There
October 28, 2003
I guess the new online thing might happen to be There. I read about it on a few webpages and it sounded kinda interesting. The screen shots look cool - flying around in a hover board looking at the nice scenery has always been a crazy fantasy of mine. Supposedly this metaverse is supposed to do what The Sims tried but failed miserably.
In The Sims Online, you build a house and maybe a store and then you walk around talking to people. That was about it. In There, there are supposed to be more interaction, more personified actions such as winking and crap, and more crap to buy. You have to convert real money to Therebucks which sounds like a shitty idea but for some reason, it may work. Depending on how expensive stuff is in the game, people might spend a few bucks to get cool gear for their avatar. People spend thousands on crap in Everquest and Diablo.
Apparently, they’re also trying to attract girls into the game because where there are girls, guys will soon follow. The reverse ain’t true though.
Anyway, I probably won’t try this game because it lacks bombs and guns and aliens and cool shit but if anyone of you do try, let us know how it is!
Ok, I gotta admit - the video clip looks pretty impressive and I’m tempted to try it out. I lack a lot of interaction while I’m sitting around my apartment at night. I will totally play this game if you guys (my real friends) all play. I’d rather not go online and meet other people. That’s boring.
