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Games to check out.. SpyParty!!
koel
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If you're going to PAX tomorrow, please go the the SpyParty and Monaco booth where you can play both praised indie games, for the first time made available to the public I believe!!
I live on the other side of the lake, so unfortunately I can not go, but if you can then please check this booth out and tell me what you think! This game simply sounds amazing, here's more info: http://spyparty.com/
Have fun there!
I live on the other side of the lake, so unfortunately I can not go, but if you can then please check this booth out and tell me what you think! This game simply sounds amazing, here's more info: http://spyparty.com/
Have fun there!
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I've been following Spy Party since it was just an ugly little indie game. (Wait a second...)
I'm so frigging excited it's going to be there. You'll get my full report once I've played!
EDIT: Somehow missed the link was already in the first post. Oh well.
My friends are back there playing for the third time while I had to come back to rest my feet.
Personally I think I'd rather be the spy long-term for my personality. I have always had fun pretending to be an NPC. This game would be pretty hilarious in other scenarios like say where the 'sniper' wanders around the town 'interviewing' people while the spy pretends to be a regular townsfolk. It has a lot of possibilities and I really hope we see more of this concept in years to come.
With only one machine, it becomes a bit of a wait. Played it twice so far, though and it's awesome. I love hunting down the spy and get so nervous when I'm being hunted. Hope to be playing this someday soon as well, would be awesome to play back and forth even in this state.
BACKGROUND : Due to lack of quality of independent and shareware games I have surveyed over the last few years, I grew suspicious of the entertainment value of such interactive software titles, however both my podia grew fatigued and I seeked refuge in an immobile cushioned fixture that alleviates pressure by redistributing the forces to the large gluteus maximus. In order to prevent social akwardness, I found myself interacting with strangers and played the game despite my already preestablished negative review.
HYPOTHESIS: If I play this game, will I have fun?
OBSERVATIONS: The software was not graphically intensive, and the quality was reminiscent of cheap free/shareware from the mid 90's which also drew me away and led me to believe that it was of inferior quality. Despite my negative preconceptions, this piece of software was actually indeed entertaining. The basic premise and objectives can be derived within a matter of minutes and required few-to-no instructions. Teamwork and communication, and resource management between "cooperative scientific and peer-reviewed testing" was definitely critical to success of the experiment.
METHODOLOGY:
2x Pike Place Brew (355ml ea)
1x Corona (355ml)
A small sandwich, then I played the game
CONCLUSION: I can say with a respectable degree of certainty (p-value: .01) that this game is entertaining, however it is important to note a few anomalies in my own particular methodology that may construe and change the outcome of the experiment. Prior to testing: a favorable, but slightly toxic chemical response was affecting my cerebral cortex (Inman, 2010) due to inadequate amount of solid nutrition currently stored in my digestive system, and enough buzz-inducing tonic was ingested to induce this chemical reaction. The data may also have been greatly affected by the friendly-nature of the test participants in the study. I do recommend that this game should be played locally, or at least with internet-enabled voice audio transmission, and with test participants who aren't jerks, an independent study was outside the scope of this experiment. Lastly, I cannot give a complete analysis due to the short amount of testing conducted (Andy or Chris kicked us out). Further time testing is needed to correct errors in the methodology, perhaps a longitudinal study is in order? And further study is needed for more governmental research grants.
Inman, Matthew., 2010. "Twenty Things Worth Knowing About Beer" http://theoatmeal.com/comics/beer
Also, perhaps sunday on 3pm SpyParty booth will have a tourney for more experienced players (i.e. those that have played a couple of games) go check it out I would say.