Young Geneforgers
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Electric Sheep One
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written Monday, November 12 2007 14:24
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My daughter is now trying Geneforge, at just under age 6, with a fair amount of help from me, including reading all the text. With the game set on easy, and playing a shaper with all AI creations, it's actually quite manageable for a little kid. In a form of role playing that surprised me, my daughter and her friend decided to name several of the creations with their own names and those of family members, having named the shaper with a nickname. But there was no grief when creations died, apparently because they could so easily be recreated. I'm not sure how much of the story and sect politics is going over her head — probably most if not all of it — but my daughter says she really likes the game because she wants to learn how to make new monsters. Anyone else have experience with little kids playing Geneforge, or with playing it at a young age? -------------------- We're not doing cool. We're doing pretty. Posts: 3335 | Registered: Thursday, September 4 2003 07:00 |
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written Monday, November 12 2007 14:53
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quote:Doesn't surprise me too much; I did the same thing with Exile when I was 8, and I'm sure lots of other people did too. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Canned
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written Monday, November 12 2007 14:54
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If I played at a very young age, I would probably want to be one of the creations or the shaper. (I haven't actually, though) The reason I think this is because when I was about that age, I played this demo of a game called "Planet Blupi". I pretended to be a blupi for a long time. -------------------- I can transform into almost anything, but not sanity -Iffy Muffins n' Hell|Muffins n' Hell: The Muffins Are Back Again I have an addiction to Spiderweb games. I like this image Not in your shed -We are still under developement, but help would be nice. By the way, most of the conversation goes in the Moderator forum, in case your confused. Iffy= Infernal Flamming Muffin. The y is added to make a word. lol teh stupd text spek is lik ubar dum lol Posts: 1799 | Registered: Sunday, February 4 2007 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Monday, November 12 2007 15:04
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My youngest brother is obsessed with any game I like, so of course he plays Geneforge a lot. True, most of it is over his head, but he likes the creations. He always plays as a Guardian, though. -------------------- "We were meant to live for so much more. Have we lost ourselves?" - Switchfoot ---- My poetry Posts: 432 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2007 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Tuesday, November 13 2007 16:51
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I think it would be interesting to see a child's point of view on the game and which sect they chose to ally with. To bad they probably wouldn't get most of what's happening. Tal, you make it sound like playing as a guardian is a bad thing. Why? -------------------- I make guacamole at work =:T:= Posts: 454 | Registered: Monday, August 20 2007 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Wednesday, November 14 2007 13:17
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The first time I played G4,I couldn`t find the drakon canister in Gasslin Freehold. My little brother wanted to help. I said `Whatever` and expected him to loose intrest in a few minutes. HE FOUND IT!!! Posts: 39 | Registered: Monday, November 12 2007 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Wednesday, November 14 2007 14:45
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quote:I only meant that it's a bit strange that he does, given his obsession with creations. He hardly puts skill points in anything else. All he thinks about is "must have more essence, must summon more drayks." Exactly what I do with my shapers/lifecrafters. Guardians can be very fun and effective, but they don't fit his strategy well. Except for the HP bonus, of course. But with a good creation army, you don't die very often anyway. -------------------- "We were meant to live for so much more. Have we lost ourselves?" - Switchfoot ---- My poetry Posts: 432 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2007 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Wednesday, November 14 2007 15:43
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Oh, huh. That's wierd. Maybe he just wants to look cool. -------------------- I make guacamole at work =:T:= Posts: 454 | Registered: Monday, August 20 2007 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Wednesday, November 14 2007 19:32
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quote:I think he also puts a lot of points in endurance, so that could be a major factor. -------------------- "We were meant to live for so much more. Have we lost ourselves?" - Switchfoot ---- My poetry Posts: 432 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2007 07:00 |
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written Thursday, November 15 2007 11:06
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I knew very early on that a lot of small children would really enjoy the Geneforge games. After all, it lets them make their own army of fire-breathing dinosaurs. How cool is that? When my brother-in-law was nine, he played through a lot of the first one. He ignored the plot and simply killed every single thing he met. - Jeff Vogel -------------------- Official Board Admin spidweb@spiderwebsoftware.com Posts: 960 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Too Sexy for my Title
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written Thursday, November 15 2007 17:25
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quote:My god. You've been playing SW games since you were 8? I knew you had been around for about 6 years. But 12? Insane. Anyhow, My little brother used to play Geneforge back when he was 8. He was quite good at it. Although I was a bit disturbed when I found out how much he enjoyed killing the Takers and stealing their stuff. Posts: 1035 | Registered: Friday, April 1 2005 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, November 15 2007 18:01
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I don't consider eight as surprising; I began playing Exile II back in '99. -------------------- "Know and understand this: From the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler comes, there will be seven 'sevens,' and sixty-two sevens." Daniel 9:25 Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, November 16 2007 17:10
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I was first introduced to SW games around the time of Blades of Exile I think so I was pretty young when I started playing. Can't quite remember how old I was at the time, but I'm 17 now. -------------------- "After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one." - Cato the Elder (234-149 BC) "When one fights a monster, one must take care not to become a monster oneself." -Friedich Nietzche "One should die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly." -Friedich Nietzche Posts: 333 | Registered: Saturday, May 20 2006 07:00 |
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BANNED
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written Saturday, November 17 2007 17:50
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I know that I played Version 1.0 on Exile 1 when it first came out on Mac. I must have been about 6 at the time. -------------------- "When I was a child, my people talked while others prepared for war. They used reason while others used tanks, and they were destroyed for their trouble! I won't stand by and watch it happen again, I won't!" Posts: 136 | Registered: Wednesday, September 12 2007 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Sunday, November 18 2007 13:09
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I remember playing Geneforge very early myself, from a disk full of demos. In fact, I still have it. It just says "Computer Games 7/02". Has some space ships shooting at eachother with explosions. In fact, it was the only game I liked on the thing. Posts: 4 | Registered: Friday, November 9 2007 08:00 |
