Subject: Façade: Chatbot Soap-Opera SHOWDOWN! Thu Nov 15, 2012 1:52 am
So let me tell you a little about the game Façade, for those unfamiliar with it: It is a short, free experience in which the player goes to visit two friends who are having marital issues, and procedurally-generated conversations ensue. Did I mention you communicate with them by typing anything you want? Or that they run on an AI reminiscent of chatbots? And that it's HILARIOUS? Well I have now. >:) Download Link
[Pewdiepie video — language warning!]
The main reason I'm creating this thread is because I thought it'd be fun to share some of the crazy conversations we have in this game — which is easy, because at the end there is an option to open the logs of your game in a text document for swift copying and pasting.
Here are some choice quotes from my second playthrough to start off with, where I decided that the zombie apocalypse was upon us (I am playing as Chris; Grace and Trip are the two NPC's). They seem rather pre-occupied, however:
Spoiler:
(CHRIS closes the front door.) TRIP: (unintelligable arguing) TRIP: (unintelligable arguing) CHRIS: BOARD THE WINDOWS UP! GRACE: No, no, here we are! GRACE: Chris, CHRIS: THE ZOMBIES! GRACE: Hi! How are you? Oh god it's been such a long time! -- (interrupted) CHRIS: ZOMBIES! GRACE: Uh...
[I decide to pick up the magic 8-ball in the apartment] CHRIS: WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!!!! TRIP: Uh, yeah, I -- I was just going to ask Grace what she wants. (CHRIS picks up the advice ball.) GRACE: Um, Just a glass of Chardonnay for me, please. (The advice ball reads, "Perhaps Soon") TRIP: Ah, Chardonnay, certainly. CHRIS: THE 8-BALL KNOWS ALL. GRACE: Well... it didn't take long for you two to... bond, or whatever... CHRIS: IT SAYS WE'RE GOING TO DIE. CHRIS: LOOK AT IT, GRACE. CHRIS: LOOK AT THE 8-BALL.
CHRIS: THE ZOMBIES. GRACE: I -- I... TRIP: The thing is, we've really, uh, got to... um... TRIP: We've got to ask the... (CHRIS picks up the red wine bottle.) GRACE: Right, yeah... TRIP: that guy we met in the elevator... GRACE: get all those invitations taken care of... TRIP: Oh good idea, yeah, yeah... CHRIS: RIGHT, I'M TAKING THIS. TRIP: (long release sigh) TRIP: yeah... CHRIS: I CAN CLUB ZOMBIES WITH IT. CHRIS: YOU DON'T MIND, RIGHT? GRACE: Anyway... GRACE: Trip, it's okay if we disagree in front of our friend -- -- (interrupted) GRACE: What...? CHRIS: SINCE YOU ARE ALL RETARDED
TRIP: Chris, look around this apartment. It's got everything anyone would ever want. But, Grace, oh no, she's never -- (interrupted) CHRIS: OH GOD HE'S ONE OF THEM! TRIP: Yes? GRACE: Oh, I get it, okay, okay, the path to true happiness is buying a bunch of fancy crap. CHRIS: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!! GRACE: Uhh... -- (interrupted) CHRIS: AAAAAAAHHHHH! GRACE: Oh God... Chris, what should I do... I don't know what to do... -- (interrupted)
(CHRIS gets up from the couch.) CHRIS: I'm calling the police. TRIP: Yeah, I -- I have good taste...! I know about... mmm... wines... and stuff! (CHRIS picks up the phone.) GRACE: Ugh. (CHRIS puts down the phone.) (CHRIS uses the answering machine.) ANSWERING MACHINE: No new messages TRIP: Okay, that's it, no more of this bulls***!! (CHRIS uses the answering machine.) ANSWERING MACHINE: No new messages
...And my third, when I decided to be Batman:
Spoiler:
(Trip opens the front door.) TRIP: Brian!! TRIP: Hey! I thought I heard someone out here! Great to see you! It's been a while, how's it going? BRIAN: You heard NOTHING. BRIAN: I AM THE NIGHT! (Trip closes the front door.)
~THE END~
DRaGO Bronze Spice
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Subject: Re: Façade: Chatbot Soap-Opera SHOWDOWN! Thu Nov 15, 2012 4:05 am
I love seeing this game on youtube, but I've only now tried playing it.
First time.
Spoiler:
TRIP Where are the new wine glasses?
(Andrew knocks on the front door.)
GRACE What for?
(Andrew knocks on the front door.)
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TRIP Uhp, he's here!
(Andrew knocks on the front door.)
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(Andrew knocks on the front door.) [I get pretty freaking impatient.]
GRACE What?! You said he's coming an hour from now!
(Andrew knocks on the front door.)
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(Andrew knocks on the front door.)
TRIP No, he's supposed to be here now!
GRACE Trip...!
ANDREW OPEN UP
(ANDREW knocks on the front door.)
(ANDREW knocks on the front door.)
(ANDREW knocks on the front door.)
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(ANDREW knocks on the front door.)
(Trip opens the front door.)
