While I agree in part, we do need to move forward, otherwise we stagnate.
Yes, by all means, work on better storylines. But then you get the gamers who say, "what the hell is all this storyline rubbish . .just give me a combat game or a driving game or a shooter" etc etc.
Game costs for end users, you and I havenot changed in almost 1 and half decades, games 10 - 15 years ago actually cost more in many cases. We didn't have the luxury of exchanging games in...
Anyone that has played Black knows justhow innovative Criterion got with that game. Some declared it a tech demo, as they did with Crysis . .well DAHH hello world, of course it's a tech demo of sorts. It's trying out new ideas.
Did you know that Black had almost 60% destructible environment in a 1st-gen Xbox title, yet when the 360 was launched a few months later, COD 2 could not even show a bullet mark in the ground, break any window, go through a door or wall or had decent phys...
I am amazed at many gamers these days.
They all spout and go on how developers are NOT trying new ideas, or not taking risks, venturing out with new technical innovative ideas . . Yet soon as they do, and it will not always 'cut the mustard' as they say, simply because new ideas take time to 'work out properly'. They (gamers - certain generations of gamers btw) then condemn that very same developer for dare changing the old tried-and-true method they have become used to (the game...
That's rubbish. With publishing houses like EA (the new EA, not the old EA), Ubisoft, Activision/Blizzard etc, many smaller dev studios that simply would NOT have a hope in hell of getting a game of the ground that required innovation can now do so.
These larger pub houses now allow them complete anonymity when it comes to their game design and development. What they get is the huge support they simply did not have access to when an independent, as the costs on making games has ...
For the uninitiated, Bungie first started with Halo as a RTS for the MAC - not the PC or console at the time and not a FPS.
It wasn't until MS acquired them that they were commissioned to turn the RTS into a FPS .. .So they could do a RTS quite easily actually.
Look at Mirror's Edge . .It's clear that younger gamers just don't "get it" with the game. Many complaining in their reviews or scores that the game doesn't have a decent "combat system" that there aren't many Guns, That it's too short, repetitve and that it's very blank visually.
The graphics on it are nothing short of excellent with the city and skyline often looking almost real especially with water reactions, visuals walls floors etc etc.
The ...
For some it requires mistakes to move forward, otherwise they become stagenent within their own studios, the workers get tired of doing the same old same old and move on, and the studio loses what it did have, and the normal games slip in quality as older staff move to more newer, innovative styles and genre's.
Excellent read mate, and personally, I think developers NEED to spread their wings rather than staying to what they know. It does not breed forward movement to stay static.
Yes, there will be failures, as in all things, but one needs to make failures in order to make achievements . .otherwise nothing changes, and it breeds contempt.
They were everywhere, shame I'm not younger, and there aren't older - bugger.
But it was still fun helping one (cheerleader) build herself an Avatar on the NXE
QUite true, and it's this main reason many Japanese dev studios are now looking outside their own shores for further advancement.
One (not sure which one) recently stated that they are not as advanced as they once were, and need to learn how the western gamers play and make games towards that as well as games aimed at Japanese and Asian markets.
It's gotten to a point, a natural point of evolution, that studios have to broaden their range, otherwise suffer the consci...
From the article, there's a link leading to Squares recruitment service, and it states there that it's for Xbox 360 and Wii titles as their major push.
Which you can see happening with many studios. Well, those that want to stay in business. It's why Capcom, a diehard Sony supporter has gone Multiplatform, even towards PC's as well.
Personally I think it's about time they moved out. Japan has had an odd view on gaming for way too long.
It has even cost ppl like SOny great employees such as Phil Harrison. WHo led=ft Sony basically because they would not listen to him around things he KNEW would work in all regions, not just Japan.
Many of Japan's developers are now stating they no longer have the hold =on gaming as they once did, and need to change accordingly.
Seems Square have forc...
It's a shame, as many of the early vids and info was pointing to a good game. It got 3.5 at GameSpot . .. which is around the same mark.
Thanks mate. We will be having a section on the site soon based around the History of the platform, how it was created. Giving names, dates and factual information on how the console actually got here. And where it is leading.
Bill Gates had very little to do with the whole thing actually, and really didn't believe it was a viable thing. Plus, if it wasn't for the steadfast guys within the team, the xbox would have a lite version of MS XE operating system running it, which would ...
I'm simply not a sports fan, outside Tennis that is . . .all the rest just don't "do it" for me I'm afraid . .But then, Motorsports is a "sports" of sorts, so I suppose that counts - doesn't it ???
And Forza 3 is due out in 2009, and that's all I'm worried about. We may have some nice juicy news about that soon as well .. so stay posted, or check out a little update we did on Saturday on it. (
If you want to read up on that, then say it's 'speculation' please do . . . Re the 8bitjoystick articles, th...
Try reading the Sony and MS history lesson in the other section rather than reprint it here. All factually based and no guessing. Itall can be validated if you use goigle and a few good books on the subjects.
Both Sony and MS have reasons for doing what they do. You'll see a PS4 before too long, and the x720 will be on sale while the 360 is still on shelves, so will the PS3 as the PS2 will be phased out soon enough.
Sony are right now working on the PS4 in Germany. ...
Well would you rather a guess at what is happening, or some history and knowledge of what is happening ?? :-) There's no way to explain that without lots of words.
Sorry for the lengthy post, but it requires several aspects to be addressed and discussed, which can NOT be done in 7 lines of text. So either read on and learn something, or ignor it and call it a rant and be a fanboy. Your choice. As I neither run down SOny in this or build up either, it's simple facts dealing with the issue of the article.
There are many reasons that the x720 will be released sooner, rather than later.
The first xbox was 'never' designed to have a...
Well actually no, they had storyline and even content built for the second and third iteration, but based on the scoring, and testing of the market and the demographic at the time, they simply could not see the financial benefit of investing another 40-50mil in 2 more games if they were not getting the full return on the first game . .
Sure, it does come down to $$ and cents in the end, it has to, but it also came down to many gamers NOT wanting Criterion to change what they did ...