Video games writing isn't necessarily worse than writing in other media, and it's improved dramatically since the early days of gaming. But it can still be better. Here is what we need to make it happen.
Game makers should stop describing their non-RPG games as having RPG elements--the phrase has come to stand for some of the least interesting aspects of the RPG experience, and tends to cheapen the genre.
The indie games scene is just as obsessed with aesthetics as the mainstream industry is with production values. Either way, it's shallow and it hurts game developers.
Posted by Craig Stern on Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:19:00 EDT in
It matters that Tim Langdell is currently a member of the IGDA board, even if his eyebrow-raising lawsuit against small developer Mobigames occurred before his ascending to the position. Here's why.
I really appreciate Jeff showing us those revenue/sales numbers it makes me feel better about not caving in and joining the race to the bottom on pricing in my own games.
In one instance, there was a competitor who hadn't completely copied one of our games but they were directly referencing elements of our proprietary language in their advertising. They were targeting our users and insinuating that we were responsible for the title they were advertising. It was a little bit ...
I agree 100 . I was excited when I first learned of the controller, then immediately became unexcited once I realized there could only be one per system. Capping the WiiU at one touchscreen controller per console limits its possibilities dramatically, essentially killing any sort of competitive real-time multiplayer play ...
There's an argument to be made that the latest crop of RPGs are just action games masquerading as members of the genre we all know and love, but this piece falls rather short of making it. Some thoughts: http://indierpgs.com/2011/08/the-self-made-irrelevance-of-the-rpg/
I don't disagree with you I quote from the article: Many games...don't take full advantage of their interactivity in telling a story... However, that said, gameplay can only carry so much water on its own as a vehicle for meaning. You need symbolism too.
Kevin Jones, polls show that the younger generation is far more supportive of equal rights for gay people than the older ones are. It is simply a matter of time before the states no longer discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation. See e.g.: http://www.pewtrusts.org/news room detail.aspx id 16224
