Comments on: Game Mechanics http://www.bornegames.com/2009/05/game-mechanics/ Flash game developer Brad Borne's personal web site. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:25:13 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ashnazg998 http://www.bornegames.com/2009/05/game-mechanics/comment-page-1/#comment-6705 ashnazg998 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:03:55 +0000 http://www.bornegames.com/?p=897#comment-6705 i know fpa has never been a puzzle game, but having some levels like that might be more interesting then simply having to kill huge amounts of enemies, even if the puzzles aren't too hard, just finding switches and pressing them in the right order or something. i was also thinking that it would be more interesting to replay the game if there were things you couldn't unlock the the first time you played through because you were following a plotline. maybe you don't find out cutie pants is following you until the second level, so only after you finish the game (or that level) can you go back to the first level and play it with her, and then explore places you couldn't before. i know fpa has never been a puzzle game, but having some levels like that might be more interesting then simply having to kill huge amounts of enemies, even if the puzzles aren’t too hard, just finding switches and pressing them in the right order or something.

i was also thinking that it would be more interesting to replay the game if there were things you couldn’t unlock the the first time you played through because you were following a plotline. maybe you don’t find out cutie pants is following you until the second level, so only after you finish the game (or that level) can you go back to the first level and play it with her, and then explore places you couldn’t before.

]]> By: Toocoolforyou http://www.bornegames.com/2009/05/game-mechanics/comment-page-1/#comment-6633 Toocoolforyou Sun, 07 Jun 2009 08:09:31 +0000 http://www.bornegames.com/?p=897#comment-6633 I really think W3 should get a lot of freedom to move around since that was the really fun thing for me in world 2.Also I think the only changes or power-ups we need are pants colors and maybe a hairdo :P Oh and if FPA ever comes out on DS I'll probably buy it the following day since I'd imagine nothing better then having portable fancy pants (game that is :P) I really think W3 should get a lot of freedom to move around since that was the really fun thing for me in world 2.Also I think the only changes or power-ups we need are pants colors and maybe a hairdo :P
Oh and if FPA ever comes out on DS I’ll probably buy it the following day since I’d imagine nothing better then having portable fancy pants (game that is :P )

]]> By: qkilsdonk http://www.bornegames.com/2009/05/game-mechanics/comment-page-1/#comment-6569 qkilsdonk Tue, 26 May 2009 19:29:52 +0000 http://www.bornegames.com/?p=897#comment-6569 @ fancypantsfan: That could be a good idea. I didn't really think about the achievements though (just wrote some quick examples). @ fancypantsfan:
That could be a good idea. I didn’t really think about the achievements though (just wrote some quick examples).

]]> By: fancypantsfan250 http://www.bornegames.com/2009/05/game-mechanics/comment-page-1/#comment-6566 fancypantsfan250 Tue, 26 May 2009 16:56:02 +0000 http://www.bornegames.com/?p=897#comment-6566 @ qkilsdonk: I thought we established that squiggle hunting was a bad idea. Other achievements I could see happening, probably... maybe avoiding squiggles as opposed to collecting them? @ qkilsdonk:
I thought we established that squiggle hunting was a bad idea. Other achievements I could see happening, probably… maybe avoiding squiggles as opposed to collecting them?

]]> By: qkilsdonk http://www.bornegames.com/2009/05/game-mechanics/comment-page-1/#comment-6561 qkilsdonk Tue, 26 May 2009 06:57:19 +0000 http://www.bornegames.com/?p=897#comment-6561 Maybe its fun to import achivements. for example: collected 100, 500, 1000 squiggles. headed a baddie 10 times in the air. compleeted a level without loosing life. compleet a level in x time. play 2 hours in row. some things like that can be fun :D it's not supposed for you to get profit from a achievement (just fun to brag with them xD). Maybe its fun to import achivements.
for example:
collected 100, 500, 1000 squiggles.
headed a baddie 10 times in the air.
compleeted a level without loosing life.
compleet a level in x time.
play 2 hours in row.

some things like that can be fun :D
it’s not supposed for you to get profit from a achievement (just fun to brag with them xD).

]]> By: fancypantsfan250 http://www.bornegames.com/2009/05/game-mechanics/comment-page-1/#comment-6559 fancypantsfan250 Sun, 24 May 2009 23:36:45 +0000 http://www.bornegames.com/?p=897#comment-6559 God, now I feel like I just tainted this game. We've established that the buyable content idea is crap. Can we drop it and move on to something else that could be added? God, now I feel like I just tainted this game.

We’ve established that the buyable content idea is crap. Can we drop it and move on to something else that could be added?

]]> By: Niksterino http://www.bornegames.com/2009/05/game-mechanics/comment-page-1/#comment-6558 Niksterino Sun, 24 May 2009 23:00:13 +0000 http://www.bornegames.com/?p=897#comment-6558 Sometimes I have 20 minutes to get as much of the game done as possible..., I don't really want to have too worry about having to collect squiggles because then it won't be as fun to just 'run through' it sometimes.., Know what i'm sayin'? Sometimes I have 20 minutes to get as much of the game done as possible…, I don’t really want to have too worry about having to collect squiggles because then it won’t be as fun to just ‘run through’ it sometimes..,

Know what i’m sayin’?

]]> By: WJUK http://www.bornegames.com/2009/05/game-mechanics/comment-page-1/#comment-6555 WJUK Fri, 22 May 2009 14:53:15 +0000 http://www.bornegames.com/?p=897#comment-6555 Cake? And I'd have to agree that buyable content just doesn't suit FPA. The last thing you'd want to do is have a collectathon in FPA when you've got such a beautiful level to run around and have fun in. Cake?

And I’d have to agree that buyable content just doesn’t suit FPA. The last thing you’d want to do is have a collectathon in FPA when you’ve got such a beautiful level to run around and have fun in.

]]> By: VideoGuy http://www.bornegames.com/2009/05/game-mechanics/comment-page-1/#comment-6554 VideoGuy Fri, 22 May 2009 02:57:29 +0000 http://www.bornegames.com/?p=897#comment-6554 I say no to buyable content, because then squiggle collecting would feel more like a chore. Besides, since W3 won't have powerups, what would you buy with them anyway? I say no to buyable content, because then squiggle collecting would feel more like a chore. Besides, since W3 won’t have powerups, what would you buy with them anyway?

]]> By: fancypantsfan250 http://www.bornegames.com/2009/05/game-mechanics/comment-page-1/#comment-6553 fancypantsfan250 Fri, 22 May 2009 01:08:58 +0000 http://www.bornegames.com/?p=897#comment-6553 @ Slugminni: Well, if it's for the good of the game then disregard the buyable content crap. The idea came to me after playing World 2 a bunch of times and having between 600 and 1,000 squiggles after each playthrough. I'll open my trap if I can think of something much better. @ Slugminni:
Well, if it’s for the good of the game then disregard the buyable content crap. The idea came to me after playing World 2 a bunch of times and having between 600 and 1,000 squiggles after each playthrough.

I’ll open my trap if I can think of something much better.

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