Episode 50: Are We Having Fun Yet?

Onyx Pathcast

In which the trio attempts (and likely fails) to define “fun.”

It’s episode 50!

What is fun? Clowns?

“Fun” is really hard to define

Eddy has spoken about this and speaks on it here!

A healthy debate on win conditions

A bit on play style

When aren’t games “games,” we ask, and a bit on puzzles

Sometimes players change the game you’re playing

Mystery book digression

What we enjoy out of a game

Skyrim, somehow

Social elements of games

Fun vs. Engagement

OBLIGATORY WRESTLING

Matthew doesn’t know what roller derby is

Dixie explains roller derby badly

Diplomacy

Online roleplaying

LARPing

What do we find NOT fun?

Links:

A Theory of Fun: https://www.theoryoffun.com/

Eddy’s website: http://eddyfate.com/

Fiasco: https://bullypulpitgames.com/games/fiasco/

Dread: http://www.tiltingatwindmills.net/games/dread/

Gone Home: https://gonehome.game/

Dear Esther: http://www.thechineseroom.co.uk/games/dear-esther

Life is Strange: https://lifeisstrange.square-enix-games.com/en-us/games/life-is-strange

Myst: https://cyan.com/games/myst/

The 7th Guest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_7th_Guest

Yggdrasil: http://cubicle7.co.uk/yggdrasill-a-look-at-the-nine-worlds/

Doki Doki Literature Club: https://ddlc.moe/

Promethean: The Created: http://theonyxpath.com/category/worlds/chroniclesofdarkness/prometheanthecreated/

Wraith: The Oblivion: http://theonyxpath.com/category/worlds/classicworldofdarkness/wraiththeoblivion/

Horror on the Orient Express: https://www.chaosium.com/horror-on-the-orient-express-pdf/

Skyrim: https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/skyrim

Diplomacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomacy_(game)

The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen: https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2016/7/27/the-extraordinary-adventures-of-baron-munchausen/