Other than the obvious reasons, like liking Pavement, or seeing that crookedgames.com is dead, what's the meaning behind this name? The meaning I want to convey is that gaming, in general, is off-course. There's a lot of progress being made, but we still have to suffer through 14 iterations of the same gameplay model across multiple series before we get the 15th game that "changes everything." "Everything" in most cases means one significant change in the controls, a graphical improvement that impacts gameplay, a story element that had remained untapped until then, or something of the like. The gaming industry mirrors politics – there are liberals like thatgamecompany, who deliver games most of the market isn’t willing to spend money on, and conservatives, accounting for many Japanese game developers that continually deliver similar, albeit satisfactory, gameplay experiences. Forthcoming are a few posts about specific examples within the industry, and my thoughts on those games.
No comments:
Post a Comment