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Why Indie gaming grows

Started by Levi Kornelsen, September 07, 2006, 12:53:16 PM

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Settembrini

I also think indie gaming grows, because Adventure Gaming is in a creative slump. Because US-pop culture is in a slump.
All the cool ideas that have been coming from other media have not opened up new adventerous universes. There is no Dune, no Flandry, no Hammer's Slammers, no Star Wars, not even Star Trek. The last thing was Bab 5, I'd say.
There is only Whedony girlfriend compatible universes opened for gaming, and they are way to thematic to actually further Adventure Gaming. Instead of a Traveller revival, Firefly brought us:

"[DitV] My Firefly Game"
or
"[Sorcerer] Buffy: the second pimple"

Threads.
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flyingmice

Quote from: gleichmanYou have my apology for my part in the thread hi-jack.

Perhaps if you re-kicked the thread off in it's own follow-up thread.

Yes, and thank you, Gleichman. That was well done.

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flyingmice

Quote from: SettembriniI also think indie gaming grows, because Adventure Gaming is in a creative slump. Because US-pop culture is in a slump.
All the cool ideas that have been coming from other media have not opened up new adventerous universes. There is no Dune, no Flandry, no Hammer's Slammers, no Star Wars, not even Star Trek. The last thing was Bab 5, I'd say.
There is only Whedony girlfriend compatible universes opened for gaming, and they are way to thematic to actually further Adventure Gaming. Instead of a Traveller revival, Firefly brought us:

"[DitV] My Firefly Game"
or
"[Sorcerer] Buffy: the second pimple"

Threads.

Firefly itself isn't particularly thematic, any more than any cowboy movie is. I've played it using the Serenity rules - very non-thematic - and my own traditional system. If people choose to play in the Firefly universe with thematic rules, that's not a reflection on the setting.

Personally, I'd love to see a game based on Cowboy Bebop - to this day the only Anime I even liked, but I didn't just like it, I loved it.

-clash
clash bowley * Flying Mice Games - an Imprint of Better Mousetrap Games
Flying Mice home page: http://jalan.flyingmice.com/flyingmice.html
Currently Designing: StarCluster 4 - Wavefront Empire
Last Releases: SC4 - Dark Orbital, SC4 - Out of the Ruins,  SC4 - Sabre & World
Blog: I FLY BY NIGHT