Petition for More Mature Games

[kittylove112]

Hey, guys!

So, lately, many of us have been feeling as though the games have become somewhat... lacking. They're losing their actual detective element and becoming semi-irrelevant busy work. They're not scary. The mystery isn't as... put together or interesting. They're becoming slightly more farfetched. The characters are becoming less dynamic. (All that being said, I still love ND, and I always will.)

The mysteries are becoming more.... childlike. There's less danger and thrills, they're less scary.

Now, we all know that the games are rated E... but HeR tells us that they're really meant for 10+. This, of course, is due to the complexity of the puzzles. Anyone below 10 would generally have a very difficult time getting through a Nancy Drew game.

But why should the content not match it? Why shouldn't we have a murder mystery--which, by the way, I'm sure HeR could manage to do without blood/gore. Why shouldn't we have Nancy get into a little bit more danger, a little bit more trouble? Why shouldn't the mysteries be... I dunno... risky?

I think HeR should come out with an E+10 game. And if they don't want to do it, they should at least revert to the excitement, overall likeliness, thrill, and indviduality of the characters present in the old ones. HeR can make a thrilling mystery that's rated E. We know they can. Or HeR can make an E+10 game.

Chances are, HeR wouldn't even need to make an E10+ game. But we want more interesting mysteries with developed plotlines and dynamic, interesting characters. And more scary situations. Like death threats.

Now, I'm sure some of you are saying in your heads right now "but what about the fans younger than 10?" Thing is, 1. There are more people above 10 who play ND than below it. 2. Honestly, an 8 or 9 year old will play an E+10 game. Not a teen game. But they do play E+10 games. Besides, if an 8/9 year old is already playing ND and liking it, they already have to be pretty mature and intelligent.

So by making a more mature or even E+10 game, HeR would not be alienating their audience. They would be pulling it back in. So many of us have been discontented since the relatively new games. They don't have the thrill or the snoopy-spy-iness of the old ones.

I want that back. Some of those games (take the very first ND game, for example) would surely have been rated E+10. Or

disarming a bomb in STFD.

Not that they would necessarily need to make an E10+ game--I believe HeR to be fully capable of making a good, mature, realisitc, interesting game without having it be E10+ at all. And that's mostly what this petition is about. HeR can make us happy without necessarily having to make it E10+--but if they did make it E10+, I believe there would be more chances for interesting plotlines--like death threats? Quite possibly E10+. Near-death or scary situations? Again, possibly E10+. But if HeR can fix the games without making them E10+, then I believe that that would be better than making an E10+ game.

The things that we find most thrilling are disappearing. And I don't want us to do the same. What if HeR keeps moving in this direction and loses their fanbase? That would never happen, I think... but what if, ya know?

I want to solve this by petitioning HeR. This will take a lot of you. I want at least 200 maybe even 300 signatures before I send this in. This is asking them to repair and revert. If you want the old ND back (not silly things, like the menu, but the real old ND, her witty responses to the characters, her daringness, her love of a good thrill (like all of us)--then sign. Not if you want the menu back. That's not what this petition is about).

There has been an ongoing discussion about this. You can view it here and participate in it there--cases for and against have been presented there, and you can submit your own 2 cents. I really want to hear from you guys.

1. xo4evainlovex33
2. monks9
3. kittiesyayyy
4.♥¦:emmy! (nancyluv13)
5.ND Reformer
6. rayofsunshine
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8.~pgicy3~
9.ndmystery
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11. *Nancy Star*
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464. Bootz
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467. *Shadow Sleuth*
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Edit: guys, this is fabulous! I love you guys all so much! We have 13 signatures so far. Keep it coming! <3 Blair

Edit: we're definitely getting somewhere! 22 signatures so far! Thank you all for signing! You are the people who will make a difference to ND. Keep it coming! <3 Blair

Edit: ahhh! 25 signatures! You guys are fabulousss! Love ya'll! <3 Blair

Edit: omigod, you guyss! we already have 40 signatures! This is ahmazing! Keep 'em coming! <3 Blair

Edit: wow, guys! 50 signatures already! Absolutely ahmazing! We might be able to really make a difference. Thank you guys all so much! <3 Blair

