"If the game is boring, then you are boring." So says the motto of Agetec's newly announced DS game, "LOL." Billed as a "unique, free-form gaming experience," our first reaction to LOL is to erupt with laughter. A veritable LOLcano if you will, like the one we LOLlerbladed down whilst on LOLiday in MongLOLia.
"As long as you are a fun-loving person with a little bit of an imagination, there should be no reason you find LOL to be anything less than a great time with your friends," says Agetec producer, Hiro Fukuoka. Indeed, you'll have to imagine most of the gameplay come this May, as LOL consists entirely of players writing and sending "challenges" to each other in the form of on-screen messages. The answers to the challenge (remember, the "crazier the challenge, the more fun everyone will have") are then shared between participants who then choose a winner amongst themselves. If they can find one.
So confident is Agetec in the power of imagination that it hasn't even bothered to include a single-player mode. "We decided not to include a single player mode in the game because that would defeat the purpose," says Mark Johnson, seemingly unaware of the purpose's execution-style offing at the hands of Pictochat years ago. "LOL concentrates on the comedic joy of using the imagination of everyone in the room." You'll probably have to lock the door though, LOL!
Reader Comments (34)
Posted: Mar 14th 2008 8:07PM (Unverified) said
There, I just used my imagination to not buy this game and play it on free instant messengers. Fun.
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Posted: Mar 14th 2008 8:08PM (Unverified) said
holy crap, someone made the official ninja game from the real ultimate power book into a videogame.
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Posted: Mar 14th 2008 11:48PM DonaldMick said
Posted: Mar 14th 2008 8:28PM moominsean said
that's like saying, if a pencil and paper are boring, then you are boring.
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Posted: Mar 14th 2008 8:32PM KeenCommander said
Next: ROFL, IMO, ZOMG and the sequel OMGWTFWT.
After that: Flame Wars - The Videogame.
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After that: Flame Wars - The Videogame.
Posted: Mar 14th 2008 8:55PM ChooChooCharlie said
And don't forgot the expansion pack to OMGWTF - the much anticipated OMGWTFBBQ.
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Posted: Mar 14th 2008 10:31PM (Unverified) said
As a cat lover and owner, I find that picture cute.
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Posted: Mar 14th 2008 8:48PM Spiritbeast said
It's only a matter of time before a corrupted version of LOL called lulz is released.
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Posted: Mar 14th 2008 8:49PM PoisonedAl said
What's the betting that LOL will be filled with CDCs?
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Posted: Mar 14th 2008 8:55PM (Unverified) said
This absolutely must be an April Fool's joke. From Fukuoka's quote to the name of the damn game, not to mention the fact that it's Pict-o-chat II, I can't believe this could be anything other than a hoax.
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Posted: Mar 14th 2008 10:19PM dishwasher said
you can still return stuff to walmart as long as it is still in the package or has the tag. even w/o a receipt.
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Posted: Mar 14th 2008 10:29PM (Unverified) said
I just slapped a tag on my wife's annoying, fat friend and took her back to Wal-mart. Thanks for the advice, dude.
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Posted: Mar 14th 2008 10:39PM Supermanisdead said
I saw all the LOL puns, and I was like who wrote this. I scroll up, then I'm like OOOOOOH.... Ludwig!
But this game should have online support too, I want to LOL@PENIS over WFC.
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But this game should have online support too, I want to LOL@PENIS over WFC.
Posted: Mar 15th 2008 4:48AM (Unverified) said
This can only end in tears.
You: Let's play LOL
Friend: Okay. What do you want to play?
You: LOL
Friend: What?
You: Let's play LOL!
Friend: I said okay. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO PLAY?
You: LOL!!!!
Friend: Fuck you.
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You: Let's play LOL
Friend: Okay. What do you want to play?
You: LOL
Friend: What?
You: Let's play LOL!
Friend: I said okay. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO PLAY?
You: LOL!!!!
Friend: Fuck you.
Posted: Mar 15th 2008 6:34AM (Unverified) said
Disgraceful.
The shovelware continues at a pace. LOLI
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The shovelware continues at a pace. LOLI
Posted: Mar 15th 2008 11:34AM (Unverified) said
I think I would rather play a board game than this piece of crap especially if each player has to purchase their own game in order to participate. Its much cheaper to pass around a piece of paper and just use your imagination that way. Imagination doesn't REQUIRE video games!
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Posted: Mar 15th 2008 3:09PM ZeroCorpse said
And what if you don't have any friends with a DS?
Are you still boring?
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Are you still boring?
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