Random Terrain

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Random Terrain Rockin' around the money tree

I love randomness and replayability. I don't like it when games have everything in the same place. I want a fresh experience each time I restart the game. Most video games aren't games, they're static action puzzles. Everything is always in the same place and you must learn a sequence of predetermined 'dance steps' to win the game and you often have to die repeatedly to learn the sequence. That's not playing, that's tediously memorizing choreography. Many classic board games are perfect examples of what a good game should be. Video games should be able to surpass the randomness and replayability of board games, but they usually pale in comparison. It's sad. What a waste.

"In principle, any game should be replayable. If you went down to the toy store, bought a board game in a box for twenty or thirty dollars, and then came home to discover that you could only play it once, you would be rightfully wrathful. Yet, this happens fairly frequently with computer games, and our customers are more or less resigned to it. Replayability, however, is no accident: it's something we as designers can build in on purpose … if we want to."
~Ernest Adams from the article Replayability, Part One: Narrative

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Member Title:: Visual batari Basic User
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Random Terrain
18 Oct 2009 - 5:13
Darn! OK, forget it. Don't bring in the clones.
moycon
18 Oct 2009 - 12:15
I think even in a world full of RT clones. The original would always be considered the laziest.
Random Terrain
11 Oct 2009 - 2:46
Thanks, MausGames. I wish there were more people like me in the world too. Billions of them. Then I wouldn't seem to be so lazy. I'd just be average. :D
MausGames
11 Oct 2009 - 2:38
I second what Chickybaby said, even though the sarcasm drives me nuts. You're definitely an original thinker, wish there were a lot more guys like you in the world.
Random Terrain
27 Sep 2009 - 5:22
That sounds like a goodbye message, Chickybaby. Since you are a moderator now, Albert must have told you about his plan to ban me on Christmas day as a present to the AtariAge community. :D
Chickybaby
24 Sep 2009 - 4:13
RT, I love how you're post show intelligence and creativity. One minute you can be the most sarcastically hilarious bugger on AA, serious another, and helping and instructing the next. Long Live Randomness! It is definitely one unique and great trip knowing ya! Thanks. ;)
Polybius
23 Sep 2009 - 4:27
I like games like that too. theyre much more fun.
Foxy Cleopatra
24 Aug 2009 - 6:36
I do not have a question about batari Basic, but I did some Amazon shopping from your link Random.
The #5
29 Jul 2009 - 11:04
I have a question about batari Basic
Random Terrain
21 Apr 2009 - 3:58
You don't have to remove it, rpgfaker. It gave people a chance to talk about how it could have been funnier and why it wasn't funny as it is.
rpgfaker
21 Apr 2009 - 10:31
Hey Random Terrain I asked the moderators to remove the pacman video sorry if you were offended
Random Terrain
02 Nov 2007 - 7:43
Thanks.
128bytes
02 Nov 2007 - 1:39
Love the new avatar!
Random Terrain
01 Nov 2007 - 3:16
You might have to clear your cache or refresh to see the latest avatar.
Random Terrain
01 Nov 2007 - 1:01
I got rid of my Halloween avatar and went back to a plain avatar until I figure out what to do next. You have just given me an idea, though.