odd articlehttp://www.heraldscotland.com/mobile/arts-ents/film/game-on-and-on-and-on-and-on-and-on.18937122?_=c5aa09e5f00033397bb3eed2b4343318bc216f7b
― skrill xx (cozen), Sunday, 23 September 2012 09:59 (twelve years ago) link
Thus, my opening paradox. The artform of gaming is at a strange juncture. In a way, it's similar to the stalled mainstream cinema of today: just take a look at all those repetitive superhero movies getting one boring retread after another. But then, at least today in cinema, there is a vibrant indie and underground scene.
um
So where are our independent games producers? There's plenty of games out there coming from small producers but, believe me, they're terrible, so bad a baby would get bored with them.
um... even on iOS alone that claim is patently wrong
― skrill xx (cozen), Sunday, 23 September 2012 10:00 (twelve years ago) link
case #2139993824 of ignorant lack of research in a video game article
― Nhex, Sunday, 23 September 2012 18:02 (twelve years ago) link
i have not read/listened to either of these things yet but i've been meaning to
wonkbook post on greek economist and valve employee Yanis Varoufakis
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/09/28/the-economics-of-video-games/
interview with him by Doug Henwood from july
http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html#S120705
― goole, Friday, 28 September 2012 18:31 (eleven years ago) link
i thought that economics of video games article was fascinating
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 28 September 2012 18:53 (eleven years ago) link
yeah i love reading about EVE but fuck if i'm ever playing it.
― goole, Friday, 28 September 2012 19:04 (eleven years ago) link
i had no idea of the complexity. it made me think back to reading reamde, the whole set up of which i guess is much less naive or fanciful than i thought at the time.
― Roberto Spiralli, Saturday, 29 September 2012 00:24 (eleven years ago) link
Richard Cobbett's saturday morning crapshoot series is wonderful. He often turns up the most batshit insane games, and it's always an entertaining read.
http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/09/29/saturday-crapshoot-gag/
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Saturday, 29 September 2012 17:18 (eleven years ago) link
just saved a bunch of those to read later, thanks
― EVERYONE COOKING SCMABLED EGGS,CHEESE WITH TOASTER!! (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 30 September 2012 02:30 (eleven years ago) link
http://videogametourism.at/node/1663
― Mordy, Sunday, 30 September 2012 21:23 (eleven years ago) link
love that sentiment
― EVERYONE COOKING SCMABLED EGGS,CHEESE WITH TOASTER!! (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 30 September 2012 21:32 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2012/10/04/if-you-stare-into-the-andean-abyss/
― Mordy, Friday, 5 October 2012 00:45 (eleven years ago) link
good read
i still find it odd to see serious board games covered on video game sites, but this is has been more and more the case over the last few years - like game designers giving up completely on tech to focus completely on rules
― Nhex, Friday, 5 October 2012 13:35 (eleven years ago) link
a nice human interest story on L.A. Noirehttp://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-10-09-night-and-the-city
― Nhex, Monday, 22 October 2012 04:43 (eleven years ago) link
i liked that!
― difficult listening hour, Monday, 22 October 2012 05:23 (eleven years ago) link
molyneux's at it againhttp://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/10/ff-peter-molyneux/all/
― ledge, Monday, 22 October 2012 14:57 (eleven years ago) link
the LA Noire piece is great, and makes me want to play the game more than anything else I've read on it.
― Chief Queef (stevie), Monday, 22 October 2012 15:01 (eleven years ago) link
do ppl itt know this errant signal dude? his take on the 'violence' bit is interesting imo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSBn77_h_6Q
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Monday, 12 November 2012 00:31 (eleven years ago) link
not bad
― Nhex, Monday, 12 November 2012 01:57 (eleven years ago) link
I remember watching his wonderful piece about Doom. Need to pay more attention to this guy.
― Millsner, Tuesday, 13 November 2012 06:27 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, i am liking this guy
― Everybody did shit, art happened! (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 15 November 2012 17:09 (eleven years ago) link
brainy gamer gets caught off guard by papo y yohttp://www.brainygamer.com/the_brainy_gamer/2012/11/the-wreckage-and-the-way-out.html
― Everybody did shit, art happened! (forksclovetofu), Friday, 16 November 2012 15:25 (eleven years ago) link
http://kotaku.com/5955223/what-went-wrong-with-silicon-knights-x+men-destiny
― turds (Hungry4Ass), Sunday, 18 November 2012 02:30 (eleven years ago) link
i gave up like eleven paragraphs in. that was really badly written.