Edit: wow! I can't believe it! 70 signatures already! We need at least 30 more before we can even begin to think about sending it in--but wow, guys, this is great! Keep it coming! <3 Blair

Edit: Wow! over 100 signatures! That's so amazing guys! We're halfway there already! Maybe we can really get HeR to listen to us! xoxo <3 Blair

Edit: 125 signatures! Wow! We're def getting somewhere! Keep it up, guys! <3 Blair

Edit: Can you guys believe it? We broke 150! Absolutely incredible. HeR will have to listen to us. You guys are the heart and soul of HeR. I don't usually acknowledge amazing posts, just give them a silent reputation--a little private thumbs up, ya know? But someone here--beagles2theend--had a very eloquent and interesting post. So if you only read the first page, because it's a petition, and who reads signatures, then just please read this post. It explains perfectly what this petition is about and why it's so important. You can read the post here ; it's post number 147. Also, I think we may be able to push past 200, (maybe, gals&guys, if you help meee! haha) so I'll adjust our goal accordingly. We've got to force HeR to acknowledge us. Anyway, keep those signatures coming, guys! <3 Blair

Edit: wow! 175 signatures! Absolutely amazing. That's 12 pages worth of signatures! Can you believe it? HeR will listen to us, finally. They'll see how many of their fans are pushing and they will have to listen, because they haven't for a long time. Anyway, keep the signatures coming, dolls! <3 Blair

Edit: page 14, post number 197 by Vintage Nancy. Awesome. Go read it. Really. Go. hahaha <3 Blair

Edit: we did it guys! We broke 200! Can you believe it?! 200 people have agreed with and signed this petition. Maybe we can scrounge up 100 more, yes? Whaddaya think??? <3 Blair

Edit: wow! 225 signatures already! We're well on our way to 300! Keep it coming! I love and appreciate all the signers of this petition! You're the people who make change possible. <3 Blair

Edit: can you believe it? 250 signatures! I lose count of how many pages' worth that is. haha. I was worried for a little while that we wouldn't make it that far, but we did it! We got all the way to 250! It's incredible. If you think about it, that's truely a significant number of people who agree. HeR will listen to us. They can't not listen to us. haha. Anyway, thank you all so much! I love all of you for signing and making a difference. I don't know how much farther we can go, but let's push it as far as we can! Keep the signatures coming! <3 Blair

Edit: wow. 275 people have signed this petition. We've come so far from the little 13 signatures we started out with! It's unbelievable how far we've made it. We're in the homestretch, I think. We'll try and get 25 more signatures, and, unless there's a sudden flurry of interest, I'll send it in when we get to 300. I would love to get more, but we have loads and I don't know how many more signers we can get. Thanks so much to all of the signers of this petition for their support. We truly will make a difference. HeR can't ignore 300 people--of their closest fans--all agreeing enough to sign the same document without argument, right? Anyway, thanks so much! We're almost there! Keep it coming! <3 Blair

Edit: WOW. This is beyond belief. 300 signatures?! We've made it so, so far. You guys are amazing; it's people like you who really can make a difference. With 300 voices adding to this song, it'll create a melody that HeR can't ignore. I can't believe it! I'm just ecstatic. Any changes that result from this are just as much from me as every single one of you. Because you lend this petition a voice. Without your voice, it's just meaningless words. But when you sign it, all of that changes. I am so happy that we've come so far. I don't know whether I should email it yet. I think I'll leave it up. Just in case. haha. Anyway! You guys are incredible and I'm glad that I was able to garner so much support from people like you. Without you, nothing is possible. humbly, Blair. (<3)

Edit: Wow. I didn't know if we would get any more signatures after 300, but we are! I'm so pleased! On page 21, post 311 (wow) is an interesting post by -Rainwhisker-. I enjoyed reading it; maybe you will, too. <3 Blair

Edit: we've already broken 325! Wow. I think if we keep pushing, we can definitely make it to 400, would you say so, dahlings? I'm glad that I've created something that has a real following, that's really significant, that HeR might listen to. If you'll notice, a few of these petitions have also popped up. While it's partly annoying, it's also pretty satisfying, because it means that a lot of people really agree with the ideas here. That's what a petition is about. Anyway, I'm so happy and thankful to everyone who's signed so far. I love/thank you all very much, because we can make a difference, and by putting your signature here, you've chosen to recognize that. Oh, and page 23, post 399 by Horse Crazy42--go read it. Page 23 (wow) has a lot of good posts. humbly and with <3, Blair.

