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07/13/09
Again, I'm also very supportive of the artsy games trend. I loved Braid, but when I see Jonathan Blow and other developers calling all other games "infantile" and "immature", I can't help but think they are a little out of touch. Just as in the movies, there's space for both kind of games. And just as in the movies, it is often the action packed, fat on entertainment, lean on 'meaning' that sell better. Why? Because more often than not, we go to video games seeking entertainment. Of course, in the case of movies, there are a few gems that have been able to pack both things at the same time (like "The Godfather"). We're still waiting for that gem in video games :-)
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Emotional resonance is something that games are still wrestling with
I find it pretty damn hard to feel any attachment for any character in a video game except for those in Ico,SotC and FFX especially now with all this heavy action games and all.
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It's funny how being able to change facial expressions has been huge in game development for a while now, but it doesn't seem that our characters display any more emotion than they always have(n't).
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This scene especially are pretty emotional
Yuna sending ritual at kilika Village
The farplane scene at guadosalam
The scene at Al Bhed when they teld tidus about Summoners fate at the end of their
journeys
the romantic scene after the battle with seymour natus
I can go on and on, if you didn't like the game fine but to me this game was excellent.
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Now, I want to know why "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and "Dirty Dancing" have not caused incredible changes in the gaming world.
Because, we need more games like them.
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I would also be interested to see which "Cult Classic" movies have exerted an overly influential shadow on gaming. The movie to come to mind is "Blade Runner".
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Do you perhaps mean that we need more games that mimic the storyline and scenarios that were created by James Cameron in the movie T2, where you're Edward Furlong or Arnie?
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I think waiting until you have something polished to show would be good for the industry as a whole but for some reason I don't think the pr/marketing types would go for that.
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For a moment, I was going to give you a 'HIYOOOOO!' because I thought you were responding to BritBloke916's post. Then I realized you were making a serious response to Jesse.
Awwwww. :(