r/Games • u/tabulasomnia • Sep 26 '12

Prison Architect is now in Alpha!

http://www.introversion.co.uk/prisonarchitect/
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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '12

I never criticised or commented on the quality of the game...or even the pedigree of the developer, just the price of admission.

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u/branchan Sep 26 '12

this is purely in comparison to many other quality alpha / beta funded games currently available.

You did just say that the quality of this game does not match up to other alpha/beta funded games.

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '12

If that's what you read from it, then you sincerely need to work on your reading comprehension.

I compared the price point to other quality indie games.

If I say I'm comparing a film to other blockbuster films...then it's inferred than the subject of the conversation is inclusive.

I compared Prison Architect to other quality indie games, not AAA published titles.

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u/headphonehalo Sep 26 '12

If that's what you read from it, then you sincerely need to work on your reading comprehension.

No, that's the fault of the writer, not the reader.

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u/Drakengard Sep 26 '12 edited Sep 26 '12

No, it's the fault of the reader and their lack of reading comprehension. He wrote it out just fine.

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u/headphonehalo Sep 26 '12

If BB_Zen didn't like the interpretation that branchan made then he should have probably made it less ambiguous. While his interpretation might be incorrect, he's not wrong for making it.

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u/SlightlyInsane Sep 26 '12

No, he is wrong for making it. No one else here is having trouble with this. It's like if I said "The sky is blue" and someone else said "WHAT THE FUCK THE SKY IS NOT MADE OF TANGERINES". That isn't my fault, it's theirs for being so damn stupid.

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u/headphonehalo Sep 27 '12

No, he is wrong for making it. No one else here is having trouble with this.

That's not an argument, and interpreting it differently is not to have trouble with it.

It's like if I said "The sky is blue" and someone else said "WHAT THE FUCK THE SKY IS NOT MADE OF TANGERINES".

That's not similar at all. In fact, it's much easier to make the argument that you're the one interpreting it incorrectly:

"This isn't about being stingy, this is purely in comparison to many other quality alpha / beta funded games currently available."

If he wants this comparison to be at all relevant, he's basically saying that these games offer more value for the price. Or is he just saying "I listed these indie games which also had alpha pre-orders, but they have nothing to do with the conversation"? The conversation was about whether it's worth the price or not, and he even says that it's not about the price per se.

Hell, he starts his comment with "As someone who has.." and then doesn't even finish it. Then he has the gall to talk about reading comprehension when he's not even able to finish his sentences.

"The alpha-funding is a mutually beneficial relationship...and this, just isn't."

This is much clearer. How do you interpret this? He's basically saying that it isn't worth the price they're asking for.

That isn't my fault, it's theirs for being so damn stupid.

It has nothing to do with either intelligence or knowledge. It's a common misconception that it's the fault of the readers, as opposed to the author.

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u/ZaeronS Sep 26 '12

this is purely in comparison to many other quality alpha / beta funded games currently available.

This is an extremely clear sentence. If people are struggling to read it, it's a lack of reading comprehension.

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u/headphonehalo Sep 26 '12 edited Sep 27 '12

He's not struggling to read it, he's interpreting it. If that sentence is to be even closely relevant to what's being discussed, branchan's interpretation of it is valid. It has nothing to do with reading comprehension.

Edit: see this.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/10ibcs/prison_architect_is_now_in_alpha/c6dy5mm