Best Ever Albums

Re: BEA The Video Game Development Discussion

shoopadoowop — Tue, 26 May 2015 16:41:43 GMT

Author: shoopadoowop

Posted: 05/26/2015 20:41

Got a few more ideas, would love to hear your guys thoughts on them.

Characters

Sgt. Peppers
OK, a paranoid android that speaks using the radio in his head.
Yoshimi, a young Japanese girl that also seems to be well trained in karate.
St. Alfonzo, owner of the Yankee Hotel restaurant St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast
The Master of Puppets, could be some sort of antagonist
Uncle Tupelo

Items

Revolver
Strawberry Jam
The Magic Whip
The Trout Mask Replica
The Fashion Nugget
Tigermilk
Tubular Bells
Swordfishtrombone

Any ideas on what these items should do?

Locations

The Pink Moon
Highway 61 (the highway to Hell?)
The Joshua Tree
The Suburbs
Fillmore East
The Yankee Hotel California
Abbey Road
The Plastic Beach
Avery Island
Spiderland
Illinois
Folsom Prison

Re: BEA The Video Game Development Discussion

Anonymous — Wed, 13 May 2015 22:31:43 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/14/2015 02:31

CONCEPT ART!!!!!!!

Courtesy of the combined efforts of me and shoopadoowop, here's nachosbob:

Thumbnail. Click to enlarge.

Constructive criticism is welcomed.

Re: BEA The Video Game Development Discussion

Applerill — Tue, 12 May 2015 18:26:06 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 05/12/2015 22:26

meccalecca wrote:

I'd have to think James Otto will need to play a role in this game.

Apparently James is paying Albummaster for the ad space, so maybe we can secure financing and have the whole game be an ad for Otto Pilot records.

Re: BEA The Video Game Development Discussion

Anonymous — Tue, 12 May 2015 17:09:06 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/12/2015 21:09

meccalecca wrote:

Who's Josh?

nachosbob

Re: BEA The Video Game Development Discussion

meccalecca — Tue, 12 May 2015 17:07:58 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 05/12/2015 21:07

Applerill wrote:

Josh
.

Who's Josh?

I'd have to think James Otto will need to play a role in this game.

Scotty Baboon may deserve a cameo as a mini boss as well.

Re: BEA The Video Game Development Discussion

shoopadoowop — Tue, 12 May 2015 16:32:38 GMT

Author: shoopadoowop

Posted: 05/12/2015 20:32

goeie-oko wrote:

also, other members should probably make small cameos, maybe as NPCs

Yeah, definitely will try to make this happen.

Re: BEA The Video Game Development Discussion

goeie-oko — Tue, 12 May 2015 15:35:42 GMT

Author: goeie-oko

Posted: 05/12/2015 19:35

also, other members should probably make small cameos, maybe as NPCs

Re: BEA The Video Game Development Discussion

goeie-oko — Tue, 12 May 2015 15:32:23 GMT

Author: goeie-oko

Posted: 05/12/2015 19:32

sp4cetiger wrote:

Mini-bosses
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ChrisWare - Drives around in an SUV blasting U2 at your characters.

kidamnesiac - Dies quickly, but keeps coming back to life. The only way to finally defeat him is to constantly keep your back turned.

Defago - While you don't battle him directly, he does stop by periodically to harass your characters with flute music and formal complaints of racism. You can't defeat him for good, but you can keep him from coming around as often by giving him an important responsibility.

RFNaples - Builds a temple to his best ever albums using the corpses of puppies. You must destroy his temple without getting sued.

GARY - Just a big troll. It takes a while, but you'll eventually kill him.

Romanelli - Like Defago, you don't battle him directly, but he causes periodic confusion by reorganizing your weapons and spells. Occasionally, he'll toss them from your inventory entirely for unknown reasons. Keep him at bay by only using equipment that was made within the past year.

The Poe - He has countless tiny minions with terrible acne and shrill voices. They all toss things at you, but you have no idea what they are. The most effective weapon against him is hip-hop.

Jackwc - Sends out occasional hypnosis spells that cause your characters to turn against you. The only way to defeat him is to introduce him to a really attractive but controlling person. For an alternate ending, you can just join him in a big cuddle party.

Final boss who has been secretly orchestrating everything
-----------------------------------------------------------------
JMan - Good luck defeating his endless barrage of confused rhetoric, Wonka wikis, and awkwardly written pamphlets. It will be a very long battle indeed.

I think Jman should leave in the middle of the battle.

Re: BEA The Video Game Development Discussion

shoopadoowop — Tue, 12 May 2015 10:57:09 GMT

Author: shoopadoowop

Posted: 05/12/2015 14:57

Applerill wrote:

Geevy
JMan
alelsupreme
Josh
JackWC
Yung Neil
Revolver
40FootWolf

We have good IRL photos of most of these users, so they'd be really easy to design.

Having IRL photos is super useful for design yeah, though wouldn't it be better if we had some sort of vote or something to decide who gets a character in the game?

sp4cetiger wrote:

Mini-bosses
-------------
ChrisWare - Drives around in an SUV blasting U2 at your characters.

kidamnesiac - Dies quickly, but keeps coming back to life. The only way to finally defeat him is to constantly keep your back turned.

Defago - While you don't battle him directly, he does stop by periodically to harass your characters with flute music and formal complaints of racism. You can't defeat him for good, but you can keep him from coming around as often by giving him an important responsibility.

RFNaples - Builds a temple to his best ever albums using the corpses of puppies. You must destroy his temple without getting sued.

GARY - Just a big troll. It takes a while, but you'll eventually kill him.

