Australia, the Videogame

About 5 months ago, when my friend and I went hunting. He stayed in the car and ran them down. I rode on the back, and jumped off to tear them apart with my bear hands.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH

edited 29th Nov '10 10:17:30 PM by Legionnaire

I don't really have much to add to this thread other than saying I approve of its initial message and the nerd reference discussions thereafter.

^^ Were you in a Gamestop?

Oh, I can just see an Aussie game developer taking up this concept and running with it for all it's worth.

If I were a betting man, I'd bet that 90% of the entries about Australia on Everything Trying to Kill You were put there by Aussie tropers.

I don't know, about that, I have a feeling many of them would probably think it's hyperbole otherwise they'd all have the confidence of true BadAsses there or constantly under adrenaline's effects due to sheer paranoia (neither is likely). It's probably scarier to those outside of it, after all, when you hear of people survive horrible tales, you wonder how they could of done - it, seeing it as an intangible humoungous mass of horror. They personally might have wondered before themselves, but they won't any longer.

So, you know, a Demonophobia or I Wanna Be The Guy-like survival horror game. Except the protagonist is an avatar modeled after you by yourself. You will learn at your expense to beware of Aussie creatures. You will learn to check everywhere. To check again. To keep your distance. To avoid certain places.

I remember reading here that the northern part of Australia has the lñeast military defences. Tht being because invading it that way would be an extremely bad idea.

You are a foreign footsoldier. Australian wildlife welcomes you. With a nice helping oif Finagle's Law.

Also, Have a Nice Death: everytime you die, the game will tell you exactly what you did wrong and the detailed real-life effect of being killed that way. With a very special extra-long animation for the Platypus sting.

But...platypus venom can't kill humans. Just cause insane amounts of pain and bleeding...I think.

EDIT: It causes swelling, not bleeding...is it wierd that I find that kinda disappointing? Although, I guess that means if an angry platypus somehow kicked you in the throat with its spur, it might be dangerous.

edited 30th Nov '10 3:48:41 AM by tachikaze

And remember, if the wildlife doesn't kill you, our army will!

As I recall, the Aussies With Artillery page gives a pretty good explanation why invading from the north is a bad idea.

It also points out why invading at all is a bad idea. If the wildlife, plants, deserts, jungles, mountains, farmers or army doesn't get you, the Americans, British and possibly the Canadians (eh?) will. If they're smart enough to get a guide first.

So, naturally, forget war. Take a survivalist, drop him in the middle of the desert, and time how long it takes him to die. If he somehow makes it to a town, he wins.

You could make an MMO out of it.

Anyone up for grinding cane toads for EXP?

I always thought grinding for XP was a just plain stupid trope. I prefer GTA's mission-based progress.

But if you keep turning in twenty toad asses you can get good enough gear so you don't immediately die when you inevitably aggro a death adder!

edited 1st Dec '10 8:26:10 AM by Miijhal

I would consider it a roguelike, myself. Like you get dropped in a random location each time with a randomly-generated scrubland, but the shape of the map and location of the towns are always the same.

There are 9 button presses to equip anything from your inventory, 3 of them are the "SHAKE" button.

So, you shake from every axis then?

I would consider it a roguelike, myself. Like you get dropped in a random location each time with a randomly-generated scrubland, but the shape of the map and location of the towns are always the same.

There are 9 button presses to equip anything from your inventory, 3 of them are the "SHAKE" button.

Wait! There's a dire giant bush spider hiding under the tower shield!
The giant dire bush spider bites!
The giant dire bush spider's bite was poisoned...
The poison was deadly...
You die...
Do you want your possessions identified?

edited 1st Dec '10 1:50:13 PM by SuperDimensionman

Believe it or not, most spider bites don't kill you that quickly. You now have 1 hour to find the anti-venom for a dire giant bush spider (no universal antidotes). This can be extended if you know proper first aid for slowing the spread of venom in your body.