Free SpiritPerhaps that's why video games almost universally suck compared to other artistic mediums - the people making them don't actually play video games at all
Free Spirit said: Theatrhythm? I can't believe the guy doesn't even play video games because he feels he should leave work at work.
Seelas said: This is, uh, not accurate at all.
Dr Squirrel said: parappa the rapper
Free Spirit said: Perhaps that's why video games almost universally suck compared to other artistic mediums - the people making them don't actually play video games at all or understand how to combine all that separate talent into a combined, interactive whole that is more than the sum of its artistic parts. Sure, the music is sometimes great. Sure, the visuals are sometimes great. Sure, the stories are sometimes great. Sure the gameplay itself is sometimes very fun and engaging. But I don't think I've ever played a game that applied all that to an interactive medium and created something unified that could really be considered a true work of video game art, except perhaps Shadow of the Colossus, and that should have just been the tip of the iceberg, a gateway to whole new levels of interactive, multi-media art.
Let's not forget that Shiggy Miyamoto wanted Ocarina of Time to be a Western at one point, with the Master Sword being a mythical six-shooter.
Onyx said: Yeah, that's kind of a broad sweeping generalization. Though it probably holds up more in Japan due to their corporate culture. But I can't think of many developers that DON'T love playing video games based out of NA and Europe.
