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[Cheddarius]

Maybe... Maybe if you cut out little people and stuff on cardboard, so that you could do basically the same thing in real life?

[Pandarsenic]

I still haven't given away my second Sleep is Death copy. :I

[Apple Master]

OH GOD.
I'd love you forever?
And I could pay the 7 quid or so eventually.

[Stealtharcadia]

http://sidtube.com/gallery/444/

THAT WAS AWESOME

Oh hay there. I knew your alias sounded familiar!

Also I love this game. :1

Edit: Also sitube is down right now?

[TheCze]

It is for me.

[lumin]

Looking at this little tool (is it really a game?) and what others have been saying about it, I am a little surprised at how much press it has gotten.  I see comment boards filled with gushing praise over how "revolutionary" it is, or how this is the "future" of video games, or "why hasn't anybody thought of this before?".

Are people really serious?

I can't really think of a system that is any less "revolutionary".  In fact the Virtual Tabletop collaborative storytelling system was created by Gary Gygax before video games were even invented, so the "OMG!! THIS IS GAMING OF THE FUTURE AND IT PWNS EVERYTHING!!!" praise I see about it seems a little bit insane, or at least naive to me.

Online "gaming tables" have been done to death in the last 15-20 years.  Practically every program on this list already does what "Sleep Is Death" does.  Does this new tool pioneer some new concepts?  Sure.  From what I understand it populates an online database of assets similar to what Spore did, but that doesn't make the tool uber revolutionary or anything.

It actually angers me a bit that only *now* does this type of game system get taken seriously by major gaming press.  Where were these guys in the last 20 years when we were already doing this stuff online?  Is it because the system doesn't focus on D&D or Fantasy?  Or is it just because Jason Rohrer has some kind of VIP superstar status with the gaming community and since *he's* doing it, then we *must* take notice?

Anyway, it does sound like a cool piece of software and I wish it well, but I just cringe every time I see someone tout this as the best thing since sliced bread.  If anything, it appears to have taken a few steps back in the virtual tabletop department.  It looks like it was coded in MS Quick Basic, and only allows 2 players at a time.  I am happy that the idea of collaborative storytelling is getting some attention from the mainstream...it's about time.

[quinnr]

OH GOD.
I'd love you forever?
And I could pay the 7 quid or so eventually.

I called it first

(Turns thread into epic fight over Pandarsenic.)

[TheCze]

Where were these guys in the last 20 years when we were already doing this stuff online?  Is it because the system doesn't focus on D&D or Fantasy?

I think that's quite a factor.


Sidtube is back again

[quinnr]

That is probably quite a reason. You DnD haters. Darn you!

[Apple Master]

Oh, that's cool. I'll just buy it myself then ):

[quinnr]

You can continue begging Pandar Apples. I might get it myself in the future, but I'm going to be kinda busy the next week or two anyways.

[Apple Master]

I only ask because I'm not entirely sure I want to spend money on it.

[quinnr]

-is the same. It looks like one of those things that could be totally worth the money, or something that once you get it you discover that you hate it.

[Apple Master]

Yeah. I'm fairly sure it could be awesome. But I'm kinda not wanting to spend £10 only to find A) No one will play with me or B) I hate it.

[TheCze]

sidtube is really a good place to find people to play with. Most of the time there is no game open (because once you open a game as controller youll get a player within the next minute) but if you ask nice in the irc somebody will most likely controll a game for you.