Introversion

Even incomplete, I am very happy with Prison Architect, and the way Introversion has captured many of the nuances of prison management.

What do you guys think about a High School Architect game? Would it be appealing? Would Introversion do a good job of it?

I would not like it...But what would high school architect purpose? Make sure every student is at school, punishment for those who bully and be lazy of school work?


Nah..

It's not a bad idea, but it sounds like something that no one would want to play simply because of the name and concept. Gameplay-wise it'd probably be fun. Either way, IV will not make this game. (but depending on the game's eventual moddability, someone might use PA for this)

High-school Architect as a Prison Architect mod ^^

subtle...

So maybe with a different name...although "High School Architect, by the makers of Prison Architect" is pretty catchy, I think. It would certainly get people to take a closer look at it.

Don't be stupid.

Chris has, in the past, expressed a desire to move forward, not sideways. Sequels are a sideways move. They lack creativity and innovation, and don't represent what IV seeks to be (assuming that my understanding of past statements is on the money). I believe that the phrase is "IV don't do sequels."

xander

Aren't schools just like prisons anyway with generally less murder.

Also make it a sports sim

It would be interesting however to through out the idea/ other 'theme' ideas in the crowd funding and see what gets the most attention.

http://axcho.com/theloveletter

xander wrote:Chris has, in the past, expressed a desire to move forward, not sideways. Sequels are a sideways move. They lack creativity and innovation, and don't represent what IV seeks to be (assuming that my understanding of past statements is on the money). I believe that the phrase is "IV don't do sequels."

xander

What was Multiwinia, then?

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microchip08 wrote:

xander wrote:Chris has, in the past, expressed a desire to move forward, not sideways. Sequels are a sideways move. They lack creativity and innovation, and don't represent what IV seeks to be (assuming that my understanding of past statements is on the money). I believe that the phrase is "IV don't do sequels."

xander

What was Multiwinia, then?

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A requirement by microsoft to get Darwinia into XBLA.

It was also a spin-off, not a sequel.

microchip08 wrote:What was Multiwinia, then?

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I almost pre-emptively discussed Multiwinia. First off, as was pointed out by Xocrates, it was a requirement of Microsoft to get Darwinia onto XBLA. Everything on XBLA needed to have multiplayer at the time. Second, it isn't really a sequel so much as tacked-on multiplayer content (that is a pretty decent game on its own). Finally, I get the impression (though I could be wrong) that Chris really hated working on Multiwinia---it really seemed to sap his energy and patience. It wasn't what he wanted to do, but what he had to do.

xander

Jackdapantyrip wrote:Aren't schools just like prisons anyway with generally less murder.

Also make it a sports sim

I still can't tell whether you're mocking yourself, you're being serious, or you've never been serious about this.

NeatNit wrote:

Jackdapantyrip wrote:Aren't schools just like prisons anyway with generally less murder.

Also make it a sports sim

I still can't tell whether you're mocking yourself, you're being serious, or you've never been serious about this.

100% serious The school aspect would just focus more on the sports sim strategy.. Even though you do have to make sure your star player's grades stay up *switch his economics class to gym

Teacher spy that puts out a pop quiz on game day.

Heckling parents that lower confidence.

Hot girl cheerleaders that bend over at opportune times.

So, it's delusion.

MAdMaN wrote:So, it's delusion.

How about, instead of a weak little quip, you actually write something worth reading.