Comments on: My Personal Journey of Dreams http://www.prosody.co.uk/2007/04/02/my-personal-journey-of-dreams/ Games. Music. Life. Words. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:19:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3-beta3 By: No. 1 - NiGHTS into Dreams @ The Collected Writings of James Newton http://www.prosody.co.uk/2007/04/02/my-personal-journey-of-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-198025 No. 1 - NiGHTS into Dreams @ The Collected Writings of James Newton Sat, 07 Feb 2009 23:04:58 +0000 http://www.prosody.co.uk/2007/04/02/my-personal-journey-of-dreams/#comment-198025 [...] My Personal Journey of Dreams [...] [...] My Personal Journey of Dreams [...]

]]> By: The Carnival of Video Game Bloggers #3 - Sodaware http://www.prosody.co.uk/2007/04/02/my-personal-journey-of-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-12976 The Carnival of Video Game Bloggers #3 - Sodaware Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:05:02 +0000 http://www.prosody.co.uk/2007/04/02/my-personal-journey-of-dreams/#comment-12976 [...] “Sorry about that old bean, just a silly little joke I like to play. Please look around and talk to these fine folks, as they have many pearls of wisdom to share with you. Before you go, please read ‘My Personal Journey of Dreams‘.” [...] [...] “Sorry about that old bean, just a silly little joke I like to play. Please look around and talk to these fine folks, as they have many pearls of wisdom to share with you. Before you go, please read ‘My Personal Journey of Dreams‘.” [...]

]]> By: James http://www.prosody.co.uk/2007/04/02/my-personal-journey-of-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-10927 James Sun, 08 Apr 2007 12:26:26 +0000 http://www.prosody.co.uk/2007/04/02/my-personal-journey-of-dreams/#comment-10927 It does seem pretty popular, yes! It's also probably the most personal so it's reassuring to know it's going down so well. It lets me know I'm on the right track with my personality + gaming combination :) A blog sounds like a great idea - they are a lot of fun to cretae and even if you're not interested in chasing a readership, I'm sure you'll still enjoy it. You'll certainly have one reader here :) There's another podcast on NiGHTS tomorrow, including more on Nightopians! It does seem pretty popular, yes! It’s also probably the most personal so it’s reassuring to know it’s going down so well. It lets me know I’m on the right track with my personality + gaming combination :)

A blog sounds like a great idea – they are a lot of fun to cretae and even if you’re not interested in chasing a readership, I’m sure you’ll still enjoy it. You’ll certainly have one reader here :)

There’s another podcast on NiGHTS tomorrow, including more on Nightopians!

]]> By: Hiro http://www.prosody.co.uk/2007/04/02/my-personal-journey-of-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-10866 Hiro Sun, 08 Apr 2007 00:06:25 +0000 http://www.prosody.co.uk/2007/04/02/my-personal-journey-of-dreams/#comment-10866 I'll surely be happy to write about Diamond and Pearl, when the time comes (which is about 15 days from now). I'm currently thinking about making my own blog where, along other things, I could post my thoughts on videogames, and Nintendo in general. Maybe I'll invite you there if I do have one :) The Nightopians sound like a great concept, and I sure hope they make it into "Journey of Dreams". Things like that make me happy to be interested in videogame design/development. Isn't this your most popular post? :) See you around! I’ll surely be happy to write about Diamond and Pearl, when the time comes (which is about 15 days from now). I’m currently thinking about making my own blog where, along other things, I could post my thoughts on videogames, and Nintendo in general. Maybe I’ll invite you there if I do have one :)

The Nightopians sound like a great concept, and I sure hope they make it into “Journey of Dreams”. Things like that make me happy to be interested in videogame design/development.

Isn’t this your most popular post? :)

See you around!

]]> By: James http://www.prosody.co.uk/2007/04/02/my-personal-journey-of-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-10688 James Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:25:19 +0000 http://www.prosody.co.uk/2007/04/02/my-personal-journey-of-dreams/#comment-10688 I'll write an article about Nightopians in the very near future, but in short they were one of the best things about NiGHTS - cute little creatures that lived and bred in the levels, with moods and reactions. For example, if you killed too many then they would run away scared, but if you hatched their eggs and killed enemies they would sing and follow you around. Their moods also affected the music, which remains to this day one of the most amazing ideas implemented in a game. The weather idea sounds plausible and perhaps even the only way to incorporate it properly. I'm not sure the weather would have any strong impact other than aesthetic purposes - you shouldn't be slower in the rain, for example - but it's still a cool feature I think would work best in Animal Crossing, as you rightly suggest. Diamond and Pearl are two games I cannot wait for, along with Battle Revolution. Please do share your thoughts on it when it's released there - we Europeans currently have no confirmed date, and it wasn't in Nintendo's Quarter 2 release schedule - so I'll be very eager to read what you think about it! I’ll write an article about Nightopians in the very near future, but in short they were one of the best things about NiGHTS – cute little creatures that lived and bred in the levels, with moods and reactions. For example, if you killed too many then they would run away scared, but if you hatched their eggs and killed enemies they would sing and follow you around. Their moods also affected the music, which remains to this day one of the most amazing ideas implemented in a game.

The weather idea sounds plausible and perhaps even the only way to incorporate it properly. I’m not sure the weather would have any strong impact other than aesthetic purposes – you shouldn’t be slower in the rain, for example – but it’s still a cool feature I think would work best in Animal Crossing, as you rightly suggest.

