All of these things take time to do right. I also want the game to be beautiful artistically and aurally. I want the the game to be deeply tuned so it supports competition-level player skills, 1 but instead of being twitch skills, they’re psychological skills. I think the game has a lot of potential to explore themes and mechanics rarely explored in this medium, like perception, deception, and performance, and others I mention below. Update 2013: the Early-Access Beta is now open. The long answer is: probably a couple years from now, where ‘now’ is spring, 2011. Will I be able to get a Steam code when it’s on Steam if I pay for the beta now, and what about redeeming it on consoles too?.Can I live stream and post and monetize videos of SpyParty?.Will there be any kind of User Generated Content, or customization, or XBox Live Avatar support, etc.?.How many people work on SpyParty? Are you hiring?.How did you name the game? What about the poor Sniper, doesn’t he or she feel left out?.What are your aesthetic goals for the game?.What are your inspirations for SpyParty?.What kind of animations will SpyParty use?.What language is SpyParty written in? What engine do you use? What’s your development environment?.I’ve heard you have a mechanic like Gears of War’s Active Reload, doesn’t that detract from the psychological skill and make the game more about twitch skills?.If the game is hard core player-skill, how will new players not just get owned? Will I have to read a manual when the game is released?.Will I be able to play with the current prototype graphics?.What is the art/music style going to be? Will it be stylized or realistic?.Will there be LAN support? Spawned copies? Can I run my own dedicated server?.Will the Spy be able to make distractions?.How can the Spy see the laser sight but no one else at the party can?.Will each character have different behaviors? What about genders, races, ages, etc.?.Can the Sniper influence the Spy and/or partygoers?.Will the Sniper be able to do anything else besides observe the party?.Will there be other settings besides parties?.Will the Spy and the Sniper be able to play on the same screen, like on a couch?.Will there be other modes besides just two-player Spy vs.What will the hardware requirements look like?.

Where can I find the infamous Four Page Instruction Manual so I can read it and not get completely owned the first time I play?.Is it an open beta, an early-access beta, a paid beta, a pre-order, or what?.Okay, there’s a beta, but why is it going so slowly?.Will there be a beta? Can I help you playtest SpyParty?.

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