RubixsQube Posted December 8, 2014 My thoughts: 1) Holy cow Fullbright is making a game set on the Starship Titanic 2) I really want the genesis of this game to be where Steve had an entire game planned out, with the relationships, and the story, and he realized that the setting didn't matter so much, so he put it on a space station, and the game is not even about the space station, or space, at all. 3) "WC?" Wait is this part where the fancy space station toilet is Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nachimir Posted December 9, 2014 I'm kind of hoping it's about small town America in space, in the sense of science fiction focussed on people in a substantially different situation, rather than gadgets/stars/physics. (I'm mean I'm already pretty sure a Fullbright game won't be about laser guns and space opera, but maybe you know what I mean; SF is far too often about that shit and not the actually interesting things). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bjorn Posted December 9, 2014 My thoughts: 1) Holy cow Fullbright is making a game set on the Starship Titanic 2) I really want the genesis of this game to be where Steve had an entire game planned out, with the relationships, and the story, and he realized that the setting didn't matter so much, so he put it on a space station, and the game is not even about the space station, or space, at all. 3) "WC?" Wait is this part where the fancy space station toilet is I also noticed the strong Starship Titanic influence! Which is not a bad thing at all, at least from a design standpoint. I don't remember much about the game, but I know I played through it years ago. I think I ended up using a walkthru for quite a bit though, as I wasn't in the mood for that kind of puzzle solving. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sclpls Posted December 9, 2014 I'm just stoked to be playing a game in a space station where you have to deal with microgravity. So good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikemariano Posted December 9, 2014 Thank goodness I can count on the people of this forum to immediately think of Starship Titanic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolegium Posted December 9, 2014 WC obviously stands for Wizard Closet, for wizzing. /coat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SomeJazzyRat Posted December 9, 2014 I thought it stood for 'Washrooms, Cancer'. Cause the future is super prejudiced. In all seriousness, can't wait to see the full game. But as well, does anyone else have the feeling that the footage shown was all that was even close to being publicly releasable. As in, if they even turned the camera any more than they did, then we would be hit with a face full of un-textured geometry. Nothing wrong with that, but if that is the case then it seems like it'll be a long wait for 'Gone Home 2 Space'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nappi Posted December 9, 2014 Please, please, please, let there be Solaris DLC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neonrev Posted December 12, 2014 The only thing I can ever think about when I read Tacoma is the joke about it being the name of Yo-yo Ma's mexican sibling, and then I just feel bad about myself. Thanks for the unhappiness, Fullbright.But it does look awesome, yes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thorn Posted December 12, 2014 The only thing I can ever think about when I read Tacoma is the joke about it being the name of Yo-yo Ma's mexican sibling, and then I just feel bad about myself. Thanks for the unhappiness, Fullbright. As a side-effect of studying Engineering, the only think I can ever think about when I read 'Tacoma' is the Tacoma Narrows bridge disaster. Which really isn't a good thing, seeing as I recently moved to Seattle and now live about 35 miles from there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dewar Posted December 12, 2014 Meh, it could have been worse, I wouldn't call it a disaster, more of a kerfuffle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeusthecat Posted December 12, 2014 As a side-effect of studying Engineering, the only think I can ever think about when I read 'Tacoma' is the Tacoma Narrows bridge disaster. Which really isn't a good thing, seeing as I recently moved to Seattle and now live about 35 miles from there. Someone didn't carry the Taylor series out far enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graddy Posted December 12, 2014 As a fellow Seatle thumb, who used to occasionally work in Gig Harbor over the bridge, I have to run-on say that looks terrifying. As a side-effect of studying Engineering, the only think I can ever think about when I read 'Tacoma' is the Tacoma Narrows bridge disaster. Which really isn't a good thing, seeing as I recently moved to Seattle and now live about 35 miles from there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dibs Posted December 12, 2014 I'm just stoked to be playing a game in a space station where you have to deal with microgravity. So good. I read this as misogyny at first! