Yeah. I kind of wish Papa Sangre came to consoles actually, just to spark interest in audio games, because i hear of two more iOS audio games coming out that are under development.
Orin [email protected] Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/orinks Skype: orin1112 On Feb 7, 2011, at 7:39 PM, Hayden Presley wrote: > Hi, > I like those. Certainly I've never experienced one in a mainstream title but > Papa Sangreis a good example of this kind of thing and it works nicely. > > Best Regards, > Hayden > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Orin > Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 6:35 PM > To: Philip Bennefall; Gamers Discussion list > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] my frustration with the blind gaming comunity. > > Hi Philip, > > That's the thing, games don't have manual's anymore. When I was developing > the tone game in the manual of BGT, I created the example but add something > like a tutorial when the start game function is called. Want to wrap my head > around sound positioning, so may do the second example and have a tutorial > in that one and post it. But most games at the beginning have a tutorial > level or levels which guide you through the operations of it, and then the > real game begins. > > Most games with a story make it sound as though the tutorial isn't there by > implementing it well into the story. > > > Orin > [email protected] > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/orinks > Skype: orin1112 > > > > On Feb 7, 2011, at 2:43 PM, Philip Bennefall wrote: > >> Hi Yohandy, >> >> I pretty much feel the same way as a lot of other people on this list. If > the game is not accessible enough to allow me to play without sighted > assistance, or requires me to learn everything by heart such as all menu > options etc before I can even begin, I quite frankly have no interest in it. > I did my fare share of controller punching myself when I was younger just > because I liked the sounds and wanted to experience a fraction of what my > friends were talking about all the time. I didn't have much success, but > that does not mean I have no interest. Tell me a game that I can read the > manual fore, install, run, and play without requiring any help from someone > sighted, and also that will not run me 300 dollars for a console and 40/50 > for the game, and I will be more than happy to play. But I am not willing to > buy a console just because I might, with trial and error, be able to win a > few times after countless attempts and assistance. That is a sacrifice that > I feel is not only huge, but fruitless. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Philip Bennefall >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Yohandy" <[email protected]> >> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 7:12 PM >> Subject: [Audyssey] my frustration with the blind gaming comunity. >> >> >> Hey guys, >> Ok I'm gonna go ahead and say it. I find myself getting extremely >> frustrated with the blind gaming community. Why you ask? ok here goes. I'm >> sure you guys have noticed I've been putting up some rock band samples up. >> you've also noticed Clement has been putting up some street fighter IV >> samples and various other samples. So why is it that when we ask for >> feedback or comments on these samples we work hard to create, people > simply >> either ignore us completely, or the same 3 or 4 people are the ones to >> always respond? well you know what I think the reason for that is? simply >> that the games we post about are mainstream games, not audio games. I've >> noticed that when a new audio game comes out, even if it's the most >> simplistic game in existence, everyone's all jumping to download it >> immediately and there are threads that span hundreds of messages on the >> subject. But when we post something having to do with console games, the >> thread dies in a matter of hours. I'm sure Clement has been feeling this >> frustration as well. it's been leaking through in his emails to the list >> even if he hasn't mentioned it outright. So my question is this: what must >> we do to get you guys interested in something other than topspeed 3, or > any >> other audio game for that matter? don't you guys have that spark of >> curiosity to find out everything there is to find about video games? why > is >> everyone ignoring these games outright? This community has hundreds of >> members, and only a very limited amount of people even talk about > mainstream >> games. it's all audio games, audio games, and more audio games. there's so >> much more out there for you to find guys. how can you call yourself a > gamer >> when you aren't even willing to download the files Clement and I put up to >> at least listen to what these games have to offer? Whenever I put up a > rock >> band sample, I get like 4 or 5 downloads at most. however I rarely get any >> feedback. I think you guys are just shoving these files in your hard > drives >> and don't even take a listen. if you do, then you have the curiosity of a >> robot. I don't know about Clement, but I'm not planning on putting > anything >> else up. What's the point? no one seems to care what we have to say, or > have >> any curiosity about console gaming. you guys just keep playing your audio >> games and keep your closed-minded mentality about game accessibility in >> general. If you think I'm taking things too far, consider this: remember >> when Clement and I had that little Street Fighter seminar? I finally > thought >> that people finally had some interest in what we had to say and in the > game >> and such. we got some really good questions, and over all had a really > good >> time. but once that seminar ended, what do you think happened? That's > right. >> absolutely nothing. people basically were like oh ok, that game had > awesome >> sounds and music and such. ok back to playing some tank commander. at > least, >> that's how I feel personally. it was fun as a spur of the moment thing. > Now >> let me ask you this. how many of you, after listening to that seminar went >> over to gamestop and bought a copy of Street Fighter? or even go to a >> friend's house and try the game out? My guess is 0. ok rant over. I know >> this email is a mess lol, but it's just basically me writing down my ideas >> as they come to mind. take from it what you will. for those of us serious >> about gaming, we need to get together and figure where we should take it >> from here. Do we give up, or keep trying? I'm pretty tired of trying my >> self when everyone's resisting to be honest. 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