Scribblenauts Preview/Impressions Thread - You will say "wow." (see post #217)

[the year 20XX]

Valkyrie should be in the final build. HEADS WILL ROLL if not, etc. I'm kind of surprised Zeus would be in but valkyries would not, since I thought "valkyrie" is a non-proper noun referring to a class of ancient warriors, but my mythology is rusty. I did wonder about how quickly you'd need to do some things, though, like equipping items or aiming for levels where zombies etc. are quickly charging you.

There is definitely a time element to it -- at least one of the levels in the tutorial area is a race, and you have to place stuff QUICKLY.

[GDGF]

Tried my hand at scribbling... the style is surprisingly hard :\ Can't waits for the game.

Those are excellent!

(love the new impressions too...but Thor better be in the game! Don't let that one slip by!)

[ChoklitReign]

I wasn't expecting Spartans to be in. I wanted them to but it's a proper noun. Bet you $10 it's because of the This Is Sparta meme.

[Yaweee]

I wasn't expecting Spartans to be in. I wanted them to but it's a proper noun. Bet you $10 it's because of the This Is Sparta meme.

It might have been a proper noun originally, but it has grown to be its own word. I know there's a phrase for this type of word (like bedlam or masochistic), but I can't remember what it is...

1 : a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta 2 : a person of great courage and self-discipline

[Llyranor]

People are going to cry and swear at me for some of the difficulty on the levels. You people have no idea.

Perfect. Lock's Quest on hard had a pretty good difficulty (but not overly so) level.

[Affeinvasion]

Not sure if this has been posted or not yet...I try to read every page but...

Developer Interviewhttp://www.truegameheadz.com/bloghea...per-interview/

It shows the same over/through/under level but then shows the "refresh him" level.

[BorkBork]

Poor Matt has to say the same spiel over and over again for all of these developer interviews.

Some new info too. In the level editor, you can assign attributes to objects. That's kind of a big one.

[handofg0d]

Seriously, I feel bad for these guys basically reciting a script in every interview. But I guess that's the price you pay for innovation.

[adg1034]

Some new info too. In the level editor, you can assign attributes to objects. That's kind of a big one.

So they basically built a version of Objectnaut directly into the level editor? Pogo stick Jesus yes.

[GDGF]

Poor Matt has to say the same spiel over and over again for all of these developer interviews. Some new info too. In the level editor, you can assign attributes to objects. That's kind of a big one.

This is huge.

Kamikazi napalm monks for the win.

[pulga]

Tried my hand at scribbling... the style is surprisingly hard :\ Can't waits for the game.

Mind if I use the Jack one as an avatar? At least until someone Scribblefies the Beatles

[SirPenguin]

Poor Matt has to say the same spiel over and over again for all of these developer interviews. Some new info too. In the level editor, you can assign attributes to objects. That's kind of a big one.

That's not news, actually. It was revealed I think in an IGN video. Or maybe on Kotaku. They had mentioned being able to do things such as saying a bear will fear honey instead of liking it, that sort of thing.

Not like it matters, as that's still fantastic news all around

[ChoklitReign]

It might have been a proper noun originally, but it has grown to be its own word. I know there's a phrase for this type of word (like bedlam or masochistic), but I can't remember what it is...

That's an adjective.

[Yaweee]

That's an adjective.

eh, grabbed the wrong form.

–noun 4. a native or inhabitant of Sparta. 5. a person of Spartan characteristics.

[ChoklitReign]

eh, grabbed the wrong form.

It's still a proper noun exempted from the rules probably because Peterson (the Scribblenauts dude?) likes 300.

[SirPenguin]

Spartan - much like Einstein - has turned into an adjective-turned-noun to describe people with similar characteristics of the source proper noun.

At least that's how it looks. Either way, I highly doubt it's because of 300. It's not like that movie made Spartans/Sparta popular. Anybody who was anybody knew those bastards

[Haunted]

Spartan is clearly in there because of the 2005 video game hit.