Edit: we've broken 350!!! We're well on our way to 400! Keep 'em cominggg! <3 Blair

Edit: I know I'm writing this before we reach 375, but I just wanted to mention a couple of things. First: How I plan to send this in. I'll email the link to HeR, with a detailed, well-written, and well-thought-out argument why this idea should be considered. As proof/back-up, I'll also link the similar petitions that've popped up (I will ask their authors to make sure it's okay, but I'm pretty confident it will be). They'll know how important this is to people here. (This was ILoveyouWilliam's idea, post 377 on page 26... a really good one, too!) I'll also link them to the discussion, with the suggestion that they read through it. It'll say at the top of this petition when it's been emailed, and I'll post what I emailed and HeR's reply(s). Okay, and last thing, a couple of amazing posts I saw, both on page 26: 382 (BurningHeart) and 384 (PuNkSleuth<3). That's all for now! Keep the signatures coming! <3 Blair

Edit: phew! that was a lot of signatures to add. I'm sorry about my absence. I've been crazyyy busy. [can you believe school is in a month?] While I was gone, we broke one goal and we're close to breaking the next! Can you believe our progress?! HeR is even replaying TRT [the collective fave game, I think... or at least my faveee! haha] for inspiration! Wow. We really can make a difference. Keep the signatures coming, guysss! <3 Blair


I will darken the reached goals:

10 signatures
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25 signatures
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70 signatures
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90 signatures
100 signatures
125 sigantures
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175 signatures
200 signatures
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425 signatures
450 signatures

Hopefully we'll be able to change ND for the better through my petition.

Thanks, guys&girls.

-Blair <3


May 16th, 2010--hey, guys! I just logged back onto HeR for the first time in agess! Wow! Pages and pages more signatures! It's been nearly a year since this petition was originally posted, and there's simply too many signatures for me to add them all since I last logged in (sorry about that..haha). But wow! An absolutely insane amount of responses! Keep signing, but I won't be adding signatures anymore, since it's just too much work.

You guys are beyonddd amazing!

-love, love, love!
<3 Blair

[xo4evainLoVex33]

xo4evainlovex33

[monks9]

sign me upp! :D

[kittiesyayyy]

kittiesyayyy

[nancyluv13]

I agree 110%!

♥¦:emmy!

[ND Reformer]

I agree 100%. They are going to lose their fanbase if they keep on doing this, then no more nancy drew for anyone because they will not be making money. Acutally, a bew days ago, i made a petition for this exact same cause(you should sign it if havent.) I was getting fet up and something needed to be donw, and i am finally taking inituative and doing it. Hence why I have the screen name ND Reformer, (Nancy Drew Reformer) i wanted to make a difference and help reform the games back to the basics like Cluesses in Sa's petition. Anyways sign me up.

[rayofsunshine]

I agree 100%+ HER needs to up their game and make the games more interesting. So sign me up rayofsunshine

[supersleuth25]

i agree. sign me up!!!!

[pgicy3]

I agree completely. Besides, these days many children below 10 are even playing T games. I miss the thrill that the first few games brought us. sign me up!


~pgicy3~

[ndmystery]

sign me up! I want the old ND back!

[twilightxx]

sign me up! i miss getting scared out of my wits...nancy drew is beginning to get a little boring..

[*Nancy Star*]

Great post! I'm sure you'll get enough signatures to send it in, and hopefully HER will listen...

*Nancy Star*

[*top detective*]

sign me up! i miss almost having a heart attack when something scares me
almost to death!! If a moderator or someone way up there on the top of
the food chain is readin this, you should take this seriously because you
may lose your fan base, and that may include the signers of this petition!
we dont want them to change the great old ways into something boring
and not fun, no one wants that! change is good, but not everything
needs to be different! Blair(aka kittylove112) you have my full support and
you are not alone, everyone wants the real nancy drew!

-=-cassie-=-

[XCrunner]

Agreed. I'll sign.

[granola1411]

I totally agree 110% please sign me up! Great petition idea and reps to you! :)