Battle Ship: Digital Version (advanced)

Game Info

Title-Battleship

Type-Board Game

Genre-Strategy, Guessing, Luck

Age-7+

A Little About The Game

"YOU SUNK MY BATTLESHIP!", possibly one of the most popular quotes in this board game. It's also their slogan. It is a game where two players set up their ships on hidden locations on the map. Your goal is to sink your opponent's ship before they sink yours. You take turns shooting at a letter and number co ordinate on the map. (EX. A2). You keep guessing until someone says hit! After that you keep shooting until you miss or sink their ship. It goes on like this until one of you loses all of their ships. Thus losing the game. I have always had fun playing this game but, it never truly captured the feeling of a true battle at sea. I feel like it could be so much more. That's why I think that this game should receive a more advanced edition to further the realism and complexity of this fun yet simple game.

What Would Happen

I would keep the core mechanics of the game. Two sides firing at unknown locations and such, but I would add a few different mechanics. First of all I would make it so ships could do different things. For example the battle ship could fire twice but, that would be all it would be good for. I would also add movement to the game to make the other ships like the sub and destroyer feel more balanced. The destroyer would get one shot move 2 spaces and see subs. The sub can shoot one and move one space but, can only be seen by destroyers. The tiny ship could move three and would make a great scout. I would also make it so that there was fog of war ( an area that slowly becomes unshrouded as you explore more of the terrain.) I would also make it so that the players could shoot more than just one ship at a time. This would allow for a more in depth strategy and intense battles. You would have to keep a tight micro(management of troops normally in a live game.) and make sure you get what you need done,done. I feel like this game would be a great game to play and would maybe even get tournaments if it was successful enough. This is a game I would love to see made digital.

So close But, So far

Game Info

Title-Brink

Type-Video Game

Genre-First Person Shooter, 

Age-Teen

A Little About The Game

Brink is a game that is widely known as a failed game that was given too much hype. You play a one of two teams. You are either a rebel trying to leave the overcrowded floating city called the Ark, or the the defenders of the ark who are trying to keep order and prevent the disruptive rebels from leaving. There are four classes and lots of customization when it comes to character types. You can play as a medic, soldier, engineer, or spy. Each one is need for the completion of certain objectives throughout the game. One of the most praised aspects of the game is its free run. Every character has the ability to jump off of walls and climb over high ledges. It turned out to be one of the few saving graces of the game. The game also has eight maps and only one game mode. IT also has a very short campaign clocking in at around 6 hours. Not bad for a game based mostly around its multiplayer but, still not a good thing. 

What It Did Wrong

Brink was a game that focused way to much on on customization. Now is most cases that isn't a problem but, as many people say they tried to do too much. There was also very little content. Eight maps for a game with only one game mode is honestly kinda pathetic. Also they tried to throw leveling on everything. Classes, weapons and even levels on customization. This would be fine but, the difference in a maxed out character and a new player is too different. The objective type game mode also limits the play for the player that wants to go off and lone wolf it up. The story was half decent but, preformed horribly. The guns also weren't very precise because it decided to take the realism of random bullet placement ( there was a spread on single shot guns even if it was slight.). This angered a lot of people and for the most part caused the game to die out. It's honestly a shame because if there were more maps and even more gamemodes the game might actually be really fun. I honestly found the game to be at least decent but, I also have never been able to play online. Anyhow I feel if it was executed differently it would have in fact lived up to the hype. 

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Game Info

Title-Bastion

Type-Video Game

Genre-Adventure,Exploration

Age-Teen

A Little About The Game

Bastion is an adventure game where you play as a mysterious character known only as kid. All information for the game is slowly introduced to you but, the narrator in the game. You go around the world collecting shards to bring bastion, the safe have you are staying at, back to its former glory. You slowly discover new enemies, weapons, skill, and all sorts of combos with the items. You enter each area by picking a location on the map after going to a jump pad. Each area contains something to help you on your quest. You can also find all sorts of cool back story items that show the history of the game. It's really interesting to slowly find out about the place around you.

What Makes It Special

As most people will agree the most impressive feature in Bastion is in fact the narrator. He adds lots of depth to the game and helps you understand moments around. Kinda like a mini Morgan Freeman.

Anyways, he replies to almost anything you do. Taking a path at a fork, you weapons combos, new items, everything. He also responds to you falling off the map in a playful manner. "And then the Kid fell to his death." (Kid immediately falls back onto the play area) Naw, I'm just foolin'." . Things like this add to the game. You gain the feedback that you feel is needed in the game without it feeling forced or overdone. Either way Bastion is a creative and fun game. I hope to see more like it in the future.