"I play video games better than everybody."
A couple months ago, Sony Computer Entertainment of Japan released a PSN game called The Last Guy. From Gamespot: “In the wake of a global catastrophe, you run through stages built from satellite images of notable real-world locations, from Trafalgar Square in London to the National Mall in Washington, DC.” Every other preview of the game mentioned its “Google-esque Maps” style.
Even though this Sony game doesn’t utilize Googlie Maps, the idea of using other apps to generate data for your game is an interesting approach; for one, real-life values don’t feel as cold and sterile as randomly calculated numbers. Let’s take a look at a couple of other turn-an-everyday-app-into-a-game possibilities:
”MIA on AIM”
The -esque: instant messengers
What’s It About: A text adventure game that plays in an IM window. you take the role of a private investigator who has been asked to look for a missing girl. And the person who sent you the message - the missing girl! Ooh, the suspense, it’s killing me…no really, it’s trying to break down my door. Help.
Why Should I Bother: you’re already on IM at work, so why not use IM while using IM to play a game while at work. That’s like killing one bird with two stones - heavy, boulder-sized stones.
make sure your replies are in the correct window.
”This Country Is Going Down The YouTubes”
The -esque: Youtube, embedded Youtubery
What’s It About: An epic high-fantasy game, its world map the Internet. You play a troll who must start fires in Youtube or any comment section that has an embedded Youtube vid in its post.
Why Should I Bother: Trolls are always depicted as the baddies. But not this time, because you are the troll, and since you are the player, that means you are the Hero. So go out into the Internet and become the most heroic troll there ever was.
can you bear being a flaming troll? *troll not shown