not the Werewolves You’re Looking For http://www.untoldentertainment.com/blog/2009/12/24/these-are-not-the-werewolves-youre-looking-for/ We Make Flash Games Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:01:47 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://www.untoldentertainment.com/blog/2009/12/24/these-are-not-the-werewolves-youre-looking-for/comment-page-1/#comment-4910 Ryan Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:35:49 +0000 http://www.untoldentertainment.com/blog/?p=2089#comment-4910 Aditya - i can't really comment due to legal reasons. Polish, as i understand it, is anything non-essential to the core gameplay mechanic that makes the experience more pleasurable. Rollovers on buttons, 'you win!' sound effects, glows, particle effects, menu transitions - lots of sexy sugar that go a long way to making the game feel better. Mark - i'm not up on my Avatar, but i did read somewhere that Cameron fought valiantly to convince the studio to shell out the extra (TONS) of cash for the new 3D technology they used to shoot the movie. So it wasn't all rosy for him. Aditya – i can’t really comment due to legal reasons.

Polish, as i understand it, is anything non-essential to the core gameplay mechanic that makes the experience more pleasurable. Rollovers on buttons, ‘you win!’ sound effects, glows, particle effects, menu transitions – lots of sexy sugar that go a long way to making the game feel better.

Mark – i’m not up on my Avatar, but i did read somewhere that Cameron fought valiantly to convince the studio to shell out the extra (TONS) of cash for the new 3D technology they used to shoot the movie. So it wasn’t all rosy for him.

]]> By: Mark http://www.untoldentertainment.com/blog/2009/12/24/these-are-not-the-werewolves-youre-looking-for/comment-page-1/#comment-4869 Mark Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:37:20 +0000 http://www.untoldentertainment.com/blog/?p=2089#comment-4869 Game polish in flash terms might end up be including 1) branding, 2) unique character design, 3) a storyline... How do you feel about Avatar; another movie without a budget or time limit but directed by a more proven director? Perhaps the director/creator has to intelligently impose their own limitations? Game polish in flash terms might end up be including 1) branding, 2) unique character design, 3) a storyline…

How do you feel about Avatar; another movie without a budget or time limit but directed by a more proven director? Perhaps the director/creator has to intelligently impose their own limitations?

]]> By: Aditya http://www.untoldentertainment.com/blog/2009/12/24/these-are-not-the-werewolves-youre-looking-for/comment-page-1/#comment-4866 Aditya Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:08:03 +0000 http://www.untoldentertainment.com/blog/?p=2089#comment-4866 challenges such as? eager to hear bout them. i guess the only way to make a done game better is by constant polishing? ave come across this nice piece about polish in gamasutra "The Art Of Game Polish: Developers Speak " by J. Matthew Zoss link: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4223/the_art_of_game_polish_developers_.php Ryan what would figure is polish in terms of flash games ? holiday /event themes new characters items.. or sneak levels ... challenges such as? eager to hear bout them. i guess the only way to make a done game better is by constant polishing? ave come across this nice piece about polish in gamasutra “The Art Of Game Polish: Developers Speak ” by J. Matthew Zoss link: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4223/the_art_of_game_polish_developers_.php
Ryan what would figure is polish in terms of flash games ? holiday /event themes new characters items..
or sneak levels …

]]> By: Ryan http://www.untoldentertainment.com/blog/2009/12/24/these-are-not-the-werewolves-youre-looking-for/comment-page-1/#comment-4858 Ryan Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:32:35 +0000 http://www.untoldentertainment.com/blog/?p=2089#comment-4858 dendritejungle - Yeah, i read a blurb or two on <b>Duke Nukem Forever</b> about how the creator operated without constraints. Obviously, <b>Duke Nukem</b> didn't exactly capture hearts and minds like <b>Star Wars</b> did, so i count it as no great loss. But i makes me wonder whether the current challenges i'm facing with a few of our original games will make them better games? dendritejungle – Yeah, i read a blurb or two on Duke Nukem Forever about how the creator operated without constraints. Obviously, Duke Nukem didn’t exactly capture hearts and minds like Star Wars did, so i count it as no great loss. But i makes me wonder whether the current challenges i’m facing with a few of our original games will make them better games?

]]> By: dendritejungle http://www.untoldentertainment.com/blog/2009/12/24/these-are-not-the-werewolves-youre-looking-for/comment-page-1/#comment-4855 dendritejungle Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:30:21 +0000 http://www.untoldentertainment.com/blog/?p=2089#comment-4855 The review of <i>The Phantom Menace</i> was indeed fantastic and on the money. (Well, except for the creepy bit about the woman in the basement, which was creepy in that it was supposed to be hi-larious.) And interestingly, your summary of the guy's conclusion that Lucas had too much freedom is basically the same conclusion <i>Wired</i> recently came to about the death of Duke Nukem Forever: http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/12/fail_duke_nukem/ The review of The Phantom Menace was indeed fantastic and on the money. (Well, except for the creepy bit about the woman in the basement, which was creepy in that it was supposed to be hi-larious.) And interestingly, your summary of the guy’s conclusion that Lucas had too much freedom is basically the same conclusion Wired recently came to about the death of Duke Nukem Forever: http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/12/fail_duke_nukem/

]]>