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Sep 7th, 2012 at 13:50:51 - GameGame (Other) |
GameGame is a card game that is designed for players to design games. The goal of a player is to design the best game and try to win a vote. A player will design a game by using various types of cards, such as goal, component, and mechanic cards.
I believe GameGame is very helpful game for those who are thinking of becoming game designer. It is very helpful because it allows you to consistently think about new game designs. For example, players cannot strive for their original design because they might not get the cards they needed. Also, even though players get the cards that are needed to create their original game, players have to keep taking his or her turn until the deck is completely drawn. Therefore, they might not have the right cards at the end of the game. I think GameGame is simpler way of depicting how real game designers come up with new designs.
However, there are negative aspects of GameGame. First, the manual of the game is very confusing. As a first time player, I had difficult time starting the game. I had to ask a person who actually played this game until I could play. Therefore, I took at least 30 minutes to set up and start the game. Also, the game gets boring very quickly. The players, including myself, were very enthusiastic about the game in the beginning. However, they started to zone out and not pay attention to the game. Due to limited time, we were only able to play through the first deck and yet they got bored. I thought the game was boring because the game ends after all the cards are drawn from the deck. Almost all other card games end before entire deck has been drawn. If this game was not played in the class, I would not have played this.
Although this game was boring, I would have to say that this game was helpful understanding about game design. GameGame is an excellent to brainstorm ideas about designing games. I would recommend this game to people who are thinking of becoming game designers. However, if you are looking for exciting game, GameGame is not the game for you.
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Sep 7th, 2012 at 13:41:28 - Kingdom Hearts II (PS2) |
Kingdom Hearts II is an action adventure game developed by Square Enix and published by Buena Vista Game. More specifically, it is a hack and slash role playing game. Kingdom Hearts II is typical Japanese role playing game and it is very similar to Final Fantasy series. There are three main characters, Sora, Donald Duck, and Goofy. A player can only play as Sora and two other characters help Sora fight the enemies like heartless and nobodies. The main objective is to travel from one world to another to defeat the enemies. Depending on which world a player is in, other Disney characters will help Sora progress through the quests. For example, Mulan will be added to a player’s party in the Land of Dragons. A player does not have much flexibility in creating the character. He or she cannot create a name for the character. Also, a player cannot control other characters such as Donald Duck and Goofy. However, a player can differentiate his or her characters by equipping different abilities and items. For example, a player can choose different types of Keyblades for Sora to wield. He or she can also determine abilities and items for two other characters.
Also, Kingdom Hearts II contains shooting element. When Sora and others travel for the first time to new world, they have to ride Gummi Ship and shoot down the flying objects. This is very similar to arcade space craft shooting games. After the world is open, a player no longer has to go through this process.
Kingdom Hearts II contains many cinematic scenes connect the storyline. After a player finish the quest, a brief cinematic scene is shown to the player. These scenes are very interesting and important to the game. However, I thought there were too many scenes and these were interrupting players from playing the game, although a player can skip the scenes. I personally did not want to skip the scenes because I would be missing large parts of the game. Since I did not skip the scenes, I am taking longer to finish the game. I have not completed all the quests for Kingdom Heart II. I am looking forward to see how the story unfolds.
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