Oh, that sucks! :( I understand the points being made in that post and the comments, but...
I'd happily pay full price for a game with primitive graphics and cheap production values but top-class story, dialogue and characters. Innovative gameplay is nice but it's not what hooks me - it just needs to not be clunky.
I wonder if at some point it will become possible to produce games like Okami, Planescape:Torment, Ico, etc, more cheaply. If Okami could have been done for half the cost and sold at $20, it might have made enough to satisfy the company.
Reason #4 to become a millionaire: being able to invest in and encourage 'prestige' games.
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Date: 2006-11-28 07:32 pm (UTC)I'd happily pay full price for a game with primitive graphics and cheap production values but top-class story, dialogue and characters. Innovative gameplay is nice but it's not what hooks me - it just needs to not be clunky.
I wonder if at some point it will become possible to produce games like Okami, Planescape:Torment, Ico, etc, more cheaply. If Okami could have been done for half the cost and sold at $20, it might have made enough to satisfy the company.
Reason #4 to become a millionaire: being able to invest in and encourage 'prestige' games.