Table Top just released a new episode covering the Board Game Star Fluxx. One of my friends recently picked this up and I need to play it with him sometime. He said it was good, looks like it from the video.
I'm an Engineer and built the video game community Cheerful Ghost and text based mini-MMO Tale of the White Wyvern.
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As I mentioned a few days back that I would be sending out user interviews to the most active Cheerful Ghost users. I emailed BR and he awesomely answered my questions.
Ill send out more over the next few weeks. If you don't get a email right away, fear not ill get to you all.
http://cheerfulghost.com/BR
jdodson: I know a bit about this already, but I wonder if you can let us know why you chose BR as your screen name?
BR: For those who don't know, BR stands for BlueRooster. This has been my screen name for the past few years. I first came up with it when creating an account to play Global Agenda. I mostly like it because its fairly simple and unique. I've never met someone before who has the same name and I never have trouble creating an account with the name. That is, except for my youtube channel which is BlueRooster43. Oh, and BR is my screen name on CG because I felt like it would be fun to go by an abbreviated version of my screen name.
jdodson: What kind of game genre is your all time favorite?
BR:I'd say my favorite game genre is probably Open-World rpg's. Such as games like Fallout 3 and Skyrim. I enjoy being able to do what I want and not having to follow a specific story. I still enjoy certain linear games but not as much as an open-world type game.
jdodson: If you saw The Dark Knight Rises, I wonder... Did you want another movie after the ending credits rolled?
BR: I woudn't mind another Batman movie, but I don't feel like they need to make another. I do think it would be cool if they had a movie with the riddler, but its not needed. I feel very content with the current movies.
jdodson: I wonder what really upsets you about gaming now?
BR: I'd have to go with the extreme amounts of dlc and how much they are overpriced. I can't afford to pay $20 every month for a new map,character, or mission on my favorite game. I wouldn't mind if expansions came back for $40-50 because they included much more content and were spaced out over time making them affordable.
jdodson: Whats the most fun multi-player experience you've ever had?
BR: This is a very hard one for me. I play tons of multiplayer games and its hard to choose which one had the best impression on me. After thinking about it I would have to go with either Garry's mod or TF2. These are both games I've put tons of hours into and feel the multiplayer is very well done. Garry's mod because I enjoy the huge modding community and there is always a new gamemode to try out. TF2 because they have many little things that give you goals for playing just a simple objective/deathmatch game. Not to mention both of these games are constantly being upgraded. TF2 always has updates to make the game better and Gmod has a modding community that never sleeps. There is always new content in both these games.
jdodson: What is the best music to listen to while gaming? Or do you typically just listen to the in game music?
BR: I enjoy listening to music in games that does not have important dialogue. This mostly consists of multi-player games and a few single-player ones. If I had to choose what music to listen to, I would go with some type of electronic or dubstep. Stuff like deadmau5, knife party, and kill the noise. This is just stuff I listen to while gaming, I like other music than this also.
jdodson: In the current(some could say last) gen of console gaming of the Wii, PS3 and XBox 360 I wonder which of the lot you preferred? Did you get more games on one over the other?
BR: I would pick the XBox 360 for the simple fact that I own way more games on it than any other system. I have a ps3 also but only own 2-3 games on it. XBox also has a lot of games that are unique to it.
jdodson: What game did you just finish playing last? Like the actual last game you closed before reading this email.
BR: The last game I played is Atom Zombie Smasher. I just bought this game the other day and am having a lot of fun with it. Its a nice simple strategy game that I am absolutely horrible at. I'm still learning how the game plays so I hope that I will get better.
jdodson: What are your thoughts on Disney buying Lucas Film and by proxy the rights to Star Wars, Indiana Jones and all associated with them?
BR: I'm very fearful of what Disney might do to the Star Wars franchise. I fear that they will screw with the original story. I am still hopeful,however, that when a 7th star wars episode is released, it will be worth watching and will not disappoint me.
jdodson: Whats game company do you think stands out above the rest?
BR: I'm not really sure about this one. I would say Mojang because they have come from almost nothing to a huge success. Minecraft is one of the best games I have ever played and it was developed originally by a single person. Mojang has come a long way in a very short period of time making me think of them as a company that stands out above the rest.
jdodson: If you could force a game studio to make a game, what would it be?
BR: I think many of you would agree when I say I would force Lucas Arts to make BattleFront 3. The first two were major factors in why I enjoy gaming today. I played them all the time as a kid. Also, I am waiting for Fallout 4. So if the first option didn't work out, I would go with that.
Thanks for the fun interview!
