tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928710026331957513.post1951698943338844758..comments2023-03-30T05:56:53.894-07:00Comments on nerdthink: Playtest: Wacky Samurai SportsBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05909943463326709853noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928710026331957513.post-2722830759517556252007-11-18T16:47:00.000-08:002007-11-18T16:47:00.000-08:00Yeah, no creepy little girl in this game, I've bas...Yeah, no creepy little girl in this game, I've basically stopped using that device entirely :)... Well, except when I want to bring it out...<BR/><BR/>I definitely agree with buffalo on the differences between my game and wacky samurai action. My game was completely silly, fun, irreverent, more of a parody then a simulation. In other words, my game : wacky anime :: blades of glory : the cutting edge.<BR/><BR/>The anime side of things always takes itself seriously (even with a "lightning pitch" is involved. And the interplay between the players and techniques is alwasy super serious. I ran my game silly because I felt it would be too hard, at least the first time, to try to run a serious game. I think it can be done, though... But there are a couple of challenges, like camera time, and creating serious opponents and reasons to "fight" or to care about the current conflict.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05909943463326709853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928710026331957513.post-48716103806436818582007-11-18T14:58:00.000-08:002007-11-18T14:58:00.000-08:00Along the topic of wacky samauri stuff, I'm been r...Along the topic of wacky samauri stuff, I'm been reading 30+ volumes of a sports manga called Hajime no Ippo. It's about boxing which highlights the genre wonderfully.<BR/><BR/>What makes is so interesting from a structure perspective is that because of the nature of boxing every fight is in essence the same. This is a fairly realistic anime, which uses actual boxing moves for its fighting. As someone who has on occasion played boxer-style fighters I can tell you that this is extremely challenging thing to stunt in an interesting way (and that is when you're not even stuck in a ring, limited to only punching).<BR/><BR/>What this has made me wonder about what makes these series good. Ben's game is maybe more like a comedy improv stunting night, but I'm not convinced that the actual quality of the stunting is what necessarily makes the series in this genre.<BR/><BR/>Just food for thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928710026331957513.post-85159356006186937172007-11-16T17:37:00.000-08:002007-11-16T17:37:00.000-08:00You are missing the creepy little girl!You are missing the creepy little girl!shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09624529476026500311noreply@blogger.com