Comment Too few good ones (Score 1) 214
The main problem is good, inspirational, games are still the exception rather than the standard.
Most games published are just re-hashes of previous ones. Poor game play, a guy with a gun.. I played FarCry 2 recently, and while the graphics was great, it was boooring. Yet another shooter. HalfLife 2, good game, but similar scenario. The best game i played recently, Armadillo Run (IGF winner), and its not an industry game.
Unfortunately this is the standard from the big industry players. Shooters, sports, space games with bulky main characters, and sex fem supporting roles. Boooring.. Detrimental to society? Perhaps not directly. But definitely indirectly. Its like watching television. Ok, it shouldn't be illegal, but do you really want your kids watching it all the time.
There are a few exceptions. Too few.
Most games published are just re-hashes of previous ones. Poor game play, a guy with a gun.. I played FarCry 2 recently, and while the graphics was great, it was boooring. Yet another shooter. HalfLife 2, good game, but similar scenario. The best game i played recently, Armadillo Run (IGF winner), and its not an industry game.
Unfortunately this is the standard from the big industry players. Shooters, sports, space games with bulky main characters, and sex fem supporting roles. Boooring.. Detrimental to society? Perhaps not directly. But definitely indirectly. Its like watching television. Ok, it shouldn't be illegal, but do you really want your kids watching it all the time.
There are a few exceptions. Too few.
