Story mode vs Sandbox mode

Webarchitect · Postby **Webarchitect** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 3:06 am

From what I heard from the developers about those 2 modes I figure I'm more of a Sandbox mode kind of player.
However I would like to see more depth and story elements in the sandbox mode. Like the prisoners bios. Different prisoners and staff attributes, etc.

What kind of player are you?

christopher1006 · Postby **christopher1006** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 3:16 am

I prefer sandbox as I get more freedom usually to build the stuff I want and try out different things. Though I'd like to see in sandbox mode a way to have some sort of random scenarios that can happen, not like a true mission but one where you get a detailed story of what this prisoner did and what happens to him. This would be especially nice with death row characters so you have the option to understand why they're beeing killed not simply another pixel blob about to head to the morgue.

mj1176 · Postby **mj1176** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 5:11 am

well fuck me, how does one start a game in story mode?

TNDGAlcatraz · Postby **TNDGAlcatraz** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 5:24 am

mj1176 wrote:well fuck me, how does one start a game in story mode?

Well the tutorial is the only campaign chapter that is available right now.

Forever_Lona · Postby **Forever_Lona** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 5:52 am

I'd like to see both, simply because sometimes Sandbox gets a bit boring, and its nice to have goals and something to strive towards with a story/missions/scenarios option. Gives the game alot more playability for me.

a__gun · Postby **a__gun** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 12:31 pm

I'd definately want both, though for now I really DON'T want story mode. I'd faaaar rather have the completed story mode at release rather than bits and bobs until then. Quite happy with a sandbox for now.

tjlaxs · Postby **tjlaxs** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 2:18 pm

I'm more of a sandbox player. But I would really like it to have sort of challenges like "make a prison that holds 100 prisoners" and like that what could be achieved. They wouldn't be like story but they make the sandbox a bit more interesting.

koppamale · Postby **koppamale** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 3:26 pm

Story mode can hook me into sandbox mode, but sandbox mode is what I actually end up playing for months at a time (assuming I like the game, obviously). The stories I'll play maybe once or twice to completion. Bang for my buck is in the sandbox.

xenxander · Postby **xenxander** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 5:13 pm

Having 'goals' would be nice. Also say the tech tree evolves with the 'story' aspect.

The prison doesn't need, say, a foremen for while, but then something happens and one is required.

It would have to be in steps though, and drawn out a little bit.

also is there a point to building an 'old sparky'? Do prisoners ever get executed in the current sandbox? If not, there's no point in wasting 5K on it.