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Griefmaker · 01-30-2005, 10:19 PM

I agree with Wyvern that too many games now feature eye candy but have no substance.

That is not to say that eye candy is a bad thing, but that is not the reason why I play games (although it does help!).

It is pretty sad, but most of the games that I enjoy playing are from before 2001. Those games are primarily 2 dimensional, and some are downright ugly, but there is something that keeps drawing me back to them. It may be the gameplay, the story, or possibly subliminal messaging forcing me back to those games--but I still enjoy many of those more than the ones that have come out recently.

Alas, I believe that dark times in gaming are still to come as the almighty dollar continues to control everything! What publishers/developers (and many gamers for that matter) believe makes games sell is how flashy and pretty something is. Who cares about content when the gamers will be blinded by beauty? (please forgive the last paragraph, some cynical sarcasm snuck into my post!).

Anyway, I hope that DL will be an awesome game that will inspire all of us to talk about it years after it has been released, like many of the games seen here at IW.

01-30-2005, 10:19 PM	#4
Griefmaker The Magister Join Date: January 29, 2005 Location: Chico, CA Age: 45 Posts: 141	I agree with Wyvern that too many games now feature eye candy but have no substance. That is not to say that eye candy is a bad thing, but that is not the reason why I play games (although it does help!). It is pretty sad, but most of the games that I enjoy playing are from before 2001. Those games are primarily 2 dimensional, and some are downright ugly, but there is something that keeps drawing me back to them. It may be the gameplay, the story, or possibly subliminal messaging forcing me back to those games--but I still enjoy many of those more than the ones that have come out recently. Alas, I believe that dark times in gaming are still to come as the almighty dollar continues to control everything! What publishers/developers (and many gamers for that matter) believe makes games sell is how flashy and pretty something is. Who cares about content when the gamers will be blinded by beauty? (please forgive the last paragraph, some cynical sarcasm snuck into my post!). Anyway, I hope that DL will be an awesome game that will inspire all of us to talk about it years after it has been released, like many of the games seen here at IW. __________________ I am a peon.