Ill send out more over the next few weeks. If you don't get a email right away, fear not ill get to you all.
http://cheerfulghost.com/BR
jdodson: I know a bit about this already, but I wonder if you can let us know why you chose BR as your screen name?
BR: For those who don't know, BR stands for BlueRooster. This has been my screen name for the past few years. I first came up with it when creating an account to play Global Agenda. I mostly like it because its fairly simple and unique. I've never met someone before who has the same name and I never have trouble creating an account with the name. That is, except for my youtube channel which is BlueRooster43. Oh, and BR is my screen name on CG because I felt like it would be fun to go by an abbreviated version of my screen name.
jdodson: What kind of game genre is your all time favorite?
BR:I'd say my favorite game genre is probably Open-World rpg's. Such as games like Fallout 3 and Skyrim. I enjoy being able to do what I want and not having to follow a specific story. I still enjoy certain linear games but not as much as an open-world type game.
jdodson: If you saw The Dark Knight Rises, I wonder... Did you want another movie after the ending credits rolled?
BR: I woudn't mind another Batman movie, but I don't feel like they need to make another. I do think it would be cool if they had a movie with the riddler, but its not needed. I feel very content with the current movies.
jdodson: I wonder what really upsets you about gaming now?
BR: I'd have to go with the extreme amounts of dlc and how much they are overpriced. I can't afford to pay $20 every month for a new map,character, or mission on my favorite game. I wouldn't mind if expansions came back for $40-50 because they included much more content and were spaced out over time making them affordable.
jdodson: Whats the most fun multi-player experience you've ever had?
BR: This is a very hard one for me. I play tons of multiplayer games and its hard to choose which one had the best impression on me. After thinking about it I would have to go with either Garry's mod or TF2. These are both games I've put tons of hours into and feel the multiplayer is very well done. Garry's mod because I enjoy the huge modding community and there is always a new gamemode to try out. TF2 because they have many little things that give you goals for playing just a simple objective/deathmatch game. Not to mention both of these games are constantly being upgraded. TF2 always has updates to make the game better and Gmod has a modding community that never sleeps. There is always new content in both these games.
jdodson: What is the best music to listen to while gaming? Or do you typically just listen to the in game music?
BR: I enjoy listening to music in games that does not have important dialogue. This mostly consists of multi-player games and a few single-player ones. If I had to choose what music to listen to, I would go with some type of electronic or dubstep. Stuff like deadmau5, knife party, and kill the noise. This is just stuff I listen to while gaming, I like other music than this also.
jdodson: In the current(some could say last) gen of console gaming of the Wii, PS3 and XBox 360 I wonder which of the lot you preferred? Did you get more games on one over the other?
BR: I would pick the XBox 360 for the simple fact that I own way more games on it than any other system. I have a ps3 also but only own 2-3 games on it. XBox also has a lot of games that are unique to it.
jdodson: What game did you just finish playing last? Like the actual last game you closed before reading this email.
BR: The last game I played is Atom Zombie Smasher. I just bought this game the other day and am having a lot of fun with it. Its a nice simple strategy game that I am absolutely horrible at. I'm still learning how the game plays so I hope that I will get better.
jdodson: What are your thoughts on Disney buying Lucas Film and by proxy the rights to Star Wars, Indiana Jones and all associated with them?
BR: I'm very fearful of what Disney might do to the Star Wars franchise. I fear that they will screw with the original story. I am still hopeful,however, that when a 7th star wars episode is released, it will be worth watching and will not disappoint me.
jdodson: Whats game company do you think stands out above the rest?
BR: I'm not really sure about this one. I would say Mojang because they have come from almost nothing to a huge success. Minecraft is one of the best games I have ever played and it was developed originally by a single person. Mojang has come a long way in a very short period of time making me think of them as a company that stands out above the rest.
jdodson: If you could force a game studio to make a game, what would it be?
BR: I think many of you would agree when I say I would force Lucas Arts to make BattleFront 3. The first two were major factors in why I enjoy gaming today. I played them all the time as a kid. Also, I am waiting for Fallout 4. So if the first option didn't work out, I would go with that.
Thanks for the fun interview!
So this is my first foray into the world of Lets Play videos and I decided to make it of my first Minecraft World. I take you through my amazing house, Sheep and Cattle Farm as well as my Wheat fields.
Having to spend time talking and playing didn't leave much of my attention paid to the creeper advancing on me. As I watch the video again he is plainly there and because I didn't notice him, blows me up handily.
That said, I plan on doing more of these and its a great way to share what I have been playing a bit of.
Having to spend time talking and playing didn't leave much of my attention paid to the creeper advancing on me. As I watch the video again he is plainly there and because I didn't notice him, blows me up handily.
