Perhaps a more appropriate title for the speech, and the ideas it represented, would be “Death to the Three-Act Structure as the Dominate Form of Video Game Storytelling!” Granted that doesn't quite roll off of the tongue in the same way, but it does better convey the idea that the problem isn't necessarily video game plots, or even the use of the Three-Act Structure in them, but rather that not enough developers are exploring storytelling methods that go beyond that traditional formula.
New report from Skillsearch found that 22% of those surveyed had been laid off within the past 12 months.
It's a step forward for Stop Killing Games.
The Callisto Protocol director thinks the solution involves the right people, the right timing, and perhaps a little bit of AI
I don't agree with that. I WISH I could agree with that. But buying habits and customer opinions prove otherwise
We've seen developers in the AAA space try new things and ideas. More often than not, the customers aren't willing to give things a chance, or not enough people buy into the project for it to grow.
Creativity works better in the indie space because the budgets, pressures, and expectations aren't the same.
it's a nice idea and it worked during the PS2/PS3-era when AAA didn't cost hundreds of millions of dollars. smaller budgets and shorter development time left room for more creativity and more risk. a game didn't need to sell 4 million+ copies to break even. things are different now.
This is the guy who bragged about crunching his staff and having them work through the night. Crunch culture has lost more talent and done more damage to the industry than any other factor. Screw him.
Here's the TL;DR of this article.
Storytelling matters more in gaming, because gameplay is a unique form of storytelling. Find a way to tell a story better through the gameplay, and you'll have better stories.