Comments on: Munchkin! http://www.thedigitaltabletop.org/2007/09/21/munchkin/ Exploring the Intersection Between Digital Games & Non-Digital Games Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:39:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brian Magerko http://www.thedigitaltabletop.org/2007/09/21/munchkin/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Brian Magerko Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:53:35 +0000 http://gel.msu.edu/magerko/digitaltabletop/?p=8#comment-4 So, collecting expansion sets to Munchkin is something you can't do in computer games? I don't get it - if you're not collecting unique, cool cards like in Magic....you're just buying extra "stuff" for the game. You can do the same for many computer games - like Half Life 2 - and this will be true even moreso in the future as the industry goes to a "paying to unlock content" model (see PS3). I completely agree that the use of humor is used in computer games far far too infrequently. I mean, there's Worms....some adventure games.....and....um....... The meta-commentary in the cards is definitely fun. This is not too dissimilar to the "messing with the player" content in the Gamecube's "Eternal Darkness," which was a main reason that game was so amazing. Ben brought an interesting issue that this was essentially a "competitive party" - which is pretty rare. You definitely have PvP situations across groups, but we couldn't think of an example of being in a party with people who tried to keep you from succeeding (or allying with you). So, collecting expansion sets to Munchkin is something you can’t do in computer games? I don’t get it – if you’re not collecting unique, cool cards like in Magic….you’re just buying extra “stuff” for the game. You can do the same for many computer games – like Half Life 2 – and this will be true even moreso in the future as the industry goes to a “paying to unlock content” model (see PS3).

I completely agree that the use of humor is used in computer games far far too infrequently. I mean, there’s Worms….some adventure games…..and….um…….

The meta-commentary in the cards is definitely fun. This is not too dissimilar to the “messing with the player” content in the Gamecube’s “Eternal Darkness,” which was a main reason that game was so amazing.

Ben brought an interesting issue that this was essentially a “competitive party” – which is pretty rare. You definitely have PvP situations across groups, but we couldn’t think of an example of being in a party with people who tried to keep you from succeeding (or allying with you).

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