Hello! Haven’t posted anything for a couple of weeks (been meaning to but been getting distracted). Updates from my previous post are that I have a working system that is somewhat data-driven, however the way things stand currently I am not completely satisfied. I still want to optimize data access, while having a flexible system, so I have been reading/researching more on how to go about it. When I get this done I’ll finally be able to work on gameplay :), which I can’t wait to do!

Also new season of Fringe as started, firstly I thought it was a pretty good but not the best premiere of the series, however really sets up the mood and themes for episodes to come. I have been really impressed with this series, especially when it comes down to acting and character development .. I have no idea how these guys haven’t won more awards :/. Season 3 while was done in ratings from Season 1 and slightly from Season 2 was by far in my opinion some of the best television and story telling I have ever seen in a TV drama. I can’t wait to see how this season turns out in comparison, and hopefully fox renews it for a fifth season to wrap up an amazing series.

It also got me thinking about alternate universes in games. One thing I really have enjoyed about Fringe was the conflict between the two universes which are sooo much alike, but differ in little ways. A Legend To Zelda: Link to the Past made use of an alternate world that was very similar to the main world, and the mechanic of switching between each world gave the game some amazing gameplay mechanics. I believe another Zelda game (can’t remember which one, but it was for GBC or GBA can’t remember), where you had an alternate world which you had to visit in order to advance the story, but it differed a lot compared to the way the mechanic was used in Link to the Past where it was literally the same world but the “dark version” of the world. In modern games you don’t see this kind of thing often(if at all?), however it is definitely something I would like to see. With today’s writers and artists, telling a story of a conflict between two universes, and seeing how your actions affect those of the “other side” would be fairly interesting in my opinion, and could be make for a very epic game.

Anyway, hope to get some more work done on my XNA game this week, as well as continue my job search. Peace.