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linear?

October 30th 2003, 01:27 PM
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Could someone explain "linear" or "non-linear". People use it to describe dmods but I don't really grasp that expression.
October 30th 2003, 02:16 PM
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safmoor
Peasant He/Him
 
It is a term often used to explain gameplay and plot. For instance, Final Fantasy X was a linear game, you went from point A to point B only one way, a straight line. Nonlinear gameplay often has different ways of reaching the end, sometimes having different endings entirely. If a game is nonlinear, it has several ways of accomplishing goals. A good example of this type of game is Deus Ex. I love that game to death.
October 30th 2003, 03:27 PM
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Thank you Safmoor. Very clear and understandable.

What kind of game is Deus Ex?
October 30th 2003, 05:12 PM
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Drake
Peasant He/Him
 
Deus Ex is an exellent game, mixing the best of two generes: Rpg an First Person Shooter
October 31st 2003, 12:06 AM
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the best part about deus-ex iare the rats and the cleaning units
October 31st 2003, 02:30 AM
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SabreTrout
Noble He/Him United Kingdom
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Meh, I didn't think Deus EX was up to that much to be honest. Was good for a while, but the shooting wasn't shooty enough, and the RPG elements (while nicely done, and pretty cool) just weren't hardcore enough.
Now Metal Slug, THAT's a shooting game!
October 31st 2003, 03:03 AM
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Dukie
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but the shooting wasn't shooty enough, and the RPG elements (while nicely done, and pretty cool) just weren't hardcore enough

Silly rabit, that's why it was a blend of the two genres. And it's greatness did lay in the non-linearity.
And Metal Slug is a platform game!
October 31st 2003, 07:08 AM
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SabreTrout
Noble He/Him United Kingdom
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Nah, I would disagree. It was a blend of the two genres, fine, but I felt that greatness did not come of this, and it just didn't click with me.
And yeah, Metal Slug is a platform game, but it's very shooty..and bloody, and fun!
October 31st 2003, 10:18 AM
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Our own SabreTrout. The future fishy hit-man. Will he beat people endlessly with dead fish? Serve them hot sushi? nah! noo. not bloody enough.
October 31st 2003, 11:07 AM
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SabreTrout
Noble He/Him United Kingdom
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Blood... I need blood...
October 31st 2003, 11:21 AM
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Play Postal 2
October 31st 2003, 01:14 PM
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SabreTrout
Noble He/Him United Kingdom
Tigertigertiger. 
I want REAL blood...real...