AND ANOTHER THING

I may have left out some things in this weeks update on originality. The upside.

Like I mentioned in the previous blog, originality lies in either re-introducing a story in an unexpected way, giving the story a twist or re-introducing it in a new light.

Here are the three best examples of each type (in order, I know reading is difficult for some people so I'm not going to make it harder than it already is {I am not insulting anyones intelligence, most Vikings only learn to read if they pay enough attention to the hastily scribbled wills left around a recently raided hut}).

Unexpected: BIOSHOCK

Yeah, the guy who you thought was good wasn't (it's happened before). It turns out you've been lead astray by false memories (Momento anyone?). Trapped somewhere with a long trek through other peoples blood your only chance for salvation (any movie with our old reject Viking friend Arnold Shwartzakruger {he changed his name when he became a star, as Shwartzakruger means brick-face}).

The unexpected?

YOU'RE UNDER THE OCEAN IN A METROPOLIS BUILT BY A MAN IN THE 60'S WHO HATED THE POLITICAL CLIMATE AND BECAME THE GOD OF HIS OWN VISION! (YOU ALSO GET TO SHOOT FUCKING LIGHTNING OUT OF YOUR HANDS!)

The kicker?

It makes sense. Scientists made it possible to shoot fireballs (FUCKING FIREBALLS) out of your hands, not to create a super being or train soldiers, but because of free enterprise and freedom from any moral restraint.


Giving the story a twist: FOLKLORE

I loved Folklore. Most of the creatures in it come from Viking mythology, and nothing brought me more satisfaction then bringing down the creatures that had once made me wet myself in terror (my grandmothers story times were quite brutal; any pain happening in the story would be bestowed on me for 'realism').

The twist?

No-one is who you think they are. The guy you play as is actually dead, and the lady is the mysterious girl from the past who was the centre of a circle of suspicious and gruesome murders.

Why is this better than any other twist?

Despite knowing this twist (I am a genius if you recall), the real twist was how it got to the conclusion. Knowing the village you are going to raid doesn't make the sea serpent on the way there any less intriguing. But seriously, play Folklore.

And lastly...

Re-introducing with a new light: GOD OF WAR

Somehow, despite not liking this game, it's come up twice. How do some people get so lucky?

It's Greek mythology but suited to todays audience. Gone is the style of the Illiad, the beauty and tradgedy; only to be left by a pale tattooed man who is about as good looking as a sack of dried fish (which, when you're hungry, doesn't look half bad).

A comparison
All beauty and strength/All bad arse (no hair hahaha!)
Tradgedy/Ironic and sad story (yes, there is a difference, read a dictionary)
Gods and men are bound in contests of pride/Kratos has anger issues and storms Mount Olympus with TITANS! (Which I could easily beat).

The second tier is designed for young minds with low attention spans, ie, modern society.

Now I must go and develop my story further so people can play at least one more good game in their lifetime.

I give me 5/5 for my ability to recognise greatness (for instance; my own greatness).