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Everyone’s most favorite Zero Player RPG (ZPG), Godville, just had its tenth anniversary. And I’ve been playing for most of that time. Probably saying “playing” is a little inaccurate, as you don’t play, per se. Instead, you watch your hero or heroine play semi-autonomously and you interact mainly by reading their diary entries, and occasionally … Read more
It was a grim setting I logged into a couple nights ago. My Godville heroine, Talesia, was dead… and lying next to her was her loyal mount, the double dragon Pinky. Double dragons get smaller the older they get, and Pinky has become quite small. So this wasn’t entirely unexpected. Still, dying now is not … Read more
I was surprised to see so much interest in a #Godville post 🙂 Godville is indeed a game like ProgressQuest, a parody of MMOs where it seemed all you would do is just grind gear… forever. Godville, like, say, Kingdom of Loathing, goes beyond being a simple parody of a video game into actually being … Read more
My pet finally hit level 30 in Godville, and I now can proudly bear the "Pet Trainer" badge and have someone to put in my ark when it's finally built. Occasionally, Godville kills your pet and then there's a mad scramble to get enough gold for a resurrection before the 60 hour timer expires. Pinky's … Read more
On the occasion of my hero, “Muddill”, reaching level 60, an update of progress with my favorite Zero Player Game, Godville. (http://godvillegame.com/) Godville is is inspired by Progress Quest (http://progressquest.com/) and other games that required no input from the player in a thin parody of the RPG grind where the hero is sent off on … Read more