Comments on: Ludus Novus 018: Sequelitis http://ludusnovus.net/2009/06/28/ludus-novus-018-sequelitis/ The Art of Interaction Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:09:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=7399 By: Gregory Weir http://ludusnovus.net/2009/06/28/ludus-novus-018-sequelitis/comment-page-1/#comment-44778 Gregory Weir Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:46:20 +0000 http://ludusnovus.net/?p=507#comment-44778 The "4" in <i>Left 4 Dead</i> refers to the four main characters, and how it really requires four players for a good playthrough. But, yes. Confusing. I didn't even bother mentioning Eidos's upcoming <i>The4f</i>. The “4″ in Left 4 Dead refers to the four main characters, and how it really requires four players for a good playthrough.

But, yes. Confusing. I didn’t even bother mentioning Eidos’s upcoming The4f.

]]> By: Jonas http://ludusnovus.net/2009/06/28/ludus-novus-018-sequelitis/comment-page-1/#comment-44762 Jonas Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:33:23 +0000 http://ludusnovus.net/?p=507#comment-44762 The Dark Forces/Jedi Knight thing has been one of my favourite examples of silliness for ages. It's simply hilarious. The Dark Forces/Jedi Knight thing has been one of my favourite examples of silliness for ages. It’s simply hilarious.

]]> By: Kyle Wallace http://ludusnovus.net/2009/06/28/ludus-novus-018-sequelitis/comment-page-1/#comment-44751 Kyle Wallace Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:57:41 +0000 http://ludusnovus.net/?p=507#comment-44751 Great podcast! You were discussing how Valve names games and how they had an oversight, and coincidentally I think Left 4 Dead is a bad name because of the the numeric "for". The number for me at least could actually allude to Left For Dead: 4 It's confusing that Valve chose to use 4 instead of for. Great podcast! You were discussing how Valve names games and how they had an oversight, and coincidentally I think Left 4 Dead is a bad name because of the the numeric “for”. The number for me at least could actually allude to Left For Dead: 4

It’s confusing that Valve chose to use 4 instead of for.

]]> By: AttemptingReason http://ludusnovus.net/2009/06/28/ludus-novus-018-sequelitis/comment-page-1/#comment-44695 AttemptingReason Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:33:29 +0000 http://ludusnovus.net/?p=507#comment-44695 A good example of naming for marketing reasons: Far Cry 2. Different developer and a plot so unrelated from the original that it is beyond ridiculous, but it's still Far Cry because the original was popular and its name is familiar. A good example of naming for marketing reasons: Far Cry 2. Different developer and a plot so unrelated from the original that it is beyond ridiculous, but it’s still Far Cry because the original was popular and its name is familiar.

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