[Scummvm-devel] Pseudo-3D adventure games / 360 degree panoramic adventure games

[Filippos Karapetis]

I only said that these games would be a good fit in ScummVM, not to
undermine the effort done on Myst 3, or to undermine ResidualVM itself.

Plus, I mentioned that these games could be an exception to our 2D rule,
since they're really 2D games camouflaged as 3D. I'd hate to start a flame
war or holy war or a pointless debate on this, so I'm stopping here.


On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 6:21 PM, Matthew Hoops <clone2727 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Filippos Karapetis <bluegr at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 5:21 PM, Matthew Hoops <clone2727 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> No, the games are not good candidates to be included in ScummVM, since
> >> they don't fit our policy.
> >
> >
> > ....which is why I started this discussion in the first place.
> ...and I'm saying the discussion isn't needed.
>
> >> Furthermore, I don't think our policy needs
> >> any modifying and it should stay as-is. We are a 2D project and
> >> ResidualVM is the 3D alternative, and that should not change just to
> >> fit the needs of a couple other games.
> >
> >
> > But these games are not actually 3D. They're panoramic, like Google
> Street
> > View. It's like taking a panoramic photo and displaying it on screen.
> This
> > is even possible with minimal effort using javascript.
> I know exactly what the games are, and I'm not sure why you're trying
> to explain it to me. However, I disagree; it's still a form of 3D.
>
> >> As someone who is very interested in both Myst3 and Legacy of Time
> >> code (not only in coding, but as someone who's been in heavy
> >> communication with the company for some time now), I would not want
> >> either of the games in ScummVM.
> >
> >
> > I really don't understand the point of this sentence.
> I'm saying that even though I have a heavy interest in supporting
> these games, I would not go out of my way to force them into ScummVM.
> In conclusion, I'm not really sure why you're trying to get Myst3 in
> here anyway; it seems to be doing quite well over in ResidualVM.
>
> -Matt
>



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