Mr Dvorak rants about the computer gaming industry. I personally think he is being unrealistic. I can turn his argument around and say, “For the last thirty years there has been no advancements in movies. You still have action, horror, drama and animation. And some movies combine two or three.” Of course if I were to say that to any major director I’d get laughed at. Major improvements in video media and methods have happen. Besides, there are only so many story plots in the world. The same goes true for games. There are only so many ways you can write a game.
Personally when I look for a game I’m looking for an interactive movie. Something with strong character development, strong story arcs and twist that are hopefully not expected. Do I get them? No, but I don’t get them from our current movie industry.
Top Favorite Games (no real order):
- Monkey Island
- Full Throttle
- Half Life
- Half Life 2 – So far, not finished it
- Evil Genius – Never really finished, but I liked it for really not having a true plot.
So I in retort to Mr Dvorak, “It’s the game play stupid!”.
BTW, I have my own rant about what is wrong with the video game community, but I’ll save that for later.
Tycho of Penny Arcade is having one of those moments. He comments on the video game industry and burn out. But the thing I’d like to point out is his second to last paragraph.
“The burnout factor is high. Like writing a book, there are a lot of people that half way though a project throw up their hands, burn their computer, shave their dog and trek off to outer Siberia to live the rest of their lives as hermits.”
Make note: I don’t own a dog (but I do have a cat), nor have I burned my computer yet, but some days I feel I should go to Siberia and give up. *sigh* Oh well, life goes on and so do I.
Ron Moore posted
thison February 4th. I agree and don’t agree with him.
I agree it will be odd not to have a new Startrek series on TV, but I think the series needs a rest. Put out a movie or two and then pick it back up after six years. Why? Because it has just been beaten to death. The writers and directors are not being creative anymore.
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