[Jackson]

Seriously, I feel bad for these guys basically reciting a script in every interview. But I guess that's the price you pay for innovation.

Don't forget these interviews were all done during e3, when a lot of sites had never seen the game.

Even though you're getting the news 3 weeks later. :)

[Yaweee]

It's still a proper noun exempted from the rules probably because Peterson (the Scribblenauts dude?) likes 300.

'spartan', when not referring to somebody from Sparta, is not a proper noun, despite being derived from one. 'bedlam' used to refer to a specific asylum, but such usage is now rare. They're from the same class of words.

[Shiine]

Jackson! are the two guys in the interviews twins? They look so much alike!

[Jtwo]

I will suck a dick for Fry from futurama in scribblenauts style.

[FoxSpirit]

Wow, the Titan crushed god... I see the outcry already: God not allpowerful!!! Seemingly harmless game featuring blasphemous messages!!!

[cooljeanius]

Hey, so when are some of the videos out there going to go up on the Nintendo Channel? I'd be more inclined to show them to my family if I could show them on my TV.

In the meantime, people in this thread should come participate in the following thread I made based on Scribblenauts: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=365876

[MNC]

So assigning attributes to objects? Doesn't that destroy the well thought out combining system a bit?
I'd feel alot of thought had been put in that system with alot of logic, only then to play a custom level where that logic might not work. Example, I need to chop a tree down in a custom level but discover my axe does not chop but instead burns things (in this case the tree will still down :P but you catch my drift)

Isn't that a bit contradicting to this amazing concept in the game?

[Blizzard]

So assigning attributes to objects? Doesn't that destroy the well thought out combining system a bit? I'd feel alot of thought had been put in that system with alot of logic, only then to play a custom level where that logic might not work. Example, I need to chop a tree down in a custom level but discover my axe does not chop but instead burns things (in this case the tree will still down :P but you catch my drift) Isn't that a bit contradicting to this amazing concept in the game?

So, don't download crappy levels from your friends. You'll only be able to have a few friends anyway, so you should be able to choose them well. :p

[MNC]

So, don't download crappy levels from your friends. You'll only be able to have a few friends anyway, so you should be able to choose them well. :p

What if it has a well thought out puzzle by changing a few objects, and I just don't know how to use those thanks to the attributes D:

I get what you're saying, but I don't get the purpose behind editing objects. Freedom of designing, I guess.

[Blizzard]

What if it has a well thought out puzzle by changing a few objects, and I just don't know how to use those thanks to the attributes D: I get what you're saying, but I don't get the purpose behind editing objects. Freedom of designing, I guess.

I didn't watch the video, but basically if it's what I imagine it might be, it could give designers much more freedom in how they make something. Freedom is an amazing thing in a game, and I guess I'm almost always for allowing people more options, especially if it's very much an optional thing. :)

[SirPenguin]

So assigning attributes to objects? Doesn't that destroy the well thought out combining system a bit? I'd feel alot of thought had been put in that system with alot of logic, only then to play a custom level where that logic might not work. Example, I need to chop a tree down in a custom level but discover my axe does not chop but instead burns things (in this case the tree will still down :P but you catch my drift) Isn't that a bit contradicting to this amazing concept in the game?

Well I'm sure the point of it is to keep things fresh, and it's 100% optional. It's suppose to add challenge, I'm sure, and force people to think outside the box within the "rules" of your level

I get what you mean, don't get me wrong, but I don't think it'll be any sort of problem.

[Tntnnbltn]

Wow, the Titan crushed god... I see the outcry already: God not allpowerful!!! Seemingly harmless game featuring blasphemous messages!!!

:O God of War III ending spoilers!

[turk128]

ZEUS

[Rentahamster]

ZEUS

That's awesome.

[Ramenman]

The French and Spanish language sets will also have Latin American and French-Canadian alternatives.

Seriously, of all games, this game does it. And in the North-American release !!

