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You could similarly argue that Tiny Towers is virtually identical to Farmville, except with a different skin applied. All involve mindless clicking, items (shop

by tobtoh 15y ago

You could similarly argue that Tiny Towers is virtually identical to Farmville, except with a different skin applied. All involve mindless clicking, items (shops/services instead of crops) with variable 'build' times. They have the worthless cash and 'premium' cash (in-app purchases). Tiny Towers has very little game mechanics innovation over Farmville (besides maybe that elevator).

tedivm 15y ago
By that logic there is only one first person shooter.
- pork 15y ago
  Modern FPS games have detailed stories, considerable original acting and dialog (motion and voice capture), and incredibly detailed artwork. So your analogy doesn't really hold.
  - tedivm 15y ago
    Perhaps I should have gone into more detail, but I disagree that the analogy doesn't hold. What tobtoh described is a genre- it may be a shitty one, but it's still simply a genre. There are different game mechanics, goals, art work and so on- it's just not super complex. Ignoring the differences is like ignoring the acting, dialog and artwork in a first person shooter because they're all just grabbing weapons, running around, and hitting the shoot button.
cyanbane 15y ago
I'm surprised the makers of Zelda haven't sued Bethesda for Skyrim.
intended 15y ago
I would have to disagree very strongly here. Farmville in its current iteration is designed to involve your facebook freinds at every level. Its reward schedule is blatantly designed to encourage social sharing - basically making players skinner boxes for other players. Tiny tower on the other hand can be played in entirely single player fashion, without really being bothered by "Oh you need 3 paint flecks to paint window X! 5 windows, 2 chairs, 4 cuboards, 2 cashiers left to open store! Ask your friends for parts" Farmville is far more diabolical than tiny tower. Its obvious the tiny tower guys are more into making a game, while farmville is just plain sinister.

by tobtoh 15y ago

tedivm 15y ago

By that logic there is only one first person shooter.

pork 15y ago
Modern FPS games have detailed stories, considerable original acting and dialog (motion and voice capture), and incredibly detailed artwork. So your analogy doesn't really hold.
- tedivm 15y ago
  Perhaps I should have gone into more detail, but I disagree that the analogy doesn't hold. What tobtoh described is a genre- it may be a shitty one, but it's still simply a genre. There are different game mechanics, goals, art work and so on- it's just not super complex. Ignoring the differences is like ignoring the acting, dialog and artwork in a first person shooter because they're all just grabbing weapons, running around, and hitting the shoot button.

cyanbane 15y ago

I'm surprised the makers of Zelda haven't sued Bethesda for Skyrim.

intended 15y ago

I would have to disagree very strongly here. Farmville in its current iteration is designed to involve your facebook freinds at every level. Its reward schedule is blatantly designed to encourage social sharing - basically making players skinner boxes for other players. Tiny tower on the other hand can be played in entirely single player fashion, without really being bothered by "Oh you need 3 paint flecks to paint window X! 5 windows, 2 chairs, 4 cuboards, 2 cashiers left to open store! Ask your friends for parts" Farmville is far more diabolical than tiny tower. Its obvious the tiny tower guys are more into making a game, while farmville is just plain sinister.