abstract alien
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Alright, its over. This game is going in the top 10, and I mean that.SirPenguin said:
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Scribblenauts Preview/Impressions Thread - You will say "wow." (see post #217)
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SirPenguin
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Oh jeeze, I didn't mean to steal your thunder. I had figured you were a GAFfer, but not an active one like that!
Brianemone
Member
SirPenguin said:
Don't worry. Just glad it's getting out. If I'm going to get angry at anyone it's Feep....... jerk
someguyinahat
Member
Great video. I especially liked how you pointed out grimalkins are in the game via the misspelling feature. I can't wait to see other discoveries made while misspelling words, just to see what comes up. Can't you just picture yourself typing in gibberish and picking one of the suggestions?
"Did you mean...."
"Yes. Yes I did."
"Did you mean...."
"Yes. Yes I did."
SirPenguin said:
This is the amazing technical wizardry that is Scribblenauts. You look at that statement and think of how hard it must have been to get such things to work together that way. But it's so simple that it can be reduced to terms applicable to hundreds (if not thousands) of different combinations.
On the lowest level, you're putting uncooked food into something which cooks, produces its cooked counterpart, and may then be eaten.
That's why you can put waffle batter into a waffle iron to make a bakery fresh waffles. And then have them eaten by many children singing about how they love waffles and other baked breakfast goods.*
That's why you can put flour, water, eggs, and honey into a bowl, place it in an oven, and have a bear eat the end result.*
And that's why Scribblenauts is going to be GOTF.
*Statements not endorsed, approved, or confirmed by 5th Cell or any current user of Scribblenauts.
Jet Grind Radio!
Banned
I rarely do this, but I am going full out media black out on this game. I don't want to be spoiled.
Brianemone
Member
Blizzard said:
Oh crap forgot to mention this.
It works. Doesn't take you very far but it works.
Brianemone said:
:lol great vid man!
Brianemone: "In real life I can't have everthing I want, in Scribblenauts I pretty much can."
Wugga: "Like a meat-covered baby."
Brianemone: "Like a meat-covered baby and feed it to a lion and in real life I can't do that... well... I can." :lol
Should've acted faster for Saturday morning cartoons Jackson:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZTLalnzkIA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZTLalnzkIA
Brianemone
Member
Casval said:
Totally, that's where the fun comes from. It also rewards you for solving the same problem multiple ways.
Brianemone said:
Yeah, I meant to use it for the tree level too. Thanks Brianemone! That makes me happy to hear, so there will be at least some possibility for crazy Rube Goldberg-type-style interaction, though it sounds like I may not get enough launching power from the anvil. I guess I'll have to get some rocket skates and a ramp instead... :lolOrpheon said:
Sir, I was waiting for you to return to the thread of ravenous fans! I still have these two questions that we've been discussing, if you get a spare moment at one point.Jackson said:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=16683082&postcount=3361
(I think the question about how the game rewards you for creativity/par isn't really as important, and we can already partly tell from the "merit" screen, so I didn't include it)
AceBandage
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And GAF enters another game.
flipping_heck
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EDGE winners announced (poor me )
Scribblenauts! Congrats to @shinibi, our grand winner despite landing in the lava! Runner up is @elecveg, and consolation prize @KScorp
Apparently they're making a video of how the level was completed.. (spoilers below)
)Scribblenauts! Congrats to @shinibi, our grand winner despite landing in the lava! Runner up is @elecveg, and consolation prize @KScorp
Apparently they're making a video of how the level was completed.. (spoilers below)
1st solution: Grapple steel above starite via "grappling hook", "fire" to burn Maxwell's rope, and "termites" to eat the cage. Starite get?
2nd: Grappling Hook to Maxwell, shoot at right metal block. Pull up. Remove hat when over cage, release hook, use Drill to get in.
3rd) Second attempt: 1) Summon a pterodactyl, glue a plank horizontally to its head, position it so plank is under the cage.Give yourself wings, take off top hat, land on the plank next to cage. Get axe, destroy cage, get Starite that's on the plank
2nd: Grappling Hook to Maxwell, shoot at right metal block. Pull up. Remove hat when over cage, release hook, use Drill to get in.
3rd) Second attempt: 1) Summon a pterodactyl, glue a plank horizontally to its head, position it so plank is under the cage.Give yourself wings, take off top hat, land on the plank next to cage. Get axe, destroy cage, get Starite that's on the plank
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
First post here on NeoGAF. Joined just for this thread, been waiting for my approval for weeks.
Freakin' can't wait! Been following the game since the first IGN previews.
Not sure if anyone cares, but I ripped the catchy music from the trailers into mp3s. I don't know NeoGAF's policy on file sites like Megaupload, so I'm asking here before posting links.
Freakin' can't wait! Been following the game since the first IGN previews.
Not sure if anyone cares, but I ripped the catchy music from the trailers into mp3s. I don't know NeoGAF's policy on file sites like Megaupload, so I'm asking here before posting links.
Dolla Dolla
Member
MNC said:
This video alone shows the simplicity of the game, and yet how complex you can get with it, if you choose to do so <3
flipping_heck said:EDGE winners announced (poor me
3rd) Second attempt: 1) Summon a pterodactyl, glue a plank horizontally to its head, position it so plank is under the cage.Give yourself wings, take off top hat, land on the plank next to cage. Get axe, destroy cage, get Starite that's on the plank
=0
I GOT THIRD.
