There's first and third-party developers, but what about second-party? - Games

Ever wondered why they skipped over it?

not really

It's like first and 3rd person games.

Yeah, but that rule really doesn't apply.

[QUOTE=Mobon1;20178660]Yeah, but that rule really doesn't apply.[/QUOTE] Ok then, define a second party game and a second person game.

Like third world. Maybe.

Wouldn't a second person game be third person, except you are looking from the perspective of another person? I don't know what Second party would be

Someone should make a second person game as an experiment. Although that'd be weird as hell.

There is a second person game, but it's kinda confusing.

Second Person games usually are games like those weird text-based games where you choose what to do next by typing it in.

First party would be developed by, say, Nintendo, while second party would be an in-house developer, say, HAL Laboratory.

Second person would be a company telling another company how to make a game. I think if you know how to make the game you won't tell another company how to make it.

[QUOTE=MutantBadger;20179296]Second Person games usually are games like those weird text-based games where you choose what to do next by typing it in.[/QUOTE] The one I saw, there were two people, the player controlled character and an enemy. You had to shoot the enemy. Simple? The whole thing was from the enemy's point of view.

First Party: Office Worker Second Party: The IT guy Third Party: Bob from downtown

I believe the second party is the player. There's like a contract (or agreement, if you like) between the developer/publisher (the first party) and the player/user (second party). One makes and sells the game, the other one buys and plays it. Third party is anyone except the parties detailed above. I don't really know, I just pulled that out of my ass in good confidence.

All I know is a second person game is from the view of somebody else, and a second person book is from the view that somebody else is telling you what you are doing. I don't know how this applies to developers.

Someone should create a second-person game where you are a person in a bar recounting the story of something that happened.

[QUOTE=jmazouri;20179328]First party would be developed by, say, Nintendo, while second party would be an in-house developer, say, HAL Laboratory.[/QUOTE] I think that would still be third-party.

You guys are going off topic. The OP is referring to 2nd part developers. Basically these are developers that are closely tied to a console, perhaps they have an exclusive partnership for making games, or they are partly owned by the 1st part. Hudson as an example, for many years was considered a 2nd party developer to Nintendo because they developed Mario Party and many other Nintendo IPs for them. HALl is also at times considered 2nd party because they make Super Smash Bros. There aren't many of these type of development arrangements though.

[QUOTE=GrimBloodyFable;20179409]The one I saw, there were two people, the player controlled character and an enemy. You had to shoot the enemy. Simple? The whole thing was from the enemy's point of view.[/QUOTE] Any idea what it's called?

First-party: The owner/creator of the platform Second-party: The user of the platform Third-party: A developer who is not the first-party. However, it seems like CaptainSwag is right. Although it's very odd. [quote]A second party developer is a developer who is tied to a specific console manufacturer by contract or partial ownership. The difference between second party and first party developers is that the second party developer is a separate entity from the console manufacturer while the first party developer is a division of the company.[/quote] Edit: I always get the disagrees. I didn't say anything new here.

I think 2K is the last second party developer around. They both make and publish with their own 2K studios.

[QUOTE=Banned?;20180620]I think 2K is the last second party developer around. They both make and publish with their own 2K studios.[/QUOTE] Rockstar kinda does this

second party would be copy pasting the 1st parties code? 2nd person game would be trippy, its like trying to play Halo as Master Chief,but from a marines perspective?

[QUOTE=ManningQB18;20178895]Wouldn't a second person game be third person, except you are looking from the perspective of another person? I don't know what Second party would be[/QUOTE] Second person is a 'You', you're forced into someone's shoes and look at things from their perspective, but it's so hard to differ that from First and Third person.

[QUOTE=johanz;20178635]It's like first and 3rd person games.[/QUOTE] run around from the point of view of your enemy control the protagonist

[QUOTE=jmazouri;20179328]First party would be developed by, say, Nintendo, while second party would be an in-house developer, say, HAL Laboratory.[/QUOTE] I was just about to use that exact same example.

Maybe like how Gearbox made the HL expansions, they would be second party?

No. Second Party Developers are You. You Make the Game.

[QUOTE=radioactive;20182926]No. Second Party Developers are You. You Make the Game.[/QUOTE] By this logic, every person who has made an expansion, a TC mod, or a full fledged game is a second party developer.