Comments on: Crappy video games to get more expensive to produce http://decafbad.com/blog/2004/08/29/crappyvideogames It's all spinning wheels and self-doubt until the first pot of coffee. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:59:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8-bleeding-edge hourly 1 By: Val http://decafbad.com/blog/2004/08/29/crappyvideogames/comment-page-1#comment-1298 Val Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.decafbad.com/blog/?p=542#comment-1298 <p>I generally agree, tho I love a lot of games for their eye-candy like I love (well, at least like, or wll pay to see) a lot of movies strictly for thier eye-candy (as opposed to a good story, acting, etc.)</p> <p>But, re your wish for a more constrained environment in which to draw out developers' creativity: it strikes me we're starting to see this with the mobile environments. The cellphones Russell Beattie describes are severely restricted compared to today's monster desktop/video-card setups that comprise even bargain-basement PCs (tho Russ DOES today talk about getting a 512MB memory card for his phone -- size of a thumbnail -- for about $100. The constraints won't be there for long -- enjoy while you can!)</p> I generally agree, tho I love a lot of games for their eye-candy like I love (well, at least like, or wll pay to see) a lot of movies strictly for thier eye-candy (as opposed to a good story, acting, etc.)

But, re your wish for a more constrained environment in which to draw out developers’ creativity: it strikes me we’re starting to see this with the mobile environments. The cellphones Russell Beattie describes are severely restricted compared to today’s monster desktop/video-card setups that comprise even bargain-basement PCs (tho Russ DOES today talk about getting a 512MB memory card for his phone — size of a thumbnail — for about $100. The constraints won’t be there for long — enjoy while you can!)

]]> By: byran connor http://decafbad.com/blog/2004/08/29/crappyvideogames/comment-page-1#comment-1299 byran connor Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.decafbad.com/blog/?p=542#comment-1299 <p>Hey your right man. Tetris and Nintendo, Sonic and Sega, dude those games kicked a$$ andnow a days game makers do get side tracked by all the fancy stuff an what not.The only new game that i played and liked all the way through was halo 1. Then all the other games i got for my xbox blowed except the fact that soul calibur was alrighty, but game makers or whatever they're called need to do a better job with their plot and game play...peace out and keep on playin the old school games.</p> Hey your right man. Tetris and Nintendo, Sonic and Sega, dude those games kicked a$$ andnow a days game makers do get side tracked by all the fancy stuff an what not.The only new game that i played and liked all the way through was halo 1. Then all the other games i got for my xbox blowed except the fact that soul calibur was alrighty, but game makers or whatever they’re called need to do a better job with their plot and game play…peace out and keep on playin the old school games.

]]> By: a little ludwig goes a long way http://decafbad.com/blog/2004/08/29/crappyvideogames/comment-page-1#comment-1300 a little ludwig goes a long way Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.decafbad.com/blog/?p=542#comment-1300 <p><strong>Video game production cost</strong></p> <p>Insightful -- Crappy video games to get more expensive to produce - Archives - Blog - 0xDECAFBAD Blog: Of course, if you're striving for some semblance of realism in games, the costs will likely approach and exceed the cost to...</p> Video game production cost

Insightful — Crappy video games to get more expensive to produce - Archives - Blog - 0xDECAFBAD Blog: Of course, if you’re striving for some semblance of realism in games, the costs will likely approach and exceed the cost to…

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