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Servant Corps

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« on: August 01, 2009, 12:36:28 pm »
To wit, I want one. Progress Quest is an example of a "zero-player game", for instance.

So, if you got any suggestions for zero-player games, that would be good. I am, in particular, looking for zero-player games with good storylines too.
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Re: Zero-Player Games
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2009, 12:37:45 pm »
 ... A book? A movie?
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Re: Zero-Player Games
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2009, 12:43:23 pm »
....!?
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« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2009, 12:52:15 pm »
I herd that new zero-player Doom game is out on DVD.
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Re: Zero-Player Games
« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2009, 01:14:14 pm »
A zero-player game with a good story...

I know a few good visual novels that do not require any interaction except for clicking to move along the text...
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Re: Zero-Player Games
« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2009, 01:17:37 pm »
why call it a game?
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Re: Zero-Player Games
« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2009, 01:49:04 pm »
Quote from: Duke 2.0 on August 01, 2009, 12:37:45 pm
... A book? A movie?

But the book and the movie storyline remain the same. The characters will always do whatever the director/author said, and will do the same things over and over. In a zero-player game, presumably there would be different things happening in each iteration of the game. Like in Progress Quest. One time, you may get the +5 Sword of Stabbing, and in the second game, you may get +3 Knife of Knifing. That sort of thing.

There would be brand new differences that would occur whenever you are playing the game. I hope I explain it well.

andrea: A game is a "an amusement or pastime", and Progress Quest is amusing and is a pastime, therefore, it is a game.
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Re: Zero-Player Games
« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2009, 01:50:08 pm »
 So a randomly generated story?

 That might not be a bad idea. And Dwarf Fortress Legends is supposed to be something like that.
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Re: Zero-Player Games
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2009, 01:51:06 pm »
Wait wait wait, something that entertains you requiring absolutely no effort on your part?

Go ride a bike or something, lazy!
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« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2009, 01:52:19 pm »
Progress Quest is always the same simply by virtue of having everything be contextually and even statistically pointless.

It is worse then a movie because a movie has plot.
« Last Edit: August 01, 2009, 01:58:49 pm by Neonivek »
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« Reply #10 on: August 01, 2009, 01:57:07 pm »
Quote from: Servant Corps on August 01, 2009, 12:36:28 pm
To wit, I want one. Progress Quest is an example of a "zero-player game", for instance.

So, if you got any suggestions for zero-player games, that would be good. I am, in particular, looking for zero-player games with good storylines too.

They may be a bit lacking in storylines, but have you looked at any of the artificial life simulators out there? I've played with Nanopond, and it seems progress-questy to me, but more awesome.
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« Reply #11 on: August 01, 2009, 02:04:10 pm »
perhaps watch the borg program play Angband?
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Re: Zero-Player Games
« Reply #12 on: August 01, 2009, 03:14:55 pm »
When I was a kid, I had a Monopoly game for the Nintendo.  Used to piss my parents off by setting it up with eight computer players and letting it go.  I remember being kind of entertained (for a few minutes) just watching it work.
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Re: Zero-Player Games
« Reply #13 on: August 01, 2009, 03:16:51 pm »
My brother used to sometimes set up computer matches on Fifa games.  To be fair, it was to learn their tactics.
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Re: Zero-Player Games
« Reply #14 on: August 01, 2009, 04:04:10 pm »
Quote from: Aqizzar on August 01, 2009, 03:14:55 pm
When I was a kid, I had a Monopoly game for the Nintendo.  Used to piss my parents off by setting it up with eight computer players and letting it go.  I remember being kind of entertained (for a few minutes) just watching it work.

I did that all the time!
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