Romanelli - Like Defago, you don't battle him directly, but he causes periodic confusion by reorganizing your weapons and spells. Occasionally, he'll toss them from your inventory entirely for unknown reasons. Keep him at bay by only using equipment that was made within the past year.

The Poe - He has countless tiny minions with terrible acne and shrill voices. They all toss things at you, but you have no idea what they are. The most effective weapon against him is hip-hop.

Jackwc - Sends out occasional hypnosis spells that cause your characters to turn against you. The only way to defeat him is to introduce him to a really attractive but controlling person. For an alternate ending, you can just join him in a big snuggle party.

Final boss who has been secretly orchestrating everything
-----------------------------------------------------------------
JMan - Good luck defeating his endless barrage of confused rhetoric, Wonka wikis, and awkwardly written pamphlets. It will be a very long battle indeed.

This is really great, though I think maybe they should stay as Mini-bosses, and have the larger bosses be music references.

Re: BEA The Video Game Development Discussion

Anonymous — Tue, 12 May 2015 10:51:46 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/12/2015 14:51

Mini-bosses
-------------
ChrisWare - Drives around in an SUV blasting U2 at your characters.

kidamnesiac - Dies quickly, but keeps coming back to life. The only way to finally defeat him is to constantly keep your back turned.

Defago - While you don't battle him directly, he does stop by periodically to harass your characters with flute music and formal complaints of racism. You can't defeat him for good, but you can keep him from coming around as often by giving him an important responsibility.

RFNaples - Builds a temple to his best ever albums using the corpses of puppies. You must destroy his temple without getting sued.

GARY - Just a big troll. It takes a while, but you'll eventually kill him.

Romanelli - Like Defago, you don't battle him directly, but he causes periodic confusion by reorganizing your weapons and spells. Occasionally, he'll toss them from your inventory entirely for unknown reasons. Keep him at bay by only using equipment that was made within the past year.

The Poe - He has countless tiny minions with terrible acne and shrill voices. They all toss things at you, but you have no idea what they are. The most effective weapon against him is hip-hop.

Jackwc - Sends out occasional hypnosis spells that cause your characters to turn against you. The only way to defeat him is to introduce him to a really attractive but controlling person. For an alternate ending, you can just join him in a big cuddle party.

Final boss who has been secretly orchestrating everything
-----------------------------------------------------------------
JMan - Good luck defeating his endless barrage of confused rhetoric, Wonka wikis, and awkwardly written pamphlets. It will be a very long battle indeed.

Re: BEA The Video Game Development Discussion

Applerill — Tue, 12 May 2015 10:49:51 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 05/12/2015 14:49

Geevy
JMan
alelsupreme
Josh
JackWC
Yung Neil
Revolver
40FootWolf

We have good IRL photos of most of these users, so they'd be really easy to design.

Re: BEA The Video Game Development Discussion

shoopadoowop — Tue, 12 May 2015 10:41:15 GMT

Author: shoopadoowop

Posted: 05/12/2015 14:41

goeie-oko wrote:

how many characters can we have maximum?

Was thinking of having a character selection at the start of the game with maybe 8 different playable characters to choose from.

Re: BEA The Video Game Development Discussion

goeie-oko — Tue, 12 May 2015 10:19:26 GMT

Author: goeie-oko

Posted: 05/12/2015 14:19

shoopadoowop wrote:

Just don't know how to go about deciding which users get a character.

how many characters can we have maximum?

Re: BEA The Video Game Development Discussion

shoopadoowop — Tue, 12 May 2015 10:10:04 GMT

Author: shoopadoowop

Posted: 05/12/2015 14:10

goeie-oko wrote:

Should the characters be named after users?

Yup

shoopadoowop wrote:

Also, does anyone have any ideas on how to go about deciding who will end up having a character in the game?

Just don't know how to go about deciding which users get a character.

Re: BEA The Video Game Development Discussion

goeie-oko — Tue, 12 May 2015 10:04:02 GMT

Author: goeie-oko

Posted: 05/12/2015 14:04

Should the characters be named after users?

Re: BEA The Video Game Development Discussion

shoopadoowop — Tue, 12 May 2015 09:45:25 GMT

Author: shoopadoowop

Posted: 05/12/2015 13:45

dividesbyzero wrote:

we should use this for inspiration http://kanyequest3030.tumblr.com/

🤣

Re: BEA The Video Game Development Discussion

Applerill — Tue, 12 May 2015 09:25:52 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 05/12/2015 13:25

My point may have already been implied, but even with Cubazed's point in mind, I am convinced that this
http://www.besteveralbums.com/phpBB2/vi...mp;start=0
and this
http://www.besteveralbums.com/phpBB2/vi...b72456a239
Should be prime resources in our research.

Re: BEA The Video Game Development Discussion

SquishypuffDave — Tue, 12 May 2015 03:08:07 GMT

Author: SquishypuffDave

Posted: 05/12/2015 07:08

dividesbyzero wrote:

we should use this for inspiration http://kanyequest3030.tumblr.com/

I've always been partial to this one myself:
http://aliendovecote.com/uploads/twine/kesha.html

Re: BEA The Video Game Development Discussion

Anonymous — Tue, 12 May 2015 01:18:41 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/12/2015 05:18

we should use this for inspiration http://kanyequest3030.tumblr.com/

Re: BEA The Video Game Development Discussion

shoopadoowop — Mon, 11 May 2015 23:34:02 GMT

Author: shoopadoowop

Posted: 05/12/2015 03:34

goeie-oko wrote:

The final prize should be OK Computer right, since that's the #1 album on this site?

I think it would be hilarious if the "Best Ever Album" that was stolen from King Crimson that you have to find and return actually ends up being like a Katy Perry album or something.

Also, does anyone have any ideas on how to go about deciding who will end up having a character in the game?