That's my problem with it, that people are excited because cthulhu or death is in the game. The point of the puzzles is that you're supposed to think creatively...using cthulhu or Einstein with a shotgun isn't going to solve most puzzles, and I suspect people will get bored after trying weird things and memes, and disappointed that their pet meme isn't in the game. And annoyed, because "purple dildo" doesn't work and they didn't read the ruels about adjectives and E10 words. You know the really simple puzzle in the most recent video? Where you go over, through, or under? Does anyone remember which puzzle it was? Assuming it's in the first 10, that's good. But if that were puzzle like...199, then I could see how people would get bored. Hopefully the hints can be turned off too.

Who cares if they like the game or not ? The important is that they BUY it so that 5th Cell earns A HUGE LOT OF MONEY because they deserve to.

There will be whiny bitches. They're always there. You're on the forum where we had a "I'm so disappointed in Professor Layton because it keeps asking me to solve puzzles" thread not long ago, you know.

Wow, the Titan crushed god... I see the outcry already: God not allpowerful!!! Seemingly harmless game featuring blasphemous messages!!!

Maybe if I type "Islam", a small light source appears.

[Stumpokapow]

so the game detects p'tin, tabernacle, and hotdog? interesting.

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

It's way early but I don't think you have to be a brain surgeon to get the idea this game will sell well and I wonder if it will spawn numerous sequels or the ambitious development team will just use it as a creative stepping stone to innovate once again with an original IP.

[LiquidMetal14]

ZEUS

More!

[b.e.r.g]

ZEUS

Oh god, keep this up, hahaha!

[Ramenman]

so the game detects p'tin, tabernacle, and hotdog? interesting.

I hope it detects poptoys, because I really want to know what a poptoy looks like D:

[abstract alien]

ZEUS http://www.vulomedia.com/images/775s...nauts_Zeus.png

Haha, good stuff right there.

[Kilroy]

Seriously, of all games, this game does it. And in the North-American release !!

Sorry to derail, but are there a difference between regular french and canadian? South Park has lead me to believe that canadian is like english, but with added 'Eh?'s.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Sorry to derail, but are there a difference between regular french and canadian? South Park has lead me to believe that canadian is like english, but with added 'Eh?'s.

Yes, French-Canadian is a significantly different dialect from European French. (Not that I can speak either of them.)

[parasight]

ZEUS

If you make Hendrix or Phoenix Wright, I will love you long time.

Great stuff.

[Gryphter]

dunno if this was asked/answered yet, but will the game have multiple save files? 2 people in my household will be playing at the same time and I just want to know if I need to get 2 copies or not

also:

in before "get 2 copies anyway," which I probably will

[Drkirby]

dunno if this was asked/answered yet, but will the game have multiple save files? 2 people in my household will be playing at the same time and I just want to know if I need to get 2 copies or not also: in before "get 2 copies anyway," which I probably will

I may be wrong, but I think Jackson said there was only 1 save slot.

[MNC]

I may be wrong, but I think Jackson said there was only 1 save slot.

I think I actually saw a video once which had 3 slots, I think. I THINK.

[Shiine]

I wonder how much clothes there will be in the game.

Can you wright like: Red Shirt? Brown Shirt? Wifebeater? Chinos? and so on.

[bengraven]

I will buy a new DS for this game.

Unless someone makes a PC version

[Brannon]

I will buy a new DS for this game. Unless someone makes a PC version

With the proper... software, we can make that... you know... possible... ish...



jokes!

[Blizzard]

With the proper... software, we can make that... you know... possible... ish...

I'd love to have a PC version too, but I'm still buying at least two copies for the DS, one of them preordered. I'm doing this to support the developers, and giving the other copy to someone that would very likely otherwise run a pirated ROM on their DS. I assume they do it because it's cheaper (I know some people do it because it's convenient). If I buy it for them, at least they can't say it's cheaper.

[SirPenguin]

I think I actually saw a video once which had 3 slots, I think. I THINK.

If we're thinking about the same video it looked like it had 2 save slots - one was called EeeThree or something like that.

[turk128]