That said, I plan on doing more of these and its a great way to share what I have been playing a bit of.
Reddit user BarryJordan23 made a pretty awesome list of the games remaining to be released in 2012.
http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1222ba/complete_list_of_all_upcoming_video_games_for/
I looked over the list a few times and nothing really jumped out at me as something I needed to play and as such started thinking about the best games I got this year. I immediately wanted to do something with you all about it and decided a post made sense so we could hash out the details.
For everyone that wants to participate we should all create our "best of 2012" game lists. I am even thinking that we could do a "Cheerful Ghost best of 2012" as well. I could create a new page linked somewhere that kept an official record of it, but ultimately I want us to come up with a best of 2012 as individuals and see if we can do a collective one for the site. I am thinking we could all add the games we thought were awesome and then vote in some way to pair it down to less than 5 games. 5 seems like a good number to me.
I was also thinking of doing this in December, so it gives us all some time to think about it. So basically, vote on a Cheerful Ghost best of 2012 and then our own best of lists.
I hear about a lot of games you all are playing and thats totally awesome. But it would be good to know what you felt the best were. Plus its also good to know why a game made that list and what better place to talk about that than here :D
Anyways, let me know if you think.
http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1222ba/complete_list_of_all_upcoming_video_games_for/
I looked over the list a few times and nothing really jumped out at me as something I needed to play and as such started thinking about the best games I got this year. I immediately wanted to do something with you all about it and decided a post made sense so we could hash out the details.
For everyone that wants to participate we should all create our "best of 2012" game lists. I am even thinking that we could do a "Cheerful Ghost best of 2012" as well. I could create a new page linked somewhere that kept an official record of it, but ultimately I want us to come up with a best of 2012 as individuals and see if we can do a collective one for the site. I am thinking we could all add the games we thought were awesome and then vote in some way to pair it down to less than 5 games. 5 seems like a good number to me.
I was also thinking of doing this in December, so it gives us all some time to think about it. So basically, vote on a Cheerful Ghost best of 2012 and then our own best of lists.
I hear about a lot of games you all are playing and thats totally awesome. But it would be good to know what you felt the best were. Plus its also good to know why a game made that list and what better place to talk about that than here :D
Anyways, let me know if you think.
Wanted to wish everyone a safe Halloween, especially everyone with an increased Hurricane quotient this holiday! I have collected a bunch O links of various Halloween bits from sites around like Reddit. I am lumping them together in one post because I find 1000 of these posts to be a bit on the annoying side. All together now.
Video game inspired Pumpkin Carvings:
Borderlands 2: http://i.imgur.com/R6CG2.jpg
Mario Bob-omb: http://i.imgur.com/dg1CZ.jpg
Pichatchu: http://imgur.com/isI0E
Borderlands Gun: http://imgur.com/8WVu5
Cl4pTr4p: http://imgur.com/a/Cny12
Limbo: http://imgur.com/d9GXS
Wario: http://i.imgur.com/hQjtd.jpg
Mario Himself: http://i.imgur.com/lxOEO.jpg
Mario Goomba: http://imgur.com/3b4hV
Big Daddy: http://i.imgur.com/XiSZi.jpg
Majoras Mask: http://i.imgur.com/kTQVH.jpg
Limbo Calvin & Hobbes: http://i.imgur.com/K27Df.jpg
Charmander: http://i.imgur.com/nQnto.jpg
Video game inspired Pumpkin Carvings:
Borderlands 2: http://i.imgur.com/R6CG2.jpg
Mario Bob-omb: http://i.imgur.com/dg1CZ.jpg
Pichatchu: http://imgur.com/isI0E
Borderlands Gun: http://imgur.com/8WVu5
Cl4pTr4p: http://imgur.com/a/Cny12
Limbo: http://imgur.com/d9GXS
Wario: http://i.imgur.com/hQjtd.jpg
Mario Himself: http://i.imgur.com/lxOEO.jpg
Mario Goomba: http://imgur.com/3b4hV
Big Daddy: http://i.imgur.com/XiSZi.jpg
Majoras Mask: http://i.imgur.com/kTQVH.jpg
Limbo Calvin & Hobbes: http://i.imgur.com/K27Df.jpg
Charmander: http://i.imgur.com/nQnto.jpg
I picked up Minecraft a few days ago. Being that I was entirely behind the curve on this game I decided to hold out a little longer. I figured with each patch the game would just get better and better so waiting would be good. Since I have no earlier Minecraft to compare it to all I can say is the game was worth the wait. Minecraft is fantastic.
