Of Minigames and Minneapolis

I found the Ludonauts' piece on the definition of a minigame interesting reading. As you may note, I also chimed in the discussion with a comment of my own, a smirking gangle of vowels and consonants pertaining to Basketball and midgets, my two chief entertainment concerns.

As for me, I’m inclined to agree with the author’s definition. The important thing is to look at the game mechanics, if the physics and surrounding of the game world change and your character begins to interact with the world around him in a different way, more than likely, you’re in a minigame. One thing I would dissent on would be his (the author, again) insistence that mingames be repeatable. If you were never allowed to play Blitzball after tournament in Luca, I don’t think you can say that it wasn’t a minigame. And actually after reviewing the article I see now that he (the author, sheesh) didn’t say that it wouldn’t have been. There are two definitions, for two different subsets of minigames. I assume that the distinction is a foreground for further discourse.