In my opinion, if one were going to put the time and effort into making a comedic videogame, I believe that a general flow of satire, not one large parody, is the way to go.

I''m in the middle of writing a several hundred page RPG script in which I satirize virtually everything about society(from politics to the entertainment biz) in a manner that does give the game a comedic tone, but not overwhelming to the point where the gamer cannot take the game seriously. Perhaps I''m a bit biased considering the type of things that I read, but that is the ideal way to videogame, or anything, funny. You don''t get that juvenile feeling in games come at you with a flatout parody circling around it. Good satire, although quite juvenile on the surface, is typically quite profound(in the right hands) in that it is humorous but still conveys some sort of message.

The only problem with satire is that most people don''t get it. They just see it as being funny, but don''t see the point the writer was trying to make.

Oh well. I hope these remarks aren''t over the head of too many writers on this board. That would be quite disheartening in such a situation.