TRIP Andrew!!
TRIP Hey! It's been too long, man! -- (interrupted)
ANDREW Wassup yah ol' melon
(Trip closes the front door.)
ANDREW WAT
Second time.
Spoiler:
GRACE Trip, when are you going to get rid of this?
(Andrew knocks on the front door.)
(Andrew knocks on the front door.)
TRIP Oh, he's here!
GRACE What?! You said he's coming an hour from now!
TRIP No, he's right on time!
GRACE Trip...!
(Andrew knocks on the front door.)
(Andrew knocks on the front door.)
(Trip opens the front door.)
TRIP Andrew!!
ANDREW Hey man!
TRIP Hi! It's so great to see you! -- (interrupted)
TRIP Yeah!
TRIP Wow, it's so great to see you after so long.
(ANDREW hugs trip.)
TRIP So come on in!
ANDREW Thanks!
TRIP Uh, let me go get Grace... -- (interrupted)
TRIP Y -- yeah, yeah, uh, just -- just stay here...
ANDREW Okay
TRIP (unintelligable arguing)
TRIP (unintelligable arguing)
ANDREW WHAT A LOVELY APPARTMENT
TRIP (unintelligable arguing)
ANDREW Ooh what's this?
(ANDREW picks up a trinket 1.)
GRACE Andrew,
GRACE Hi! How are you? Oh god it's been such a long time!
TRIP Yeah, it's been too long.
ANDREW ...this isn't what it looks like.
GRACE Uh...
GRACE Well, um... make yourself at home, I guess...
TRIP I'm just going to go close the door.
(ANDREW puts down a trinket 1.)
GRACE Yes, you can help me understand where I went wrong with my new decorating, ha ha.
(Trip closes the front door.)
TRIP Grace, oh, no, we don't need to do that.
ANDREW Oh good. sigh
GRACE Uhh, -- (interrupted)
TRIP Well hold on, hold on, take a closer look, give it a chance to soak in a little.
(ANDREW sits on the couch.)
GRACE (frustrated sigh) So this armoire looked so appealing when I bought it...
GRACE but looking at it here in the apartment, it just looks like a... (little sigh) monstrosity! -- (interrupted)
ANDREW I like it. Haha
TRIP Ah, yes, Andrew, I knew you'd like it. See, Grace?
(ANDREW gets up from the couch.)
GRACE (frustrated sigh)
GRACE I bet I can return most of this, and start over again on this room...
ANDREW Yeah Grace you have no taste
GRACE Uhh!
TRIP There, Grace, I try to tell you, everybody loves your decorating!
Regardless, its still a rule that this forum has been afflicted with. Although, I'm not that fussed about it, but rather more focussed on making my post count bigger.
Kitty Silver Spice
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Today I discovered that the drinks in the game can actually be drunk. Alcoholism ensued.
Spoiler:
(PAT picks up Grace's drink.) GRACE: What do you mean? TRIP: Chardonnay, come and get it. PAT: Mine now. GRACE: (little sigh) (PAT sips Grace's drink.) (PAT sips Grace's drink.) TRIP: Uh, well, r - remember how you introduced us almost exactly ten years ago tonight? (PAT sips Grace's drink.) (PAT sips Grace's drink.) (PAT sips Grace's drink.) (PAT sips Grace's drink.) (PAT sips Grace's drink.) (PAT sips Grace's drink.) PAT: Can't talk, drinking. (PAT sips Grace's drink.) TRIP: Uh, well, all I can say is, tonight means a lot to me, and Grace. (PAT sips Grace's drink.) (PAT sips Grace's drink.) (PAT sips Grace's drink.) (PAT puts down Grace's drink.) TRIP: (frustrated sigh) -- (interrupted) PAT: BELCH.
TRIP: Uh, I mean, uh, it's, uh -- it's good to see you again. PAT: GIVE ME THAT DRINK. (PAT picks up a player's drink.) TRIP: Oh, yeah, you know, I -- I think I'll fix us another drink in not too long... TRIP: Anyway... TRIP: Grace, come on, that kind of statement is not helpful... -- (interrupted) PAT: Yeah, more alcohol! (PAT sips his player's drink.) (PAT sips his player's drink.) (PAT sips his player's drink.) (PAT sips his player's drink.) (PAT sips his player's drink.) GRACE: (happy but tense sigh) (PAT sips his player's drink.) (PAT sips his player's drink.) GRACE: Pat, (PAT sips his player's drink.) GRACE: you and I are getting along so well tonight... (PAT puts down a player's drink.) GRACE: Stay there for a moment... GRACE: I want your opinion. Stay there. (Trip sips Trip's drink.) PAT: Trip, give me your drink.
PAT: Put the drink down. TRIP: What?! GRACE: Trip, Trip, it's alright, our friend is just giving you a bit of a hard time tonight, you're a man, you can take it. PAT: Let go of the glass. PAT: Put it down now. TRIP: Pat, I -- I want you to look at this photo from -- (interrupted) PAT: I want it. TRIP: Oh, um...