Comments on: Gameplay 2008 http://www.potentialgames.com/blog/2008/01/22/gameplay-2008/ Notes of a Potential Independent Game Developer Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:31:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Todd http://www.potentialgames.com/blog/2008/01/22/gameplay-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Todd Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:12:41 +0000 http://www.potentialgames.com/blog/2008/01/22/gameplay-2008/#comment-10 The wizard cocked his hat and disappeared into his cave. All the people in the village gathered at the entrance and waited to see what miracle would issue forth from this great man. For days, and then weeks, they listened to the myriad sounds spilling forth: small explosions, machinery clanking, the ocassional curse. A wisp of rainbow smoke came out one day, and the people gaped in awe. But as the weeks became months, and as the busy sounds gave way to a mysterious silence, the people came less frequently to the mouth of the cave and stopped dreaming of magical things. At last the wizard stepped from his cave, cleared his dusty throat, and pronounced, "Oh yeah! The thing!", and once again the wondrous sounds issued forth. The wizard cocked his hat and disappeared into his cave. All the people in the village gathered at the entrance and waited to see what miracle would issue forth from this great man.

For days, and then weeks, they listened to the myriad sounds spilling forth: small explosions, machinery clanking, the ocassional curse. A wisp of rainbow smoke came out one day, and the people gaped in awe.

But as the weeks became months, and as the busy sounds gave way to a mysterious silence, the people came less frequently to the mouth of the cave and stopped dreaming of magical things.

At last the wizard stepped from his cave, cleared his dusty throat, and pronounced, “Oh yeah! The thing!”, and once again the wondrous sounds issued forth.

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