#gaming world

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

What is your preferred style that a video game can do their tutorial?

The characters acknowledge the controls, as if they know they’re in a video game

The controls are taught indirectly through in-universe reasons

The gameplay literally stops to give you a lesson on the controls

No tutorial at all, figure it out yourself as you go through the game

Voting ended onDec 29, 2023

Examples of what I mean (in order):

1) Metal Gear Solid series

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2) Call of Duty series. You’re taught something like reloading or switching guns in the form of a shooting range. The controls aren’t actually said by the characters, but you understand that in order to switch your gun, you need to press a certain button.

Legend of Zelda series would be another good example.

I guess Ace Attorney works too as an example, but AA isn’t the greatest use of this style since it led to some funky storytelling (Phoenix literally gets amnesia, Phoenix and Mia not knowing what cross-examinations are)

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3) Mario Party series right before a minigame / Danganronpa right before the trial begins / I think most strategy games, like the Civilization games, do this

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4) Lots of older games, like Pac-Man and the early Mario games

[numberth1rte3n]

TH1RTE3N'S TH30R1E5: The Paldea-Kalos War and GameFreak's Subtle Storytelling

BY NUMBER TH1RTE3N

Pokémon is not known for its storytelling. The creature-collecting titan doesn’t have a history of crafting complex narratives in their main series games. There have been exceptions to this trend throughout the series’ twenty-seven years. Pokémon Black & White and sequels Black 2 & White 2 tell a bittersweet tale that grappled with a compelling question; which was better: a world built of truths, or ideals? In the Sinnoh Region, Cyrus led Team Galactic to terrorize the people and was barely stopped before his goal of using Dialga and Palkia to destroy the current universe and create another to replace it as its new god was achieved. No big deal!

Pokémon does have a history of making references to serious, sometimes dark events that occur in the world. Lieutenant Surge is Vermillion City’s gym leader, and a… war veteran? What? Where’d “war” come from? Does this imply that there are wars in this fictional world, and that both Pokémon and humans fight in those wars, and sometimes they may even DIE in those wars and need to be buried in places like the Pokémon Tower in Lavender Town? Is that a RAICHU???

Despite this endless potential for exploration, Pokémon strays little from its timeless (some Pokémon fans may say “tired”) story formula: start in Place A, pick starter, battle rival, catch Pokémon on the way to Place B thru Z, battle random trainers and a team of bad guys, become the biggest, baddest trainer in the region, rinse and repeat until there are no more Pokémon to catch nor trainers to fight. Pokémon Scarlet & Violet broke away from this tradition more than any previous title with its open-world gameplay though this formula is obviously still widely accessible and fun for at the very least 22 million people as of May.

What about other Pokémon fans that see its narrative potential? The ones that pour through all the game text, looking for the messages hidden by the developers inside of every trash can, lore book, and NPC conversation in every game? Those people sense something buried deep beneath the surface, and as of this latest entry in the series, they may finally get their wish. They'll just have to look inside… a crater?

Enter: The Paldea-Kalos War.

In Pokémon X & Y, the player learns that the Kalos Region was at war with a “neighboring nation” in ancient times. Desperate to decisively end the war, AZ created the Ultimate Weapon, and used it. The Ultimate Weapon released enough energy to create mega stones and spur mega evolution, and it is heavily theorized the Ultimate Weapon was the catalyst for the timeline split referenced in the Delta Episode of Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Something that powerful had to leave a mark, right?

In Scarlet & Violet, Area Zero is a post-game zone located within the Great Crater of Paldea. In the game, the player learns that Paldea was a mighty empire brought low. This begs the question: brought low by what exactly? Maybe something that breaks timelines? Given that there is some evidence that Paldea and Kalos are geographically connected within the world of Pokémon, if it is true that the Great Crater of Paldea was caused by the Kalos Region's Ultimate Weapon attack, it would be the juiciest mystery to ever be thought up by GameFreak, and allow for some absolutely thrilling storytelling through its implications.