Wasn't expecting that at all.
SirPenguin
Member
KScorp said:=0
I GOT THIRD.
Wasn't expecting that at all.
I thought I recognized the avatar. Congrats, dude!
Higgins113
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Whoa, congratulations =)KScorp said:=0
I GOT THIRD.
Wasn't expecting that at all.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Nice job with a ridiculously creative solution. I mean, gluing a plank to a Pterodactyl?
Helix Snake
Neo Member
I'd like to at least know about any other really creative or different solutions that worked, even if they didn't win.
Same. There are so many ways to win, someone must have thought of some pretty amazing solutions. (Someone here posted about Wings and Termites. That would have won easily, and at only two objects to boot.)Helix Snake said:
There usually isn't. That's one of the few reasons people dislike Nintendo games, and one of the reasons the Wii and DS appear as the "Kiddie" consoles.ombz said:
SirPenguin
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This might be a silly question, but this game should run fine on a DSi, right? Actually, because of the increased processor and RAM, would Scribblenauts run "better" on that hardware?
Helix Snake
Neo Member
I don't know about the others, but I got an account just to post in this thread.
Fuz
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Helix Snake said:
Same here.
Love this game, is mind-blowing and, just hear a gamer who started with a C=64, it will be another huge revolution in game designing.
Anyway, I preordered this (for us europeans it will be out in november
now I'm sad.) and I'm thinking about preordering another copy to give a friend. Only thing that's stopping me is that I don't know if the euro version will have italian already on every copy... I have no problem with english (and I see the game as a means to improve my english, so I preordered one copy istantly after reading post #217) but my friend can't speak it very well, so I was wondering if I have to wait for an italian specific Scribblenauts or my language will be in the generic euro version.Jackson, do you have any info about that, yet?
SirPenguin
Member
Fuz said:Anyway, I preordered this (for us europeans it will be out in november
Wut? Says who? US release is the 15th, UK is 25th. As far as I know no other region releases have been announced.
Anyways, Jackson, you gotta get someone to fix the official website! The "Videos" section is messed up due to the background image, it STILL is missing the second trailer, and the "About" page contains a rather obvious typo:
"Catch the starite byt writing down any object you can think of and watch it come to life"
SmashBrosAwesome
Member
+1 sale for Scribblenauts from me. Been following this game since when it was first announced, and my expectations are continuously getting blown away. I hope this becomes one of this year's biggest hits, as it deserves to be more than any other game, IMO. Keep up the awesome work, 5th Cell!
Question (if you choose to accept it): how elements (as in, the ones on the Periodic Table) are in this game? I know that obvious elements would be in, such as gold, silver, etc. Also, I know that the most obscure elements (e.g. Einsteinium and Germanium). But what about those elements that are not well-known, but not really obscure either, such as, say, cobalt or tungsten? I'm guessing they'll probably just spawn generic pieces of metal. Am i right about this guess? Either way, I'll be sure to test out these words when I buy the game.
Other things I can't wait to try out:
Typing in various gemstones/minerals (such as sapphire, peridot, onyx, pyrite, talc, quartz, etc.)
Mixing baking soda with vinegar
Setting fire to EVERYTHING
Forming a rock band (by typing guitarist, drummer, singer, etc.)
Messing around with different instruments (I'll manage to fit bagpipes into a solution somewhere)
Now, I'm not saying that I expect all of the above things to work (if the baking soda/vinegar thing works, I'll be completely taken aback), but half the fun will be in trying. As mentioned before, I am already sold on this game. Heck, it's one of the few games this generation that I'd be willing to pay $60 for. $30 (it will be $30, right? not that I care) seems like a steal.
Question (if you choose to accept it): how elements (as in, the ones on the Periodic Table) are in this game? I know that obvious elements would be in, such as gold, silver, etc. Also, I know that the most obscure elements (e.g. Einsteinium and Germanium). But what about those elements that are not well-known, but not really obscure either, such as, say, cobalt or tungsten? I'm guessing they'll probably just spawn generic pieces of metal. Am i right about this guess? Either way, I'll be sure to test out these words when I buy the game.
Other things I can't wait to try out:
Typing in various gemstones/minerals (such as sapphire, peridot, onyx, pyrite, talc, quartz, etc.)
Mixing baking soda with vinegar
Setting fire to EVERYTHING
Forming a rock band (by typing guitarist, drummer, singer, etc.)
Messing around with different instruments (I'll manage to fit bagpipes into a solution somewhere)
Now, I'm not saying that I expect all of the above things to work (if the baking soda/vinegar thing works, I'll be completely taken aback), but half the fun will be in trying. As mentioned before, I am already sold on this game. Heck, it's one of the few games this generation that I'd be willing to pay $60 for. $30 (it will be $30, right? not that I care) seems like a steal.
SmashBrosAwesome
Member
Blizzard said:Also, bear in mind it's $28 with free shipping if you preorder from Amazon.
Wow, that's a steal on top of a steal! (If that even makes sense)
CryingWolf
Member
I'm yet another person who recently joined GAF just because of this thread. I got interested in the game after it won so many "best of E3" nods, and while trying to find more info about it, I discovered this forum.