Game State
So you do know that Star Chamber is a finalist in the Independent Games Festival, right? This means potentially great press and exposure amongst the world's top independent games. While SC has been around awhile (official launch date was November 2003), the recognition is nice and after playing some of the other games it definitely feels like we have a shot at the title.
I have downloaded and played almost all of the available games, and here are some thoughts. I'll go through the list alphabetically, as they are listed on the official IGF site:
1. Creatrix - Not available
2. Detective Brand Golf - Not Available
3. Global Defense Network - Haven't played it (the only one other than Revolved that's available that I have not), but it looks very interesting.
4. Lux - Really cool game. It's basically online Risk, and if you remember how long Risk games took, you will fall on your knees and weep when you see how fast and smooth this one plays. I was very (very) turned off by the sounds on this one (they make Star Chamber's sound like they were crafted at Lucasarts), but the gameplay is solid.
5. N - Awful title, very interesting game. Like a new age Lode Runner, the control is excellent and the gameplay is good.
6. RocketBowl - Look, bowling on the computer is simplistic at best. While EA hasn't yet bastardized it on a console yet (analog control would make this sport come alive on the console), this game is very easy and simple but is addictive and kept me playing for quite some time. I do believe it needs some more graphical goodness and personality, but the core is there and should be commended for its sheer playability.
7. Revolved - Not played, but available, as mentioned above.
8. Star Chamber - Well, um, you know where my bias lies, don'tcha.
9. Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space - Unavailable.
10. Wik and the Fable of Souls - Really guys, and I thought N was a bad game title. Wik and the Fable of Souls, jeez. Why not call it Gollum with a Long Tongue, as that would adequately describe both the character and the gameplay. This physics-based world comes alive through excellent control, but its mundane suck-and-spit character mechanics couldn't hold me for long.
In this category it appears to me that Star Chamber should have no problem with any of this competition. However, Weird Worlds may pose a challenge (they've done well in the IGF in the past), and who knows what the fuck Detective Brand Golf is.
Lastly, and this has nothing to do with games (more along the lines of ranting), stop putting i in front of words to make stories sound more interesting. Take a gander at this. Look guys, that is a pretty good site in terms of information and the Market Pulse (tm). But iShares? What the iFuck. Nobody gives an iShit about how iClever you think you iAre. So please iStop it, k?
I have downloaded and played almost all of the available games, and here are some thoughts. I'll go through the list alphabetically, as they are listed on the official IGF site:
1. Creatrix - Not available
2. Detective Brand Golf - Not Available
3. Global Defense Network - Haven't played it (the only one other than Revolved that's available that I have not), but it looks very interesting.
4. Lux - Really cool game. It's basically online Risk, and if you remember how long Risk games took, you will fall on your knees and weep when you see how fast and smooth this one plays. I was very (very) turned off by the sounds on this one (they make Star Chamber's sound like they were crafted at Lucasarts), but the gameplay is solid.
5. N - Awful title, very interesting game. Like a new age Lode Runner, the control is excellent and the gameplay is good.
6. RocketBowl - Look, bowling on the computer is simplistic at best. While EA hasn't yet bastardized it on a console yet (analog control would make this sport come alive on the console), this game is very easy and simple but is addictive and kept me playing for quite some time. I do believe it needs some more graphical goodness and personality, but the core is there and should be commended for its sheer playability.
7. Revolved - Not played, but available, as mentioned above.
8. Star Chamber - Well, um, you know where my bias lies, don'tcha.
9. Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space - Unavailable.
10. Wik and the Fable of Souls - Really guys, and I thought N was a bad game title. Wik and the Fable of Souls, jeez. Why not call it Gollum with a Long Tongue, as that would adequately describe both the character and the gameplay. This physics-based world comes alive through excellent control, but its mundane suck-and-spit character mechanics couldn't hold me for long.
In this category it appears to me that Star Chamber should have no problem with any of this competition. However, Weird Worlds may pose a challenge (they've done well in the IGF in the past), and who knows what the fuck Detective Brand Golf is.
Lastly, and this has nothing to do with games (more along the lines of ranting), stop putting i in front of words to make stories sound more interesting. Take a gander at this. Look guys, that is a pretty good site in terms of information and the Market Pulse (tm). But iShares? What the iFuck. Nobody gives an iShit about how iClever you think you iAre. So please iStop it, k?
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