kids.
My son and I had a complete ball with �Beyond Good and Evil�, �Prince of
Persia� (which was pretty violent, but not graphic) and �Ratchet and Clank�.
We�re looking forward to the next Sly Cooper, the Transformers game and
several others.
The problem is that games appropriate for youngsters tend to be complete
crap � �kids games� don�t have to be banal and trite. �The Simpsons: Hit
and Run�, for example, is a BRILLIANT family game: every body can play to
some extent (my son loved to drive around, my wife and he did much of the
collecting and I handled the actual missions).
I�d like to see more games like that. That being said I also love my horror
games: �Silent Hill�, �Fatal Frame�, etc � but I personally like them pretty
short. I know that�s odd to hear, but I like a game that I can finish in a
weekend. �Ico�, �Onimusha�, �Prince of Persia�, etc � all of them were
criticized for their length, but I thought they were perfectly suited to
their stories. There�s no need to pad out a perfectly good story.
At the same time I do love my �Final Fantasy�, but every game shouldn�t take
60 hours to beat.
Innovation would also be nice, but it�s hit and miss. The �Eye Toy� is
brilliant in every way, but the voice activated game �Lifeline� is much less
impressive (although they deserve every praise for giving the concept a
solid try).
Good, engaging stories are a must as are good controls � many of my son�s
games fail here: sloppy controls, bad cameras and cheap deaths don�t make
for a fun game.
I personally would like to see less of a priority of mini-games as well.
Every adventure game doesn�t need a racing segment. Rhythm segments are
almost as prevalent lately. I do like some variety, but all too often these
mini-games turn into torturous frustration.
I really don�t have a problem with the releases as of late: except for the
fact that the best games just aren�t selling. It�s a sin that �Beyond Good
and Evil� is languishing in the sub-$20 racks.
Jim Davis
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From: Adam Reynolds [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 3:17 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Sad state of the mainstream gaming industry.
RPG's as in Earthdawn, Vampire, AD&D, Runequest or PC based games?
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From: dana tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 04 March 2004 23:45
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Sad state of the mainstream gaming industry.
out of idle curiosity: What sort of games would you guys *like* to see� I
know that�s an incredibly broad question, but am interested in any
answers... I used to play a lot of RPGs, are those dead do you think�
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