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#1 micropact
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i was always wondering whether such a thing would be possible and what it would look like. Any ideas?
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#2 inyourface_12
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not possible since second person is referring to a character as you from a narratorial perspective.  therefore you would have no control over what "you" were doing
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#3 kpsting
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or maybe that would be a shooter where your goal is to be shot at and die. not much fun in that, unless you are a wacko
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#4 micropact
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yea that would suck
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#5 micropact
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yea that would suck
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#6 campzor
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not possible since second person is referring to a character as you from a narratorial perspective. therefore you would have no control over what "you" were doinginyourface_12
Excactly.....
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#7 v3n0m111
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or maybe that would be a shooter where your goal is to be shot at and die. not much fun in that, unless you are a wackokpsting


Hehe. Wacko.:D
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#8 DGFreak
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[QUOTE="kpsting"]or maybe that would be a shooter where your goal is to be shot at and die. not much fun in that, unless you are a wackov3n0m111


Hehe. Wacko.:D

What if, in this second person shooter, you are playing the role of a terrorist?
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#9 BounceDK
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yea that would suckmicropact
OMG, you have the most annoying sig ever. I'm gonna adblock that crap.
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#10 GeneralGeorge
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[QUOTE="v3n0m111"][QUOTE="kpsting"]or maybe that would be a shooter where your goal is to be shot at and die. not much fun in that, unless you are a wackoDGFreak


Hehe. Wacko.:D

What if, in this second person shooter, you are playing the role of a terrorist?

That doesn't make sense. It'll still be first person.
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#11 geitenvla
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The idea is crazy but if you mount the camera on your target while you run in to attack and finish him, you would have a 2nd person shooter. When you kill your enemy, the camera should move to your next target and again view from his perspective as you move forward. Would it be fun? Dunno... maybe if it's done really cool... 
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#12 GeneralGeorge
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it would NOT be fun. You see it from the enemy's perspective... you have no idea where YOU are.
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#13 ufopuller
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No way
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#14 GenghisChris82
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it could be fun if your character moved according to your narative, you could tell a story as you played i.e as i WALKed FORWARD down the street I saw an enemy with a huge gun aimed right at me, I DIVED to my RIGHT and KNEELing DOWN behind a bin I AIMED at my TARGET and began SHOOTING, After i saw him die I STOPped SHOOTING and carried on WALKing FORWARD lame example but im sure it could work to a certain degree, maybe in a 2D scroller

or maybe a game that worked off continuous commands, i.e up,up,up,up,up,left,left,left,duck,aim at head,shoot,shoot,shoot,stand,up,up,up,up,up, lol
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#15 inyourface_12
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it could be fun if your character moved according to your narative, you could tell a story as you played i.e as i WALKed FORWARD down the street I saw an enemy with a huge gun aimed right at me, I DIVED to my RIGHT and KNEELing DOWN behind a bin I AIMED at my TARGET and began SHOOTING, After i saw him die I STOPped SHOOTING and carried on WALKing FORWARD lame example but im sure it could work to a certain degree, maybe in a 2D scroller

or maybe a game that worked off continuous commands, i.e up,up,up,up,up,left,left,left,duck,aim at head,shoot,shoot,shoot,stand,up,up,up,up,up, lol
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no you would have to go you. 

then you move two feet forward.  then you shoot your gun etc

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#16 GenghisChris82
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lol your right, still though, it could work, it wouldnt be any fun though
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#17 Hurvl
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The idea is crazy but if you mount the camera on your target while you run in to attack and finish him, you would have a 2nd person shooter. When you kill your enemy, the camera should move to your next target and again view from his perspective as you move forward. Would it be fun? Dunno... maybe if it's done really cool... geitenvla

That sounds like a out-of-body experience (combined with a near-death, eh, "actual death" experience). You know, in some games with f*cked up camera control or no control at all, i.e. you can't see where you are going, this is already a reality. I hate those kind of games and I would surely hate a second preson shooter as well for that reason. Although the thought of it is interesting, the result would be less than that.

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#18 DGFreak
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[QUOTE="DGFreak"][QUOTE="v3n0m111"][QUOTE="kpsting"]or maybe that would be a shooter where your goal is to be shot at and die. not much fun in that, unless you are a wackoGeneralGeorge


Hehe. Wacko.:D

What if, in this second person shooter, you are playing the role of a terrorist?

That doesn't make sense. It'll still be first person.

No it wouldn't. You'd play the role of the terrorist, you just wouldn't see it from his/her eyes.
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#19 Genexi2
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Just go to sleep and dream, there's yer 2nd-person perspective.

As to whether it's a shooter or not depends on how warped your mind gets when you turn off the lights for the day.
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#20 Beau_The_Black
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The last level or so for King Kong, where you're playing as Kong in the city and the trucks with cannons are firing at you, there is a 2nd Person perspective from the artillery commander's view.  It's quite annoying as suddenly Kong will turn in a different direction than where you were going, and you have to run towards the truck to destroy, then your view goes back to 3rd Person.  So it DOES exist in some games.