Difference between revisions of "Helper Voice"

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| ex3=<mt p="HelperVoice" g="Mirrors Edge" altg="Mirror's Edge" h="188">A partner, over a communicator, explains the best strategy for the next piece of gameplay.</mt>
 
| ex3=<mt p="HelperVoice" g="Mirrors Edge" altg="Mirror's Edge" h="188">A partner, over a communicator, explains the best strategy for the next piece of gameplay.</mt>
 
| ex4=<mt p="HelperVoice" g="Portal" h="156"></mt>
 
| ex4=<mt p="HelperVoice" g="Portal" h="156"></mt>
| ex5=<mt p="HelperVoice" g="HalfLife2" altg="Half-Life 2" h="156"></mt>
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| ex5=<mt p="HelperVoice" g="Half Life 2" altg="Half-Life 2" h="156"></mt>
 
| ex6=<mt p="HelperVoice" g="Chaos Theory" h="200"></mt>
 
| ex6=<mt p="HelperVoice" g="Chaos Theory" h="200"></mt>
 
| ex7=<mt p="HelperVoice" g="Papa Sangre" h="140">In the beginning of the game, 'a fluttery watery thing' presents itself as someone the player cannot see but who is there to help.</mt>
 
| ex7=<mt p="HelperVoice" g="Papa Sangre" h="140">In the beginning of the game, 'a fluttery watery thing' presents itself as someone the player cannot see but who is there to help.</mt>

Revision as of 20:01, 12 September 2011

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This is a candidate pattern, which may enter version 2.0 of the Deck.
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Candidate Card

Synopsis

Conveying messages through the voice of disembodied or remote entities.

Relationships

Contexts:
Gameplay File:M385px-Gameplay-front-v20.png, Awareness .
May relate to:
Narrative .
Relates to:
Audio Logs File:M385px-AudioLogs-front-v20.png.
Differs from:
Narrator .

Description

Helper Voice may contribute with pieces of Narrative but it is different from Narrator.

Examples

[Note: considering that this is still a candidate pattern, more examples then usually are presented, in order to provide a better support for the discussion.]

Assassin's Creed: The Animus ('a projector which renders genetic memories') serves gameplay hints while loading levels
Uncharted:
Mirror's Edge: A partner, over a communicator, explains the best strategy for the next piece of gameplay.
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Portal:
Half-Life 2:
Chaos Theory:
Papa Sangre: In the beginning of the game, 'a fluttery watery thing' presents itself as someone the player cannot see but who is there to help.
Halo:
Shadow of the Colossus: A voice from above explains the strategy to defeat a particular boss. In case the player is not able to progress the voice repeats after a while.



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