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Ozymandias
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Check out this rant: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=27976
It's about consoles but most of it applies to PC games as well. It's an interesting read.
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Post Wed Nov 30, 2005 10:05 pm
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quote:
It is high time someone flushed the toilet that the games industry has become, it will do us all a world of good.

Geez, this guy doesn't pull his punches, does he? I can certainly see his point.
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Post Wed Nov 30, 2005 11:53 pm
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"Rather than take a step back, they are addicted to marketing plans and money men. It will kill them, and in a few years, good will arise from the ashes. It happened with arcades, it happened with the first wave of consoles, and is about to happen again. It is high time someone flushed the toilet that the games industry has become, it will do us all a world of good."

I agree. Let them die.
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Post Wed Nov 30, 2005 11:58 pm
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A well-written rant, but I wish there was some guess at what the brave new world will look like. Will the little indies take over the world? Will kids rediscover "outside", with electronic gaming going the way of Flock of Seagulls?
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Post Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:01 am
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cptmaxon
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You end up with focus grouped mediocrity, make something so simple that even an idiot would like it, and only an idiot would like it. The few huge hits drive the industry toward the abattoir of sequels and clones, no one can afford a miss. If you do miss, and everyone does occasionally, it can take your company down.

that's just soo true
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Post Thu Dec 01, 2005 6:30 am
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quote:
Originally posted by dteowner
...I wish there was some guess at what the brave new world will look like.


Nintendo!
Post Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:38 am
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