In 'The Auteur Forum: Mechner and Chahi on Inspiration,' I recognize a provocative perspective to accept outside experience as more beneficial when it comes to designing games than experience gathered on the inside. I decided to share my personal example.
The fundamentals of what Call of Duty is hasn t changed for years -- and it would be a mistake to mess that winning formula up in any way. Sticking to a formula is... innovation Consumers are not required to accept an image that a publisher is thrusting towards them. ...
I think the primary annoying issue with the debate is people are viewing it as an attempt to define an absolute objective positioning of games either way: They are or they aren't. The answer is entirely subjective. I blame the Internet for the debate, but I also celebrate it.
