Hi jim.
Well you could always explain the plot and circumstances with written text
in sapi, then have just a couple of yeeehaaaww, type quotes in the game
itself, western is the setting not just the accent afterall.
I must admit I'm less keen on actual in character speech being done in sapi,
that is speech that is supposed to come from a human.
An example of this in one of your gamesJim might be the quotes from crew and
merchants in starmule, which imho would be better if recorded.
I know though this isn't always easy what with getting voice actors etc, and
certainly no game that uses synth speech where imho it should use a human
has ever utterly put me off playing it, it's just a preference.
Beware the grue!
dark.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Kitchen" <j...@kitchensinc.net>
To: "dark" <Gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 11:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Wild west games was
Bavisoft
Hi Dark,
You know I have never really cared for human speech in games. I really do
prefer the sapi5 speech. You know other than the little bits of human
speech like Homer saying Woo hoo, Doh etc. And I really do not care for
the heavy western accent. I do very much like shows such as Bonanza, Big
Valley, Gun Smoke, Rifleman etc, but they do not have that heavy western
accent like that. But, so, if a western game such as you suggested would
work with sapi5 speech...
----- Original Message -----
Well it's an interesting genre and setting for games, and could fit either
an action or stratogy game fairly well.
One game I remember on the old Amstrad computer which would make a very
nice audio convertion was a game called Kane.
You were a desperado riding into the town of cane attempting to rob a
bank. The first stage was you out in the desert, trying to get some
provisions for lunch by targiting and shooting chickens with a bow and
arrow duck hunt style, ---- accept that as well as your moving horrizontal
and vertical targit you also ran around the bottom of the screen so the
arrow fired upwards, making the mechanics quite different.
Then, you rode your horse to cane and had to jump fences and cacti, arcade
style.
Then, you got the shoot out, which was similar to bow and arrow accept
that the marshal's men defending the bank fired back if you were too slow.
Finally, you were trying to catch up to the train out of town, which was
another horse riding stage, accept that as well as jumping over stuff you
had to keep up with the on going train.
I think Jim or someone could create an awsome homer like game along those
lines fairly easily, and it's a fun setting to play around in.
Beware the gRue!
DArk.
Jim
I wouldn't even write Email without a spell checker.
j...@kitchensinc.net
http://www.kitchensinc.net
(440) 286-6920
Chardon Ohio USA
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