Video Games: Day 3
Well, I missed day 2. But whatever, my favorite character is the King of All Cosmos. Because he's awesome and his cape is stylin'. But today is day 3. So..
Culdcept. This game never gets any attention, but it's fantastic. I've mentioned it before, but in case you didn't see it: it's basically a CCG (like Magic or Pokemon) mixed with Monopoly. You create a deck, and then go around a board with colored spaces. Your oppenent(s) are doing the same thing. You place monsters to claim spots, and do battle if you land on a spot that your opponent has already claimed. You can use weapons to power up your monsters, spells to hinder your opponent or help yourself. You're trying to get to a certain monetary gold by defeating your opponent in battle or crossing "go" faster and more frequently than your opponent.
It's pretty much a perfect concept. It suffers from a few technical problems -- mostly that the computer AI cheats to make up for lack of strategy. Also, games of Culdcept are rarely short. I've played some that went upwards of 2.5 hours.
However, that's still a lot less than a game of Monopoly, or Robo Rally, or a lot of the other games my friends and I play on an actual tabletop. But Culdcept requires no board to be set up, no extra money to be spent on cards, and no clean-up afterwards. The PS2 version was playable with up to 4 players via a controller adapter (the PS2 only has 2 controller ports) and the Xbox 360 version is playable online.
Not only that, but you get gorgeous card art, an intriguing world mythology, and poorly-translated card descriptions that are hilarious without being hard to understand.
Day 4 - Your guilty pleasure game.
Day 5 - Game character you feel you are most like (or wish you were).
Day 6 - Most annoying character.
Day 7 - Favorite game couple.
Day 8 - Best soundtrack.
Day 9 - Saddest game scene.
Day 10 - Best gameplay.
Day 11 - Gaming system of choice.
Day 12 - A game everyone should play.
Day 13 - A game you’ve played more than five times.
Day 14 - Current (or most recent) gaming wallpaper.
Day 15 - Post a screenshot from the game you're playing right now.
Day 16 - Game with the best cut scenes.
Day 17 - Favorite antagonist.
Day 18 - Favorite protagonist.
Day 19 - Picture of a game setting you wish you lived in.
Day 20 - Favorite genre.
Day 21 - Game with the best story.
Day 22 - A game sequel which disappointed you.
Day 23 - Game you think had the best graphics or art style.
Day 24 - Favorite classic game.
Day 25 - A game you plan on playing.
Day 26 - Best voice acting.
Day 27 - Most epic scene ever.
Day 28 - Favorite game developer.
Day 29 - A game you thought you wouldn't like, but ended up loving.
Day 30 - Your favorite game of all time
Culdcept. This game never gets any attention, but it's fantastic. I've mentioned it before, but in case you didn't see it: it's basically a CCG (like Magic or Pokemon) mixed with Monopoly. You create a deck, and then go around a board with colored spaces. Your oppenent(s) are doing the same thing. You place monsters to claim spots, and do battle if you land on a spot that your opponent has already claimed. You can use weapons to power up your monsters, spells to hinder your opponent or help yourself. You're trying to get to a certain monetary gold by defeating your opponent in battle or crossing "go" faster and more frequently than your opponent.
It's pretty much a perfect concept. It suffers from a few technical problems -- mostly that the computer AI cheats to make up for lack of strategy. Also, games of Culdcept are rarely short. I've played some that went upwards of 2.5 hours.
However, that's still a lot less than a game of Monopoly, or Robo Rally, or a lot of the other games my friends and I play on an actual tabletop. But Culdcept requires no board to be set up, no extra money to be spent on cards, and no clean-up afterwards. The PS2 version was playable with up to 4 players via a controller adapter (the PS2 only has 2 controller ports) and the Xbox 360 version is playable online.
Not only that, but you get gorgeous card art, an intriguing world mythology, and poorly-translated card descriptions that are hilarious without being hard to understand.
Day 4 - Your guilty pleasure game.
Day 5 - Game character you feel you are most like (or wish you were).
Day 6 - Most annoying character.
Day 7 - Favorite game couple.
Day 8 - Best soundtrack.
Day 9 - Saddest game scene.
Day 10 - Best gameplay.
Day 11 - Gaming system of choice.
Day 12 - A game everyone should play.
Day 13 - A game you’ve played more than five times.
Day 14 - Current (or most recent) gaming wallpaper.
Day 15 - Post a screenshot from the game you're playing right now.
Day 16 - Game with the best cut scenes.
Day 17 - Favorite antagonist.
Day 18 - Favorite protagonist.
Day 19 - Picture of a game setting you wish you lived in.
Day 20 - Favorite genre.
Day 21 - Game with the best story.
Day 22 - A game sequel which disappointed you.
Day 23 - Game you think had the best graphics or art style.
Day 24 - Favorite classic game.
Day 25 - A game you plan on playing.
Day 26 - Best voice acting.
Day 27 - Most epic scene ever.
Day 28 - Favorite game developer.
Day 29 - A game you thought you wouldn't like, but ended up loving.
Day 30 - Your favorite game of all time