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  2. Wideload Breaks The Winds Of Change

Thu, 12/13/2007 - 03:56 by narcogen

If you're not nearly as behind the curve as I am, then you already know that Wideload Games' upcoming party title Hail to the Chimp has released a new trailer that you can see on GameTrailers.

What you may have missed is Michael Mann's latest blog entry at the Huffington Post that seems to show that HttC owes no less to the humor of Terrance and Philip than did their previous outing, Stubbs the Zombie:

In our "Stuff the Ballot Box" gametype, you deposit clams into a well; the first character who collects 75 is declared the winner. Another has a giant stink cloud, otherwise known as "The Stench of Corruption," which stalks the player with the fewest clams. You don't want to be surrounded by this cloud as it is smelly and nobody likes the stinky kid -- especially clams, who jump from your clutches until you are out of the race. Other gametypes are more intellectual, including one that has a similar mechanic to the game Othello.

Sounds like a neat-- if aromatic-- gameplay mechanic. For the sake of realism, though, shouldn't the stench of corruption follow the player with the most clams?

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Re: Wideload Breaks The Winds Of Change

Thu, 12/13/2007 - 15:34

One might argue that the popularity of the candidate with the most clams provides a natural buffer against such charges, which are much more likely to fell a less-favored opponent.

I would argue that, at any rate.

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Re: Wideload Breaks The Winds Of Change

In reply to: Re: Wideload Breaks The Winds Of Change Thu, 12/13/2007 - 21:14

It's pretty arbitrary, you could probably argue for either side just as plausibly.

That's probably my personal perspective showing; I have a natural affinity for underdogs, so to me, accusations of corruption against a popular incumbent always carry more weight than those against someone running at the back of the pack.

Also, I like game mechanics that promote parity, so the idea of this affecting the leader also intrigues me :)


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Re: Wideload Breaks The Winds Of Change

In reply to: Re: Wideload Breaks The Winds Of Change Mon, 12/17/2007 - 13:23

That's what team-ups are for. :-)

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