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I wouldn't call Castle Crashers a B game, given that it was designed as an XBLA arcade title.
That raises an interesting point. Castle Crashers seems like a B game in some ways. Low budget, silly story, tried-and-true gameplay. But, maybe platform standards matter. On XBLA, Castle Crashers could be a AAA game.
But should platform standards matter? In the movie world, we don't give straight-to-DVD releases or made-for-TV movies a break. We just lump them in with B movies (except for a few standouts). But maybe platforms exert a stronger influence on what is possible in the video game realm.
Castle Crashers was in development for like 3 years and it shows. It's far too polished to be considered a B game.
Zombie vs Ambulance is a pretty good example of a b game. Part of the already mentioned Simple series. I think Monger is on the right track.
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Olivawgood name, isn't it?the foot of mt fujiRegistered Userregular
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You wanna talk B games?
Let's talk B games
These games had cheesy stories, kooky characters, and satisfying gameplay
They're not bad games. Well, the sequel's pretty bad all things considered, but if you get past a lot of issues you can still play it and enjoy it. My point is they are fun games and I enjoy playing them and for twenty bucks each (when they were new) they would have been worth the price
I really hope they bring over the third one, it sounds awesome
Way of the Samurai... was that the game where the story is constantly happening, and you chose what aspects you want to take part in, and the whole game lasts like, one day? If so, I had a fun time with that game the one time I rented it.
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Olivawgood name, isn't it?the foot of mt fujiRegistered Userregular
Way of the Samurai... was that the game where the story is constantly happening, and you chose what aspects you want to take part in, and the whole game lasts like, one day? If so, I had a fun time with that game the one time I rented it.
Yeah, that's the one
I sort of liked that aspect of it, making the game specifically short so you can complete it in a single sitting, but packing those few hours full of content and choice and freedom to do whatever you want
GOD HAND is not a B Game
For a B Game has flaws
GOD HAND has no flaws (It's supposed to be incredibly difficult, it's supposed to have a very limited camera, etc.), it's does exactly what it wants to do, and perfectly
Edit: A good B Game, in my mind, is Dead Space
Obviously the first thing we need to do is iron out some definition of B movie first. Sure it started out as anything low budget but in my mind at least its evolved into a campy movie that doesn't really take itself seriously, and probably has a low effects budget. In my mind god hand fulfills both those paramaters perfectly. Its rather plain looking technically, but has a campy hilarious art direction and story and obviously doesn't take itself seriously. I think it would fall under the "opposite result" heading in the article that inspired this thread
Ah, well then by that definition GOD HAND is the B Game
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Castle Crashers was in development for like 3 years and it shows. It's far too polished to be considered a B game.
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Let's talk B games
These games had cheesy stories, kooky characters, and satisfying gameplay
They're not bad games. Well, the sequel's pretty bad all things considered, but if you get past a lot of issues you can still play it and enjoy it. My point is they are fun games and I enjoy playing them and for twenty bucks each (when they were new) they would have been worth the price
I really hope they bring over the third one, it sounds awesome
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Yeah, that's the one
I sort of liked that aspect of it, making the game specifically short so you can complete it in a single sitting, but packing those few hours full of content and choice and freedom to do whatever you want
That is a design choice that has merit, I think
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