A few weeks back I had this GREAT idea. No, it really it was. It was a game that I really wanted to play and write. I am going into a lot of detail about here now because the game will not happen now, or at least not in it's current draft.
See I did my research. I have a Ph.D. (two in fact, but I am ABD) so research is something I know well and love. And I did do my research. I looked into economic issues of the time to try to get a good idea of a monetary system. I reread news items that I thought would give me better insight. I also put together a must-read list of fiction and a must watch list of movies that fit the genre.
I even prototyped some characters.
What I *DIDN'T* do was see if this game already existed.
Which, as you can guess, it does.
What really sucks is that this game is also really, really good. They went with a different vibe than I was going for, but what they did is fantastic.
Well. Shit.
So now I have notes, drafts and a cool name. Some friends suggested I go ahead and make it, but I don't want to field questions of "Hey have you seen BLANK?" or "How is this not a copy of BLANK?"
So the ideas will go into ... well, I don't know yet really.
After talking with my kids I think I have some ideas for this stuff, but the focus will have to change. So goodbye economic data. Book lists will need to be revised. I think the movies are fine though.
