http://www.backhandofjustice.com/grinding-isn%e2%80%99t-a-bad-thing/ Luke Stillman's thoughts on videogame design, trends and business Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:55:15 -0700 hourly 1 http://www.backhandofjustice.com/grinding-isn%e2%80%99t-a-bad-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-184 LAS Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:45:50 +0000 http://www.backhandofjustice.com/?p=122#comment-184 Yeah - that was similar to the minigames found in its predecessor System Shock 2 although instead of random chance they at least added some skill to it. I do think this is one instance where it got a little tiresome by the end though, which could have been alleviated if there were 2-3 mini-games that you alternated between. Yeah – that was similar to the minigames found in its predecessor System Shock 2 although instead of random chance they at least added some skill to it. I do think this is one instance where it got a little tiresome by the end though, which could have been alleviated if there were 2-3 mini-games that you alternated between.

]]> http://www.backhandofjustice.com/grinding-isn%e2%80%99t-a-bad-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Colin Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:34:11 +0000 http://www.backhandofjustice.com/?p=122#comment-181 Another good example would be the "pipe dreams" style mini-game for hacking in BioShock. Some people hated it but I enjoyed it. For a few seconds I didn't have to worry about some splicer jumping at me, yet it carried its' own intensity in wanting to complete the puzzle before you got zapped. Another good example would be the “pipe dreams” style mini-game for hacking in BioShock. Some people hated it but I enjoyed it. For a few seconds I didn’t have to worry about some splicer jumping at me, yet it carried its’ own intensity in wanting to complete the puzzle before you got zapped.

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