― Chuck_Norris_on_the_topic_of_obesity (stevie), Sunday, 18 November 2012 08:52 (eleven years ago) link
the bit where they quote a bunch of random forum posts for two paragraphs is o_O but it's generally interesting enough to be worth it
― abanana, Sunday, 18 November 2012 15:29 (eleven years ago) link
not sure how to react to the papo y yo article, but i am interested
silicon knights downfall definitely interesting to me, just for their work on Eternal Darkness and Twin Snakes, but it sounds like their glory days are long gone
― Nhex, Sunday, 18 November 2012 19:43 (eleven years ago) link
It's a seemingly unavoidable fact that not every game can be great, or good, or even average.
seemingly
― Z S, Monday, 19 November 2012 03:59 (eleven years ago) link
paragraph 2:
So how does a game, one made by a celebrated studio and backed by one of the richest game publishers in the world, turn out to be a bad video game? This is a story about exactly that.
paragraph 7:
The following story excerpts extensive interviews with former Silicon Knights employees who describe their experiences at what they say was a disorganized, unfocused company that squandered ample time and resources before being forced to release a game it was far from proud of.
paragraph 12:
But X-Men: Destiny stands alone as the worst game that Silicon Knights has released since it was founded. How did a company that was once known for compelling, original, quality video games come to release a title best described as "mediocre," "mindless," "generic", and "an absolute mess"?
JUST FUCKING TELL ME
― Z S, Monday, 19 November 2012 04:07 (eleven years ago) link
spoiler: poor leadership
― Everybody did shit, art happened! (forksclovetofu), Monday, 19 November 2012 04:13 (eleven years ago) link
Thanks for linking the Errant Signal guy - enjoyed the violence one and the DOOM one equally. Nice takes, feels pretty on-the-money without ever trying to be the single definitive take or anything.
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 19 November 2012 05:18 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, they've all been goodcan't say anything for the "game grumps" thing he recommended though
― Everybody did shit, art happened! (forksclovetofu), Monday, 19 November 2012 06:28 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB2ty4Qhdlwi kinda hate bastion but the points he makes are all good. it's just no fun to play is all.
― (alternatively, “Respec’”) (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 01:17 (eleven years ago) link
His Sonic the Hedgehog one is pretty quietly truth-bomby too I think.
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 06:33 (eleven years ago) link
nice read on Bastion! admittedly by the end I was kind of trudging though the fights, the music and graphics got me through it. i also really appreciated the themes/ending as discussed well in the video (regardless of the heartbreak interpretation)
― Nhex, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 06:52 (eleven years ago) link
I liked the article in general, but "Kid finds a memento from a girl he knew. Always used to fancy her" to "This is about the breakup of a serious long term relationship" is nearly hilariously creepy.
― Andrew Farrell, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 20:18 (eleven years ago) link
Or he played braid.
― (alternatively, “Respec’”) (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 20:49 (eleven years ago) link
Oh yeah!
― Andrew Farrell, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 21:13 (eleven years ago) link
this might not be worth reading, but i dug ithttp://gameological.com/2012/11/on-the-level-secret-of-mana/
― Nhex, Saturday, 24 November 2012 02:48 (eleven years ago) link
CRPG and The Adventure Gamer are simultaneously playing through So You Want to Be a Hero
― Mordy, Saturday, 24 November 2012 02:51 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.salon.com/2012/11/25/big_buck_hunter_meet_the_worlds_best_fake_marksmen/
― Mordy, Sunday, 25 November 2012 17:28 (eleven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Eo9kJ.png
― (alternatively, “Respec’”) (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 01:51 (eleven years ago) link
this is going to confuse the hell outta metacritichttp://www.oxm.co.uk/47898/reviews/family-guy-back-to-the-multiverse-review
― ばか ざっぴ (zappi), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 02:53 (eleven years ago) link
are there any other smart youtube channels like errant signal? or is he in a league of his own?
― ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) (diamonddave85), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 02:53 (eleven years ago) link
i certainly wish he wasn't; i could watch a dozen of those every day
― (alternatively, “Respec’”) (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 04:28 (eleven years ago) link
tenuous, but http://gameological.com/2012/11/the-stuff-of-knightmare/
― stet, Wednesday, 28 November 2012 10:37 (eleven years ago) link
Where are those graphs from forks? Are they releases or sales? Presumably the former. Weird that that don't always sum to 100% either - I mean I can maybe believe that 10% of the games released in 2010 don't fit into any of those genres, but 20% of the games released in 1982 weren't on any platform? huh?
― JimD, Wednesday, 28 November 2012 11:48 (eleven years ago) link
Maybe other platforms not covered? 5200, Colecovision... just guessing, though.
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 28 November 2012 13:39 (eleven years ago) link
honestly, i found the graphs on a random tumblr; no sense of veracity or methodology.but GRAPHS! INFORMATION!
― (alternatively, “Respec’”) (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 18:44 (eleven years ago) link
Id love the data set, maybe make something a bit more legible
― Thwartstop (Will M.), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 19:55 (eleven years ago) link
holy crap that family guy review is amazing
― If you will not name your dog "Ping Pong" you are no longer my friend (jjjusten), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 20:03 (eleven years ago) link