Comments on: Game Idea #40: Apothecaries Guild http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-40-apothecaries-guild/ A new game idea every week and other ramblings on game design from an upstart game designer. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:05:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Game Idea #40: Apothecaries Guild by: Fletch http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-40-apothecaries-guild/#comment-3492 Sun, 07 Jan 2007 07:15:49 +0000 http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-40-apothecaries-guild/#comment-3492 I really like this one. It's a very positive take on the action adventure genre - rather than going on missions to kill some enemy, you go on compassionate missions to help others. Take that, short sighted conservative political Jack Thompson types. What kind of game would you make it? A sandbox adventure where you roam the community helping others, seeking out materials for your stores whenever stocks run low and helping people that seek the assistance of the guild? More of a farming spin like in Harvest moon? Or something more specifically mission based? Lots of potential for a great story, lots of humour and drama and everything good like that. Very cool idea, I'd love to see this made material. So that I could play it. :D I really like this one. It’s a very positive take on the action adventure genre - rather than going on missions to kill some enemy, you go on compassionate missions to help others. Take that, short sighted conservative political Jack Thompson types.

What kind of game would you make it? A sandbox adventure where you roam the community helping others, seeking out materials for your stores whenever stocks run low and helping people that seek the assistance of the guild? More of a farming spin like in Harvest moon? Or something more specifically mission based?

Lots of potential for a great story, lots of humour and drama and everything good like that.

Very cool idea, I’d love to see this made material. So that I could play it. :D

]]> Comment on Game Idea #40: Apothecaries Guild by: Wizzel Cogcarrier Wizzleton IV http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-40-apothecaries-guild/#comment-1686 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 17:42:35 +0000 http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-40-apothecaries-guild/#comment-1686 Every process in the game – gathering, preparing curing, etc. – would need to be highly interactive for a game like this to be at all compelling. Don't make them minigames either, let the player click and drag materials in the real world. Interesting idea, one of your best yet. Every process in the game – gathering, preparing curing, etc. – would need to be highly interactive for a game like this to be at all compelling. Don’t make them minigames either, let the player click and drag materials in the real world. Interesting idea, one of your best yet.

]]> Comment on Game Idea #40: Apothecaries Guild by: Erin http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-40-apothecaries-guild/#comment-1504 Mon, 02 Oct 2006 13:45:28 +0000 http://www.patrickcurry.com/thoughts/game-idea-40-apothecaries-guild/#comment-1504 I love the idea of healing people instead of shooting or bludgeoning them! This feels like the classic games to which I was adicted as a kid, like Mario or Zelda -- and that's about the only kind of game (aside from variations of Tetris) that still does it for me. Good one! :) I love the idea of healing people instead of shooting or bludgeoning them! This feels like the classic games to which I was adicted as a kid, like Mario or Zelda — and that’s about the only kind of game (aside from variations of Tetris) that still does it for me. Good one! :)

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