Comic-Con thoughts

 Posted by (Visited 5207 times)  Misc
Aug 012007
 

Sorry, no pics of Batman pushing prams this year.

The whole office went together  this time, but within five minutes of my hitting the hall, I had lost them anyway.

Name-dropping:

  • As usual, Scott Kurtz was too busy sketching to chat, but I did get to chat with Angie. Review forthcoming on the trade of Truth, Justin, and the American Way.
  • Maybe it’s a deep dark Internet secret, but Tycho of Penny Arcade is a closet game designer.  I won’t reveal his great idea here, as it is  too intense for most people’s small minds, and could cause brain explosions across the Internet.
  •  As usual, Gabe said one word. 🙂
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Rose & Camellia

 Posted by (Visited 4754 times)  Game talk
Aug 012007
 

Oddly fascinating. Basically, a game of clicking on a hotspot and swiping the mouse.

But the storyline makes a big difference, and the basic metaphor of slap, dodge, and counterslap makes for something that feels different and fresh.

In short, you play a woman born to low station who married into a rich and powerful family. Then her husband died the next day. But as the widow of the eldest son, you are trying to take ownership of the house over two sisters and the mother. Class struggle, lost love, a symbolic rose, an evil matriarch… it’s all very Gothic. 🙂

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