{"id":973,"date":"2013-07-05T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-05T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shadowcovenant.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/05\/kingdom-of-ascii\/"},"modified":"2013-07-05T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-05T18:00:00","slug":"kingdom-of-ascii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shadowcovenant.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/05\/kingdom-of-ascii\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingdom of ASCII"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lately, there\u2019s been a new fad in games: ASCII-based browser games\u2026<\/p>\n

And this is awesome! <\/p>\n

These are games that you play on a browser that only use text characters to express everything in them, using a clever combination of incremental design (functionality is unlocked during play), simple mechanics and some humor\/nonsense!<\/p>\n

These games take me back to simpler times, and I\u2019ve sunk more time in them that I care to admit\u2026 \"Smile\"<\/p>\n

First of all, Candy Box<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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This was the first one I\u2019ve found, and I had tons of fun playing it, although it\u2019s quite short (it takes a lot of real-world time, but you don\u2019t have to pay much attention to it except when you go on quests).<\/p>\n

Quests are just linear progressions in which you can use potions, scrolls, etc, to help you\u2026 some of the levels are quite challenging, but all are possible (even if they don\u2019t look like it at first sight: they might be a question of getting better gear in previous quests or by getting more lollipops to pay the witch for upgrades).<\/p>\n

Then I found \u201cA Dark Room<\/a>\u201d. This one is more complex, more \u201cgamey\u201d and longer, although I haven\u2019t had so much fun with it (the building the village part of it takes some of the fun for my taste, but the adventuring part is way better than Candy Box)\u2026 Questing takes place on a map and you search for resources, accounting for provisions and such. To get provisions (and upgrades to your capabilities), you\u2019ll have to manage a small village.<\/p>\n

The amazing thing about both of these games is the amount of engagement they manage to pull off the player, specially considering the simplicity of the graphics\u2026 goes to show that graphics are just a small part of making a great game!<\/p>\n

Both these games reminded me of another classic: Dwarf Fortress<\/a>, in which I spent more time than I should some years ago\u2026 Give it a spin, if you don\u2019t fear getting sucked into it!<\/p>\n

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Dwarf Fortress is randomly generated, so you can keep playing it until you\u2019re fed up with it, which might take a long time, since it has so much stuff happening in it\u2026 This one isn\u2019t browser-based, just a normal game\u2026 would love to see this on a tablet! \"Smile\"<\/p>\n

On another note, next week I\u2019m off to Germany for work and small vacations, going to the Rockharz Festival<\/a>! Woot, metal! \"Smile\"<\/p>\n

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Lately, there\u2019s been a new fad in games: ASCII-based browser games\u2026 And this is awesome! These are games that you play on a browser that only use text characters to express everything in them, using a clever combination of incremental design (functionality is unlocked during play), simple mechanics and some humor\/nonsense! These games take me […]<\/p>\n

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