First off the game just feels right. The movement is right, the mining is right and the graphics are beautiful. Climbing up on top of a mountain for the first time and looking out is really incredible. After being in continuous development for a few years now, it makes sense the game is as polished as it is.
I am playing survival mode right now and am having fun with that. The first few days with it I have learned how to build a house, what you can use wood for, that ho's do have a purpose and have started the process of breeding animals.
The game is harder than I imagined. Creepers are more than annoying, if not frustrating at times. Its not too hard to rebuild what they destroy. But Creeper explosions are really dis-heartening when they blow up your breeding pen.
That said, last night @panickedthumb and I started a multi-player game and that has been fun. I imagine there will be a shared Cheerful Ghost server at some point too.
First off the game just feels right. The movement is right, the mining is right and the graphics are beautiful. Climbing up on top of a mountain for the first time and looking out is really incredible. After being in continuous development for a few years now, it makes sense the game is as polished as it is.
I am playing survival mode right now and am having fun with that. The first few days with it I have learned how to build a house, what you can use wood for, that ho's do have a purpose and have started the process of breeding animals.
The game is harder than I imagined. Creepers are more than annoying, if not frustrating at times. Its not too hard to rebuild what they destroy. But Creeper explosions are really dis-heartening when they blow up your breeding pen.
That said, last night @panickedthumb and I started a multi-player game and that has been fun. I imagine there will be a shared Cheerful Ghost server at some point too.
After this years Steam Summer Sale and learning how much some of my friends spent on it, I think the most scary Halloween news of all is Steams Halloween Sale! This sale is themed around games that contain lots of blood, killing, shooting and various other bits marked so far down they are 6 FEET IN THE GROUND!
A few of the marked down titles are classics such as:
Left 4 Dead
F.E.A.R. & F.E.A.R. 2
Dead Horde
Zombie Shooter
Killing Floor
Zombie Bowl-O-Rama
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
DEAD Space
Painkiller Complete
Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime
Prototype
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
.. And more!
http://store.steampowered.com/sale/halloweensale_2012
A few of the marked down titles are classics such as:
Left 4 Dead
F.E.A.R. & F.E.A.R. 2
Dead Horde
Zombie Shooter
Killing Floor
Zombie Bowl-O-Rama
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
DEAD Space
Painkiller Complete
Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime
Prototype
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
.. And more!
http://store.steampowered.com/sale/halloweensale_2012
Just wanted to wish everyone a very Happy Halloween week and was also wondering what games you were playing to usher in the holiday? Recently picked up Doom 3: BFG Edition and that was pretty well timed as it plays well around Halloween. Sometime thing week I am going to crack open Amnesia: The Dark Descent as well.
I am wondering what other Halloween / Horror themed games are you playing this week?
I am wondering what other Halloween / Horror themed games are you playing this week?
Do you want to hand out more than just candy to the kiddies this year for Halloween? How about printing off these Plants VS Zombies "Stop Zombie Mouth" coupons so the kids can get a free version of PvZ for Halloween?
Why can't more game companies do this? Its a fun idea and I imagine some people I hand the coupon to won't have played the game before. Totally great advertising if a new Plants VS Zombies might been soon around the corner!
Oh and maybe if you used a coupon to get a copy yourself, that might be OK too? Shhhhhh, it might not just be for kids!
http://www.stopzombiemouth.com/
http://static-www.ec.popcap.com/misc/zombiemouth/downloads/stop_zombie_mouth_coupons.pdf
Why can't more game companies do this? Its a fun idea and I imagine some people I hand the coupon to won't have played the game before. Totally great advertising if a new Plants VS Zombies might been soon around the corner!
Oh and maybe if you used a coupon to get a copy yourself, that might be OK too? Shhhhhh, it might not just be for kids!
http://www.stopzombiemouth.com/
http://static-www.ec.popcap.com/misc/zombiemouth/downloads/stop_zombie_mouth_coupons.pdf
I was chatting with @panickedthumb on Steam yesterday and he had a pretty cool idea. We were talking about the recent interviews I have been giving and he wondered if if would be good to interview the users of Cheerful Ghost itself? I hadn't considered that before and decided that is something I wanted to do.
I want to interview you all, the topics all swirling around gaming and you. Ill contact people one at a time and hopefully make my way through everybody. I am not going to go in any particular order and don't worry, I will get to you soon :D
Thanks to @panickedthumb for the idea and expect to see some interviews with CG users soon.
I want to interview you all, the topics all swirling around gaming and you. Ill contact people one at a time and hopefully make my way through everybody. I am not going to go in any particular order and don't worry, I will get to you soon :D
Thanks to @panickedthumb for the idea and expect to see some interviews with CG users soon.