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roderick Posted December 12, 2014 Somebody call the Gaming Police, looks like we have another walking simulator on our hands. I... I can't say anything else than I love it. It's a space station, we have a vantage point to Earth, there's a WC, the Virgin-Tesla company... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neonrev Posted December 13, 2014 As a side-effect of studying Engineering, the only think I can ever think about when I read 'Tacoma' is the Tacoma Narrows bridge disaster. Which really isn't a good thing, seeing as I recently moved to Seattle and now live about 35 miles from there. As a side effect of not understanding engineering at all, I'm extra terrified by this. How can cement bend so much? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RubixsQube Posted December 13, 2014 Someone didn't carry the Taylor series out far enough. Ha! Engineering. So practical. So ugly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted December 13, 2014 As a side effect of not understanding engineering at all, I'm extra terrified by this. How can cement bend so much? Eigenfrequency. (or natural frequency). It can break everything. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Merus Posted December 14, 2014 As a side effect of not understanding engineering at all, I'm extra terrified by this. How can cement bend so much? So you know the old trope of opera singers being able to break glasses with just the right note? What's supposed to be happening there is that the sound waves are hitting the right frequency to make the glass vibrate, and at that frequency the vibrations aren't dampened by the sound waves coming in. Those kind of vibrations can be set up in basically anything, with the right kind of constant force. With the Tacoma Narrows bridge, the force was wind. Every time the bridge moved, it made it easier for the wind to push the bridge harder. (Technically what brought down the bridge was flutter rather than sympathetic vibrations - basically, the wind didn't have to be at just the right speed to set up the vibrations - but I don't understand flutter so I'm not going to explain it.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badfinger Posted December 15, 2014 I am excited that Fullbright has partnered with Toyota to make a game about a Toyota Tacoma, the rugged highland vehicle able to cross the Tacoma Narrows bridge even under the most severe harmonic frequency disturbances. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neonrev Posted December 16, 2014 So you know the old trope of opera singers being able to break glasses with just the right note? What's supposed to be happening there is that the sound waves are hitting the right frequency to make the glass vibrate, and at that frequency the vibrations aren't dampened by the sound waves coming in. Those kind of vibrations can be set up in basically anything, with the right kind of constant force. With the Tacoma Narrows bridge, the force was wind. Every time the bridge moved, it made it easier for the wind to push the bridge harder. (Technically what brought down the bridge was flutter rather than sympathetic vibrations - basically, the wind didn't have to be at just the right speed to set up the vibrations - but I don't understand flutter so I'm not going to explain it.) Okay, that makes sense. So I guess engineering just makes me more terrified in this case rather than less. I'm also just going to speculate: Will this game include an examination of the Tacoma (or Hilux, as it is known in some countries) as the light truck of choice of revolutionary forces around the world due to its light frame, ease of maintenance and relative efficiency? Will this game include a plot line where actions compound upon each other over and over until a resonant frequency is reached and the entire structure of society breaks down? Will this game feature a struggling mariachi musician, jealous of his brother for his classical music success? Will this game feature ghosts? I'm confident all these will be proven true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolegium Posted December 16, 2014 Tacoma will feature "toast" TacOmA SoundTrack by Chris Remo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thermaldetonator Posted December 16, 2014 Tacoma will feature "toast" TacOmA SoundTrack by Chris Remo Or TOOST TacOma Original SoundTrack (ala GH:OST) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Merus Posted December 16, 2014 Tacoma Original Electronic Soundtrack, or TOES Music, Instrumentation and Sound From and Inspired By Tacoma (or Music InSpired by Fullbright Interactive's Tacoma, but this one's less clean) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atte Posted December 16, 2014 Mildly hot scoops on RPS: Steve Gaynor: I don’t want to spoil anything but I will say I don’t think it would be a Fullbright game without flushable toilets, and I would be comfortable saying, as a totally side-comment, that space toilets might be the final frontier of game interactivity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites