#mediocre games

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Bounty Board 045: Can Games Be Mediocre?

Hello friends! Bounty Board is back again, this time with a guest! Richard Nava (@richarrizard) joins the crew this week to talk about the existence of mediocre games. Prompted by a conversation on Kinda Funny Games Daily, @LubWub wanted to ask the question, “Are mediocre games ok?” Do we need to hold games to a nearly unattainable standard, a standard set by iconoclasts like God of War, The Last of Us, or Marvel’s Spider-Man?

In this week’s episode we dive deep into the reality that not all games can be perfection. Should gamers be more forgiving? Should we be more willing to talk up and suggest games that aren’t perfect? Are B-games, like B-movies, in need of a more definitive genre? What kinds of “mediocre” games have we played? How many have we loved, despite their not being “THE BEST THING EVARRRR"? Join us as we talk about why all games have a place, and how art is always objective.

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Kinda blown I bought the digital version of xenoverse 2, not nearly as much of a breath of fresh air as the first. In fact it feels like an expansion to the original with not enough that new to keep me caring enough. With me getting back and trying to finally finish Fallout 4 and Final Fantasy XV being out, i kinda just dont want this joint, lol.

[lenatir]

Mediocre in a Good way? Mediocre games

Mediocre is a game studio that is anything but what it sounds like. They make games on mobile devices that have great value, and for the most part can be enjoyed for free. If you decide you adore the game, you can get the premium version. In this way, only those that really enjoy their games will pay any money. Or if somebody just has excess cash of course. But the business model is interesting. Smash Hit was quite a Smash Hit for me, a very simple Ball Throwing Game about hitting and breaking Glass or Crystal objects while moving along like in a rail shooter. Pretty, Fantastic audio, and free to start. You really should give it a go if you have an Android or other compatible device. Does Not Commute is another great one. It gives very simple (But tricky) controls to let a player drive various folk in a community to where they want to be. One by one, you witness intertwined lives through the lens of their windshields. The characters have issues, hopes, fears, and often an addiction or two. And their screwed up lives are fun to see unfold. The gameplay however, pits you against your past self through a clever temporal effect: When you play as a character, the route and actions you take play out as you control all the other characters in that chapter. So you may have a traffic jam made up entirely of your own haphazard driving. Overall, this second game is perhaps my favorite. It seems to create an interesting metaphor for consequences of actions and their cumulative impact on those around us. Check it out!

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Douglas Holmquist - Smash Hit Theme

I love this guy. His music is warm, colourful and groovy as hell. Check out the full soundtrack here.

And the game on android and iOS.

soundcloud.com/douglas-holmquist

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-GM Argon

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The Final Battle

Meh, stuff happened.

Butthurt Jen Not in D8 ended up winning because the secret to this game was to not submit anything.

Congrats to our first Victor!

Scarlette died a gruesome death.

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Final Four

Scarlette sends a tweet to Swoss-tikka, “You only die once: that’s the motto, #YODO And we bout it erry day, erry day, erry day” Swoss-tikka reads the tweet and is so angry he/she explodes. His/her cannon fired.

Adolf Hipsta faced off against Butthurt Jen Not in D8 and the latter won. Adolf's cannon fired.

THE FINAL TWO TURNED TO FACE EACH OTHER.

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Post- Burn Book

Scarlette zeros in on Shanaynay and makes her way for her trick. Circling around the girl, Scarlette starts to sing. “There you see her. Sitting there across the way. She don’t got a lot to say. But there’s something about her and you don’t know why, but you’re dying to try. You wanna kill the girl!” Wrenching a knife into Shanaynay’s ribs, driving the blade into her lungs. “Yes, you’ll kill her. Look at her, you know you do. It’s possible she wants you, too. There is one way to kill her. Don’t say a word…not a single word. Go on and kill the girl!” Scarlette pulled the knife out and stabbed it into Shanaynay’s neck and let the girl bleed on the floor. Her cannon fired and the principal was not pleased.