Episodes
And so it begins... It seems that Ritual Entertainment will be releasing its next SiN game in episode form over Valve's Steam content delivery network. Salient features:
- 6 hour episodes
- $20 a pop
- Released every 3 to 4 months
Interesting. This seems a bit expensive to me, although on second thought, I realize I happily pay $50 for a 12-15 hour game like Prince of Persia. Maybe $20 for 6 hours isn't bad. 3 to 4 months also seems like a long stretch between episodes. Will that be too long to maintain interest in storylines? If the game is good and the episodes each offer something new (gameplay- or story-wise), then I think it might work.
Also of note, Ritual will be developing SiN Episodes on Valve's Source engine. Could this be a small step in the direction of standardized tools? If this works, it could be a good demonstration of the benefits of reusing tools (rather than reinventing the wheel each time around). I'll be watching this closely as it develops.
In other downloadable content news, the new Halo 2 maps are pretty sweet. I haven't played them with other people yet, but even just exploring them by myself was entertaining.
posted by Clubberjack @ 3:25 PM
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You're right. I think what I was trying to get at was that this particular reuse of the Source engine is in support of episodic content. The engine will be tweaked once and then reused multiple times for multiple episodes. It's the combination of these things that seems new to me (though Aurora is similar).
Damion Schubert has a few comments on SiN Episodes on his blog, Zen of Design.
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