Glitch again

[oyceter]

So after getting bored of Glitch, I am now excited again, thanks to the Unlaunching and little peeks at changes that may happen going forward. HOUSE CUSTOMIZATION! Maybe this will finally break my already waning interest in Sims Social, though of course I keep hoping for a Lunar New Year theme/event over there. Mostly, though, it sounds as though there will be a lot more to do when you have more resources. Right now, I am still largely randomly gathering quoins and selling Extremely Hallowed Shrine Powder for the heck of it. I've also started harvesting jellisacs, even though there's really not a great use for them in the game. Mostly, I just like the "glop" sound they make, at I can donate fuel cells to community machine rooms.

Also, I finally got CB to start playing!

It's very funny, because after he played enough to get a feel for the game, he was a lot more excited than I was. Apparently the 2D MMO-ness is unique, as is having a branching world map (me: "Other games didn't have signposts?!"), as is the concept of a non-combat MMO that remains interesting. I feel I should go into more detail about Super Mario and the evolution of screens and levels in game design, except I was a bit tipsy from wine and I don't quite remember the details. It's also interesting getting a gamer perspective on it, since quite a few people I know playing it had the "What is this MMO thing and what am I supposed to be doing in it?"

It's especially interesting to think how much the writing, sound design, and art direction influenced my getting into the game. Even in the beginning, when I had no idea what I was doing, I would go around and pet trees just because I like the little "ahhh" sound they make afterward.

Also, yay for 2D games. I tried Minecraft on peaceful mode, but even then, all the camera turning and angles and whatnot were a bit too much and ended up making me feel nauseous.

Comments

[troisroyaumes]

I have such terrible timing! I got bored of Glitch and then didn't really have the brains for anything harder than Solitaire for a while...but then I finally picked up Sims Social again after you first rec'd it to me (I found it a bit confusing at first but finally have figured out how the game works). Now I'm all in "Must Build House O' Dreams Now" mode. ^^

But if Glitch is getting house customization too...! Mission accepted, Must Build TWO Houses O' Dreams mode commencing. *_______*

[oyceter]

AHAHAHAHA NO WAY.

(Friend me in Sims! I will give you things! Also OMG I am still polishing up my house and if they do end up having a Lunar New Year update, I will probably be playing a huge amount to buy all the stuff.)

(Also, this is probably not a nice thing to do, but griddlers.net has good puzzles if you get sick of solitaire. /person who plays too much Picross and is still waiting for Piczle Lines on iPhone to update)

[troisroyaumes]

Will do! I need things! XD And ohhh man, I'm glad there's some East Asian stuff in there but why's it all Japanese? D:

Ahahaha, you are an enabler.../covertly bookmarks site

[oyceter]

I'm glad there's some East Asian stuff in there but why's it all Japanese?

IKR?! Be glad you weren't there for the quests those few weeks, because they drove me up the wall. Just... all the hokiest stereotypes imaginable. At least with the anime/manga stuff, they actually got some things I wanted, as opposed to wallpaper that is supposedly Japanese but just looks kind of stupid.

Also, since Glitch update probably isn't happening for a while, I figure I will fancy up my SIms house in the meanwhile....

[thistleingrey]

I'm waiting on house tweakage in Glitch, too. At this rate, I'll have learned all the skills before it happens--skill-choosing is the one thing I'm still dropping in to do.

[oyceter]

Yeah... I am hoping it will come out relatively soon, but I'm guessing it will be summer at the soonest. And I'm almost done with my skill tree as well, so most of the incentives are just popping in to craft things to help CB's character.

[kake]

My brain can't parse Minecraft. I tried it but genuinely could not make any sense out of what was showing on the screen. Hurrah for 2D games indeed.

[oyceter]

Yeah, the pixel-y art doesn't help for me, since it's either big pixels if you are accidentally face up against a tree or dirt or whatnot, or slightly smaller pixels where I still am not quite sure what the thing is.

[ranalore]

I got into Glitch via someone else on my Dwircle, and it is far more addictive than I'd thought it would be, or I never would have joined. That's where most of my fannishness is right now! I'm very excited about house customization. I love how easy and laidback and non-combative it is.

[oyceter]

Oh yay, do I have you on my buddy list? I'm here... (one of the most confusing things about Glitch so far is using a different user name and thereby not recognizing anyone.)

[ranalore]

Doesn't look like we connected there yet, so I just added you. I went with my fannish name just so I don't confuse myself with anything else. *G*

[sasha_feather]

I especially like to play Glitch when I am not feeling well, which is... often. It's soothing. I am also Sasha Feather there! :D

[oyceter]

It is very soothing! Like I said, I really like the sounds for some reason, which makes me happy.

[torachan]

I am always surprised by any new additions or changes because I never go to the forums. I'm excited about customisation, though, because I went through such a hassle when the new herb-requiring skills were introduced and I had to sell my Bortola house and get one in a swamp place. And of course now I can't grow regular crops, but at least those are something I can buy from a vendor if I need them, whereas there is no such option for herbs, just auctions, which are ridiculously expensive (I know; I auction off my herbs! XD).

And yay for 2D games, indeed. I am really not a fan of 3D, and am sad that it is all the rage everywhere. I love retro stuff like the Wii and DS New Super Mario Bros. (And hope they continue making more of those.)

I consider myself a gamer, but am generally not interested in MMOs. Glitch is an exception.

[oyceter]

Yeah, I didn't start checking the forums until I discovered Glitch had added skills and unlaunched itself without my knowing!

So with you on the hassle of herbs! I, heh, actually created a new character and leveled her up so I could get a bog house, and then have mostly just been playing my main character.

And ugh, I hate 3D. It makes my head hurt.