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Do They Really Not Make Them Like They Used To?
surdumil:
--- Quote from: SirSkyRider on June 12, 2012, 03:44:02 PM ---@surdumil: Try Daedelic's games, they're jolly good p'n'c-adventures.
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Thanks SirSkyRider. They look most intriguing.
I actually have one of their games, "The Whispered World", that I thought was very good and quite unusual. I never followed up on Daedelic, though. They have some very interesting titles.
SirSkyRider:
--- Quote from: AceHigh on June 12, 2012, 04:17:34 PM ---Those who are smart use free advertising thanks to a viral marketing possibilities of the internet and social sites. That is why we see the indie scene getting stronger after all.
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Though we could also argue a lot about the indie scene since there are quite a few protagonists who see themselves as an artist before seeing themselves as a game maker. Don't get me wrong, I love indie games but I think this matter needs to be mentioned here...
nstgc:
Oh, no one has mentioned the influence of multiplayer on games. I think that's another major contributor to what we see as the fall of the gaming industry. You don't need a decent story or gameplay if you have a multiplayer feature. Isn't that what people do in CoD and such...shoot each other and tea bag?
--- Quote from: SirSkyRider on June 12, 2012, 08:36:49 PM ---
--- Quote from: AceHigh on June 12, 2012, 04:17:34 PM ---Those who are smart use free advertising thanks to a viral marketing possibilities of the internet and social sites. That is why we see the indie scene getting stronger after all.
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Though we could also argue a lot about the indie scene since there are quite a few protagonists who see themselves as an artist before seeing themselves as a game maker. Don't get me wrong, I love indie games but I think this matter needs to be mentioned here...
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Like Tale of Tales? Ever "play" their Graveyard game? Apparently they make a lot of their money from selling stuff to art museums. This does lead to some games that aren't fun to play, but their niche games. One thing that I think would make the industry better (at least for us gamers) would be niche games.
AceHigh:
--- Quote from: SirSkyRider on June 12, 2012, 08:36:49 PM ---Though we could also argue a lot about the indie scene since there are quite a few protagonists who see themselves as an artist before seeing themselves as a game maker. Don't get me wrong, I love indie games but I think this matter needs to be mentioned here...
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Well a game maker is a partially artist and partially a technician and partially an entertainer (or in most cases, a team has different individuals for those roles)
nstgc:
I think what SirSky is referring to is the tendency for some indie developers to be all artist, or at least 95%. You're right, a developer needs to be part artist or the games come out with out any soul to them and they end up like so many games we have all been bitching about, but there is a point when its too much.
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