Comments on: Gameplaywright: shall Wii play an RPG? http://ogrecave.com/2007/12/17/gameplaywright-shall-wii-play-an-rpg/ Unplugged gaming news and views Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:11:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Mike Sugarbaker http://ogrecave.com/2007/12/17/gameplaywright-shall-wii-play-an-rpg/#comment-3385 Mike Sugarbaker Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:54:52 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/12/17/gameplaywright-shall-wii-play-an-rpg/#comment-3385 That idea is actually kind of brilliant. I for one would enjoy a sort of D&D karaoke a lot more than I enjoy D&D! That idea is actually kind of brilliant. I for one would enjoy a sort of D&D karaoke a lot more than I enjoy D&D!

]]> By: James S. http://ogrecave.com/2007/12/17/gameplaywright-shall-wii-play-an-rpg/#comment-3383 James S. Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:00:34 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/12/17/gameplaywright-shall-wii-play-an-rpg/#comment-3383 Well, it isn't a smoking gun, but here is your artificial shortage: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071220-exclusive-retail-chain-scalping-wii-allotment-on-ebay.html Well, it isn’t a smoking gun, but here is your artificial shortage:

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071220-exclusive-retail-chain-scalping-wii-allotment-on-ebay.html

]]> By: Dai Oni http://ogrecave.com/2007/12/17/gameplaywright-shall-wii-play-an-rpg/#comment-3381 Dai Oni Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:08:02 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/12/17/gameplaywright-shall-wii-play-an-rpg/#comment-3381 <i>Rock Band</i>? The one with the guitar and drum set? Hey, how about <i>War Band: A Dungeons & Dragons Adventure</i>? Rock Band? The one with the guitar and drum set?

Hey, how about War Band: A Dungeons & Dragons Adventure?

]]> By: Allan Sugarbaker http://ogrecave.com/2007/12/17/gameplaywright-shall-wii-play-an-rpg/#comment-3380 Allan Sugarbaker Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:17:34 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/12/17/gameplaywright-shall-wii-play-an-rpg/#comment-3380 Agreed, Josh: <i>Rock Band</i> will *definitely* be entering our household in the near future, though we're waiting a bit to make sure the reported guitar problems get sorted out. Having the strum button wear out after two hours of playing = unhappy Xmas. Agreed, Josh: Rock Band will *definitely* be entering our household in the near future, though we’re waiting a bit to make sure the reported guitar problems get sorted out. Having the strum button wear out after two hours of playing = unhappy Xmas.

]]> By: Josh Street http://ogrecave.com/2007/12/17/gameplaywright-shall-wii-play-an-rpg/#comment-3379 Josh Street Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:13:47 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/12/17/gameplaywright-shall-wii-play-an-rpg/#comment-3379 On the whole social gaming as roleplaying topic - check out Rock Band. Its a game that's really only fun with multiple people and is über-easy to spend a few hours in. On the whole social gaming as roleplaying topic - check out Rock Band. Its a game that’s really only fun with multiple people and is über-easy to spend a few hours in.

]]> By: Allan Sugarbaker http://ogrecave.com/2007/12/17/gameplaywright-shall-wii-play-an-rpg/#comment-3378 Allan Sugarbaker Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:45:15 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/12/17/gameplaywright-shall-wii-play-an-rpg/#comment-3378 Um... actually, four controllers are used at once in many Wii titles, and it functions fairly well. <p> The social aspect of the Wii is the simple fact that it has brought gatherings of people together to play games. Maybe that's due in part to the limited supply of machines - if you can't buy one, you have to find a friend who has one - but in essence, bringing people together for gaming... well, that's what tabletop games do as well, isn't it? Um… actually, four controllers are used at once in many Wii titles, and it functions fairly well.

The social aspect of the Wii is the simple fact that it has brought gatherings of people together to play games. Maybe that’s due in part to the limited supply of machines - if you can’t buy one, you have to find a friend who has one - but in essence, bringing people together for gaming… well, that’s what tabletop games do as well, isn’t it?

]]> By: Dai Oni http://ogrecave.com/2007/12/17/gameplaywright-shall-wii-play-an-rpg/#comment-3377 Dai Oni Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:44:47 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/12/17/gameplaywright-shall-wii-play-an-rpg/#comment-3377 By social, you mean four players in front of a 20-inch screen? Don't think Nintendo can handle trying to compute four motion-sensitive controllers without wires. By social, you mean four players in front of a 20-inch screen? Don’t think Nintendo can handle trying to compute four motion-sensitive controllers without wires.

]]> By: Allan Sugarbaker http://ogrecave.com/2007/12/17/gameplaywright-shall-wii-play-an-rpg/#comment-3376 Allan Sugarbaker Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:35:58 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/12/17/gameplaywright-shall-wii-play-an-rpg/#comment-3376 True. Even the best looking gateway product may not entice newbies to walk through the gate. Still, if even a small percentage of Wii gamers try a tabletop RPG, some may decide to keep playing. While the Wii has come close, console games still haven't captured the social aspect of traditional RPGs yet. True. Even the best looking gateway product may not entice newbies to walk through the gate. Still, if even a small percentage of Wii gamers try a tabletop RPG, some may decide to keep playing. While the Wii has come close, console games still haven’t captured the social aspect of traditional RPGs yet.

]]> By: James S. http://ogrecave.com/2007/12/17/gameplaywright-shall-wii-play-an-rpg/#comment-3375 James S. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:55:02 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/12/17/gameplaywright-shall-wii-play-an-rpg/#comment-3375 “Surprise! You’ve been roleplaying all this time! Come try this tabletop version.” Sadly, the probable response to this is to look crazy at you when you inform them that there will be no flashy graphics and they have to use their imagination. I had a similar reaction when I tried to start a anime club locally and they ran in terror when they (gasp!) had to actually READ subtitles and couldn't grasp the concept that, if they wanted to see something they couldn't just get from Netflix or buy on DVD, they'd have to meet things part-way. “Surprise! You’ve been roleplaying all this time! Come try this tabletop version.”

Sadly, the probable response to this is to look crazy at you when you inform them that there will be no flashy graphics and they have to use their imagination. I had a similar reaction when I tried to start a anime club locally and they ran in terror when they (gasp!) had to actually READ subtitles and couldn’t grasp the concept that, if they wanted to see something they couldn’t just get from Netflix or buy on DVD, they’d have to meet things part-way.

]]> By: Will Hindmarch http://ogrecave.com/2007/12/17/gameplaywright-shall-wii-play-an-rpg/#comment-3374 Will Hindmarch Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:18:01 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/12/17/gameplaywright-shall-wii-play-an-rpg/#comment-3374 Right on, Allan. The hope would be that people would play some RPG-like game on the Wii, love it, and then be told, "Surprise! You've been roleplaying all this time! Come try this tabletop version." Right on, Allan. The hope would be that people would play some RPG-like game on the Wii, love it, and then be told, “Surprise! You’ve been roleplaying all this time! Come try this tabletop version.”

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