Which do you prefer?

Our last class got me thinking as to whether I'm a follower of ludology or narratology. 

I do believe that you don't need an equal balance to make a good game. While there is usually an element of both in most games there are plenty of games out there that are almost purely fun based. Take Worms for example...there is no story to that game whatsoever, yet it is one of the most addictive and enjoyable games that I've ever played.

Personally, I find a game even more exciting if it is driven by a great story. While some games like Worms are great fun without a story, the appeal of mindless bashing of buttons to kill your opponent in say, Unreal Tournament isn't as appealing to me as, say, following the dramatics of a game like one of the Final Fantasy series, learning about a characters history, watching as they fall for another character and STILL being able to have the fun of defeating the bosses in the game.

So a game driven by a great story is preferable to me...but it definitely has to be fun aswell. :) 

So what do you think you like best? A game driven by fun? Or story?

The pressure is building...

Midway through week 2 and already the pressure is building!! Plenty of work to do to keep us going and it all seems to be piling up already! FYP proposal deadline is closing in fast and I think I know what I want to do but I'll elaborate once my mind is made up...it's constantly changing and switching between ideas. It's hard to make up my mind when there is so much choice! 

As you can see I've added a little list of some of my fave websites. Just a few which some people mightn't have heard of as many of the ones I like are pretty popular( who hasn't heard of Bebo these days?) but I'll build it up as soon as I can think of/find some more. I'm sure there'll be a few interesting ludology sites up there soon aswell.  :) 

There's a first time for everything.

So...my very first blog. What to write...well, since we haven't gotten into the Writing Games Analysis side of things yet, here are some thoughts.. 

Week 1 as a 4th year is over already! Though it feels like we have been back a month because of the sheer amount of stuff that has happened this week. Between getting settled back into college after co-op, getting the lowdown on our FYPs(anyone else freaking out?)and all of our new modules I must admit I'm happy the weekend is here. 

Im wrecked.

A cup of tea would be nice.