Diamond and Pearl are two games I cannot wait for, along with Battle Revolution. Please do share your thoughts on it when it’s released there – we Europeans currently have no confirmed date, and it wasn’t in Nintendo’s Quarter 2 release schedule – so I’ll be very eager to read what you think about it!

]]> By: Hiro http://www.prosody.co.uk/2007/04/02/my-personal-journey-of-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-10563 Hiro Fri, 06 Apr 2007 01:16:32 +0000 http://www.prosody.co.uk/2007/04/02/my-personal-journey-of-dreams/#comment-10563 Well, if they really are using info from the Forecast Channel, I can only picture this: On a rainy day in your real-life town, we would have rain in-game, or snow, or a sunny day. The idea has been put on the table a numer of times for a game like Animal Crossing Wii, so it seems plausible. All in all, this game keeps sounding better... I haven't played the original, so I don't know who the "Nightopians" are. In other things... I've been reading a lot about Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, and even though I don't want to spoil myself, I'm getting really excited. Just a few weeks away from the release here :D Well, if they really are using info from the Forecast Channel, I can only picture this: On a rainy day in your real-life town, we would have rain in-game, or snow, or a sunny day.

The idea has been put on the table a numer of times for a game like Animal Crossing Wii, so it seems plausible.

All in all, this game keeps sounding better… I haven’t played the original, so I don’t know who the “Nightopians” are.

In other things… I’ve been reading a lot about Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, and even though I don’t want to spoil myself, I’m getting really excited. Just a few weeks away from the release here :D

]]> By: James http://www.prosody.co.uk/2007/04/02/my-personal-journey-of-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-10543 James Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:00:03 +0000 http://www.prosody.co.uk/2007/04/02/my-personal-journey-of-dreams/#comment-10543 Transformations actually play a larger part in NiGHTS than I thought at first - in the original game it can be a bobsled, a mermaid-like creature, a more aerodynamic version when dashing and more I'm sure I've forgotten. How the masks will be incorporated into play I'm not sure, but I'm not opposed to the idea at all. The seasons idea sounds wonderful, although surely it could poll that data from the in-game clock instead of relying on the Forecast Channel. Perhaps it's going to be a little more in-depth and allow actual incorporation of weather effects, although I won't get my hopes too high on that one. There'll also be some form of item trading too, and it'll be interesting to see how it all works. Nightopians are still unconfirmed :( Transformations actually play a larger part in NiGHTS than I thought at first – in the original game it can be a bobsled, a mermaid-like creature, a more aerodynamic version when dashing and more I’m sure I’ve forgotten. How the masks will be incorporated into play I’m not sure, but I’m not opposed to the idea at all.

The seasons idea sounds wonderful, although surely it could poll that data from the in-game clock instead of relying on the Forecast Channel. Perhaps it’s going to be a little more in-depth and allow actual incorporation of weather effects, although I won’t get my hopes too high on that one. There’ll also be some form of item trading too, and it’ll be interesting to see how it all works.

Nightopians are still unconfirmed :(

]]> By: Phil Newton http://www.prosody.co.uk/2007/04/02/my-personal-journey-of-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-10533 Phil Newton Thu, 05 Apr 2007 20:49:04 +0000 http://www.prosody.co.uk/2007/04/02/my-personal-journey-of-dreams/#comment-10533 I like the idea of the seasons changing in real time, which is a more complex version of the time changes from Christmas NiGHTS. I'm also hoping that the online features will involve Nightopians as well as scores, but who knows. I'm not sure about the masks yet, but if the morphing is done in a nice way it could be quite cool. The only disappointing thing from that article was the confirmation of there being seven environments. I was hoping for a slightly larger game this time around, although if they have the depth of the original's levels I'd be happy. I like the idea of the seasons changing in real time, which is a more complex version of the time changes from Christmas NiGHTS. I’m also hoping that the online features will involve Nightopians as well as scores, but who knows. I’m not sure about the masks yet, but if the morphing is done in a nice way it could be quite cool.

The only disappointing thing from that article was the confirmation of there being seven environments. I was hoping for a slightly larger game this time around, although if they have the depth of the original’s levels I’d be happy.

]]> By: Hiro http://www.prosody.co.uk/2007/04/02/my-personal-journey-of-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-10530 Hiro Thu, 05 Apr 2007 20:34:53 +0000 http://www.prosody.co.uk/2007/04/02/my-personal-journey-of-dreams/#comment-10530 A small update on "Journey of Dreams": http://wii.ign.com/articles/778/778242p1.html Some interesting information indeed. I'll e-mail that code soon, you may turn out to be my first Wii-friend! Heh. I'm becoming a regular on your site, so you'll probably see me around posting comments here often :) A small update on “Journey of Dreams”: http://wii.ign.com/articles/778/778242p1.html

Some interesting information indeed. I’ll e-mail that code soon, you may turn out to be my first Wii-friend! Heh.

I’m becoming a regular on your site, so you’ll probably see me around posting comments here often :)

]]> By: James http://www.prosody.co.uk/2007/04/02/my-personal-journey-of-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-10400 James Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:46:22 +0000 http://www.prosody.co.uk/2007/04/02/my-personal-journey-of-dreams/#comment-10400 Fantastic, I have a Wii reader! If you like you can register me as a Wii friend - email your number to mail@prosody.co.uk and I'll add you soon! Fantastic, I have a Wii reader! If you like you can register me as a Wii friend – email your number to mail@prosody.co.uk and I’ll add you soon!

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