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Re: Halo World - To Matt
Posted By: Mark Levin <haveblue@mac.com>	Date: 8/14/00 3:04 p.m.
In Response To: Re: Halo World - To Matt (Endah) > Reaper>> > This isn't Matt, but I just have a question for you all. What's > this source you guys are reading that's making y'all think that > the Halo environment's this wide-ranging, roam as-you-please > space? The use of phrases like "continuous levels" and "no breaks in gameplay". > Duh, this is a game, and > if the creators are gonna exercise any control over what your > experience is like, you're gonna be tracked quite a bit, ok? > Trust me. Traditional games "track" by having levels with exactly 2 doors to the outside world: The one by which you came in, which is permanently sealed, and the one by which you will leave. Halo doesn't have to be like that... The obstacles could be more along the lines of "You don't have enough firepower for that route to be an option" or "You have to find a boat or an airplane before you cross the river." The difference between this and a traditional game would be (theoretically) that if you were a sufficiently skilled tactician or vidmaster or were willing to swim for 10 minutes or already had access to an air or water vehicle you could take the nonstandard route if you wanted to. Careful design would lead to the player arriving at the same story points in the same sequence each time.

Message Index

Halo World - To Matt	Reaper Man	8/14/00 12:13 p.m.
Re: Halo World - To Matt	Endah	8/14/00 2:53 p.m.
Re: Halo World - To Matt	Mark Levin	8/14/00 3:04 p.m.
Re: Halo World - To Matt	Luke	8/15/00 8:24 p.m.
Open-ended areas and game design	Knight	8/16/00 11:57 a.m.
Re: Open-ended areas and game design	Br'fin	8/16/00 12:27 p.m.
Re: Open-ended areas and game design	Mark Levin	8/16/00 2:38 p.m.
Re: Open-ended areas and game design	Mark Levin	8/16/00 12:46 p.m.
Re: Halo World - To Matt	Smokey	8/14/00 3:29 p.m.
Re: Halo World - To Matt	Forensic	8/14/00 4:17 p.m.
Above message is messed up, read this instead.	Forensic	8/14/00 4:21 p.m.
Re: Above message is messed up, read this instead.	Smokey	8/14/00 5:12 p.m.
I agree with 'nsic and Endah	Freewill	8/14/00 8:58 p.m.
Re: I agree with 'nsic and Endah	Forensic	8/15/00 7:25 a.m.
To be absolutely fair	Desio	8/16/00 8:37 a.m.
Re: Halo World - To Matt	Matt	8/14/00 6:48 p.m.
Re: Halo World - To Matt	Mark Levin	8/14/00 7:12 p.m.
Matt..... I am so let down.	Not For You To Know	8/15/00 4:14 p.m.
Re: Halo World, or Scooterville	Acid_Rabbit	8/15/00 4:40 p.m.
Re: Halo World - To Matt	David Oosha	8/16/00 9:42 p.m.