tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520528486728008071.post2779822761385079861..comments2024-03-22T17:14:36.551-04:00Comments on Wasteland And Sky: The Last of This JD Cowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548340507655076198noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520528486728008071.post-52129135023251894952020-05-20T15:32:09.066-04:002020-05-20T15:32:09.066-04:006 hour movie? A 60 dollar game with only six hours...6 hour movie? A 60 dollar game with only six hours of gameplay? No wonder triple A is going down. I have thousands of hours in my grand strategy games and even the shortest of my rpg's is 20 hours. If you replay it for multiple endings it's easily 60 plus hours. Blumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00889805974035919720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520528486728008071.post-34216856534617040672020-05-03T17:45:21.109-04:002020-05-03T17:45:21.109-04:00I agree.I agree.Lauri Starkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748366350796622609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520528486728008071.post-33012378762607421282020-05-03T12:38:12.690-04:002020-05-03T12:38:12.690-04:00That's a game that would have done better with...That's a game that would have done better with a lower budget in a middlemarket setting. But because that didn't really exist in the modern industry it had little chance at success. Either be a megahit or be a flop. Those are the only options.<br /><br />This is why we need a middlemarket.JD Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548340507655076198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520528486728008071.post-74974611336855584542020-05-03T12:34:10.049-04:002020-05-03T12:34:10.049-04:00This crop of creators appear to believe flipping t...This crop of creators appear to believe flipping their stories on their head and making them pointless is quality writing that will keep customers coming back, and yet every time it has ended in disaster.<br /><br />No matter how successful this game will be the third will see a massive downturn. Naughty Dog have shot their own foots putting this hack in charge, and it's going to cost them.JD Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548340507655076198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520528486728008071.post-35974682189730809252020-05-03T07:53:56.453-04:002020-05-03T07:53:56.453-04:00One AAA game I have found to be brilliant is Alien...One AAA game I have found to be brilliant is <i>Alien: Isolation.</i> There are modern gimmicks in it but it's nevertheless a great gameplaying experience. It utilizes sound in a way no game has done since the first two Thief-games - at least not in my limited experience. Behind the scenes -stuff is interesting since it tells how that game was a labour of love. Too bad the journalists werent' too keen on it: the game sold well but not well enough. So, no sequel in the making.Lauri Starkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748366350796622609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520528486728008071.post-82508113425827242472020-05-03T07:48:55.332-04:002020-05-03T07:48:55.332-04:00This is playing out like the latest Star Wars tril...This is playing out like the latest Star Wars trilogy. The first episode was a huge hit, even if in hindsight it was a really weak movie that set up the whole story for failure. But people were thirsty for new content and there was a lot of goodwill. Cue <i>The Last Jedi</i> and suddenly the first installment was being undone. People were angry and the damage was done. The horrendous final episode couldn't save the mess no matter what.<br /><br />Moral of the story: everything dies. Time to move on.Lauri Starkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748366350796622609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520528486728008071.post-47401700392319295012020-05-01T17:55:07.619-04:002020-05-01T17:55:07.619-04:00Yes, the leak is going to be a better thing in the...Yes, the leak is going to be a better thing in the long run for the employees and the industry at large. Current trends are simply unsustainable.JD Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548340507655076198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520528486728008071.post-24642907461290370632020-05-01T17:13:14.070-04:002020-05-01T17:13:14.070-04:00Great article, as usual. I like the explanation th...Great article, as usual. I like the explanation that because of the bad story, people have nothing to look forward in TLoU2 because the gameplay is bland and uninspired.<br /><br />Whoever linked the game is a genius: if they had organized and gone through the proper channels to address the crunch culture at Naughty Dog, the news would be forgotten in less than two days. But going rogue and doing this, however? Everyone will be talking about it for a long time. Now it's permanently etched into the history of TLoUII's development that its plot was leaked by an employee that Naughty Dog fucked over and will never be able to identify because the pool of suspects is too large to narrow down. It also brought into attention other scummy things ND has done. Glorious. They also saved people a lot of money.Constantinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004527641791623130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520528486728008071.post-58692125271251576992020-05-01T15:38:33.029-04:002020-05-01T15:38:33.029-04:00In the age of the internet I don't foresee any...In the age of the internet I don't foresee anything changing on that front. Digital gaming is going to be standard soon enough, unfortunately.JD Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548340507655076198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520528486728008071.post-72728526420488383832020-05-01T06:28:12.606-04:002020-05-01T06:28:12.606-04:00JD
Thanks for the explanation
.will games also l...JD<br /><br />Thanks for the explanation<br /><br />.will games also localize? I.e. games will be available in Canada only, etc or is there still a global market?<br /><br />xavierxavierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924047562026242210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520528486728008071.post-51894147929872854162020-04-30T21:30:29.169-04:002020-04-30T21:30:29.169-04:00The indie and middle market scene is already headi...The indie and middle market scene is already heading in that direction with games like Streets of Rage 4, Dusk, Ion Fury, and Shovel Knight.<br /><br />If AAA wants to survive it's going to have to do the same. But it probably won't.<br /><br />The future is in the smaller markets.JD Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548340507655076198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520528486728008071.post-20895295857851862792020-04-30T20:33:00.518-04:002020-04-30T20:33:00.518-04:00JD
Do you think the modern video game industry wi...JD<br /><br />Do you think the modern video game industry will fragment into very small companies? Those coming up will return to their roots? Little to no stories, fun game play and much more modest visuals/programming?<br /><br />xavierxavierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924047562026242210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520528486728008071.post-41017211705345869972020-04-30T19:02:55.190-04:002020-04-30T19:02:55.190-04:00That advice is perfect, especially as far as this ...That advice is perfect, especially as far as this game goes.JD Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548340507655076198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520528486728008071.post-43471727788849439292020-04-30T18:45:23.526-04:002020-04-30T18:45:23.526-04:00I had to go look up the story leaks out of sheer c...I had to go look up the story leaks out of sheer curiosity after reading this. If I were a fan, I would be livid. But there's this slide in AAA games toward the nhilistic death cult thinking. Don't Give Money to People Who Hate You, right?Kessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019626781634777336noreply@blogger.com