Opinions on Game Name please

[TonyLB]

I love the sound of it.  Very "V for Vendetta"... and I don't think I know any praise higher than that.

It seems to me that if you aim for party play (all characters being on the same side and pursuing the same unified story) then you miss the chance to explore the same issues from diametrically different viewpoints.

Aiming for play that is bound together not by everyone being in the same scenes, but by everyone addressing the same issues, and being woven together by thematic and (perhaps) narrative links is a much harder goal to strive for.

But if you wanted to go that way then "Mirrors" or "Janus" or something similar might turn out to be a good title for you :-)

[JohnG]

There are no rules in place to restrict people to party play or being linked by thematic and narrative links.  It's one of those situations where I'm planning to leave that decision to the tastes of the individual gaming group.

Mirrors sounds interesting, and Janus sounds quite interesting.  God of gates and doorways, good old Roman Mythology.

[MarktheAnimator]

Choosing the name of your game can be a challenge.

When I was looking for a title for my game, Fantasy Imperium, I went through several titles.

It seemed that everything was already taken.

I finally decided that I wanted the word, "Fantasy" in the title.  So I just looked around for another cool sounding word and I eventually came up with Fantasy Imperium.

I've read that in marketing a product, it is best to choose a title that instantly describes what it is.  "Pizza Hut" for instance.

Your game sounds like The Morrow Project.  In this out of print game, the players are all military personel put into suspended animation in hidden underground bunkers and were to be revived after a nuclear war.  Well, their command center was hit and they woke up 300 years late.....


Anyway, here is an idea for your game title (which sounds cool btw):

Final Exile.

[JohnG]

Of those names that have been so far suggested (here and offline), the following are the ones that I think fit the game and sound catchy.

Sedition
Façade
Janus
Final Exile
Deadly Calm [or Deadly Peace]

Any opinions on those or other ideas to throw into the list?  Also, thanks everyone for the kind words about the setting, I'll have more complete descriptions of it once I post my system information.

[JohnG]

c'mon folks, just gimme an opinion so I can get past this part of it lol

[Tobias]

I like Janus - but I have no idea about target demographic's knowledge of that term. :)

[JohnG]

target demographic is mature gamers who can handle some heavy subjects.  But I won't turn down money from angsty teens who want to blow stuff up! lol

[JohnG]

all right, my only vote so far is for Janus.  I'll give it one more night and if I get no more responses I'll check to make sure the name isn't in use and then officialy use it as the project's label.

[MarktheAnimator]

Hello,
I voted for Final Exile, so you have two votes. :)

Just imagine a person walking up and seeing your book on the shelf.
Does the title grab you?  Does it conjure up images in your mind?

When I see "Final Exile" I wonder what its about.  I get a picture in my mind, and I want to grab the book and look at it.

Then again, whats in a title anyway?

:)

[JohnG]

hmm it fits the more I think of it, but now we're tied for votes, uh oh lol

[MarktheAnimator]

Dude, its your game.  Don't let us pick a name.

One of my friends wanted me to call my game, "Extreme Unction".... what an odd name!  
I spent literally years deciding on the name of my game.

I used to call it, "En Garde!" but since I didn't have any rules for renaissance combat at the time, this name never satisfied me.  

I took the main elements of my game and put it into the title, and at the time it was all about COMBAT.....

My game has since then evolved into including a lot more.  My magic system is so fun that it overpowers the (what I had thought) exciting combat elements.  So I was in a fix.  

I then decided to check titles online.  I just did a search for "Role playing games" and found hundreds of games.... it seemed that all the good titles were taken.  So I was in a fix again.

You should feel lucky you have so many choices that haven't been taken by someone else!  

Don't pick a name quickly.... take your time and get what you want.

I almost gave up and nearly called it, "Mark's Really Cool Role Playing Game."
Another title was, "Mark's All-time Really Cool Universal System (M.A.R.C.U.S.)."


Anyway, you could always just use these as ideas for a better name.  

I once heard someone say that the title for astory should never be the first thing you think of.... That way, you won't get obvious things....
I'm not sure if this applies to the name of a game tho.

[JohnG]

oh I'm not letting you guys name it, the whole vote thing is just to know which names grab peoples attention and get their interest.  I'll call it Skippy McDougal's Funtime Hour if I want to lol.

[JohnG]

I think I've got it, Shrouded Exile instead of Final Exile.

The general public is kept in the dark about the existence of the rebellion to prevent others from rebelling as well.  They hide the exile of people who might be dangerous to their control with things like kidnapping, fake news reports, etc.

How does that one sound?

[JohnG]

or Veil, I like the sound of Veil.  *checks to see if it's taken.*