Comments on: Story vs. Gameplay, Round #653,765 http://www.narrativeflood.com/2010/story-vs-gameplay-round-653765 A light-hearted look at the world of story and writing in games Tue, 18 May 2010 16:59:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Richard http://www.narrativeflood.com/2010/story-vs-gameplay-round-653765#comment-28 Richard Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:43:41 +0000 http://www.narrativeflood.com/?p=597#comment-28 One of the many, many, many problems with Star Trek as a license: too many damn toys. To paraphrase Red Dwarf, we <em>could</em> beam down in the Embassy grounds, fighting through twenty highly-trained assassins to breach the front door... or we could use the transporter beam. Like always. One of the many, many, many problems with Star Trek as a license: too many damn toys. To paraphrase Red Dwarf, we could beam down in the Embassy grounds, fighting through twenty highly-trained assassins to breach the front door… or we could use the transporter beam. Like always.

]]> By: Bret http://www.narrativeflood.com/2010/story-vs-gameplay-round-653765#comment-27 Bret Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:39:06 +0000 http://www.narrativeflood.com/?p=597#comment-27 You know, giving the player a "Good thinking!" text scroll after finishing that way would be fun. Or, better, being able to finish the mission by beaming out and having the Captain's Log say: "Captain's Log, Stardate I-Forget-the-numbering-system so, uh... Tuesday. I guess. Klingons are kinda dumbasses. That is all." You know, giving the player a “Good thinking!” text scroll after finishing that way would be fun. Or, better, being able to finish the mission by beaming out and having the Captain’s Log say:

“Captain’s Log, Stardate I-Forget-the-numbering-system so, uh… Tuesday. I guess.

Klingons are kinda dumbasses. That is all.”

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