If Pokémon were to ever expand its storytelling potential, now would be the perfect time. If the events of several mainline Pokémon games were influenced by firing a weapon so powerful it tore a hole into the Paldea Region, and the Pokémon timeline itself, that would be nothing short of narrative genius. Pokémon will always be timeless, but it has the opportunity to be so much more if it embraces its storytelling potential: immortal.

[stljedi]

Nintendo NES

[iamsoat]

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Hey! I just wanted to put my server out for anyone looking for a place to come chill and play some games! All are welcome just please, be kind and respectful to others!

[cherry-lovely-artist]

New Universe 🌈⚔️🎮

I had created a new universe of my own last year. It is about gaming, Isekai, fantasy, adventure, science-fiction, comedy, and color. It is called: Color Quest.

A anime-like Isekai universe of gaming, excitement, and adventure. 

About: 

"A teenage human girl named Taka, who is bit of a game expert and had lot interest of gaming too. One day, a glitch has appeared from her computer, a flash appeared of the room, and she was teleported to a world of gaming called Miri DS by a rainbow haired creator, Saeki. She had made couple of new friends and they all 7 formed as a team, as they head on a lot of adventures together as the new heroes of Miri DS And together, they will stopped the enemy of Miri DS, "The Virus" and his henchmen from ruling the world and turning into a whole world of viruses and chaos."

There are 6 races in Miri DS. I've used two races that are common.

Miimen - They are same as humans, but they had very positive personalities and they lived in perfect harmony. Their hearts never changed into colorless and never do anything sinfully. Fact: Miimen are also similar to Miis from Nintendo game series.

Animal - Some Furry mammalian animals live in the forest, the sea, the jungle, the desert, and the tundra. They got along with the Miimans well together too.

Elf - Long-lived, pointy-eared and magical. Some elves tend to be immortal or long-lived,  Elves are typically depicted as more ancient than Miimans or other races, athough they were almost most popular race of Miri DS. Some could also be bit rude sometimes too.

Merfolk - Merfolk, humanoid aquatic creatures with fish-like characteristics. Some of them are shapeshifters that can turn their tails into human legs.

Fairy - Pixies with magical powers, can heal, some fairies are elemental, and some all live in the forest and the flower field.

Angel - Angels lived in the cloud kingdom and were ruled by their queen. They are considered extremely powerful and were truly most popular, that they give some travelers, heroes protection, and they care for all races of Miri DS dearly. 

I had named some of lands, locations and kingdoms. There are 6 great rulers of their kingdoms. I had crossed some of their kingdoms so to remember their kingdoms. 

Saeki was the ruler of her kingdom she made, but the creator of Miri DS.

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I imagined it and wanted to create a world that is full of color, empathy, and peace, where every race could live in harmony. That is not chaotic, unreasonable, and unfair like our world here: Earth.

I had suffered reality for too long during childhood memory traumas and the horrible humans (monsters) just being so like what they always have been. Nothing but fear, pain, and chaos. I hate a world like that so much.

With Miri DS the gaming world is filled with real colors, peace, and fun. Its childish but is worth to make a gaming world that is peaceful and anime-like for sure. Miri DS helps Taka distract from her problems and her memories of Earth and people who mistreat her that she can’t stop thinking bout them.

And I made fun-loving Saeki cause of her, she makes all her people, especially Team Colors of Miri DS happy which is her purpose. And she wants and likes to be like that and made her world a better world for them.  That is why I had to do this idea. Makes me feel better and other. Helps to get away from reality too for sure. 

So yeah. Still in progress of location designs and minor characters so may take while, and ye. 

[virtualoracle]

Goblin from Castlevania: lords of shadow

I love the atmospheres of this game!

[gaming-world-and-guides]

I will start posting guides soon. I'll probably start with Skyrim and Assassin's Creed: Odyssey/ Origins first since I've been playing those the most