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Gaming for me is far too complicated, with story lines so far fetched that you’d be so tired out thinking what you actually had to do before you could even do it! That’s why simple games, have been, and will always, the greatest – Tetris anyone? Tetris is such a simplistic game we immediately got hooked to the game for many, many years. Why? Because all we had was one objective to do, gain points from creating lines of 2 or above with different shapes, today however in games like Perfect Dark we have multiple things to do in them however shooting people is as simple as creating lines until you increase the difficulty or for a fact in Tetris it is increasing the speed of the game!
When a game does stretch the boundaries of simplicity, it has to be darn good to be understood and succeed. I’m glad we keep seeing the return of Pac Man, Tetris and classic arcade games that were good for nothing else than fun, fast, and furious gaming. They made you think not to the extent that you collapse from over working the brain. So when people look and snarl at the GameCube- cringing at the thought of yet more Mario and Metrioid, I think to myself they’re the ones that will miss out! Mario is just one example of simple gaming that survives because it is brilliant- we all love it and we always will probably!
But sometimes games have to be not so simple if has to have a good lifespan.
Tetris lasted for years but Mario cannot last without a storyline at all, there would be no Bowser if it weren’t for complexity in Computer Games.
The storyline in Mario isn’t so complex at all, you have to collect the different stars, open the doors to new worlds and save the Princess from Bowser. The simplicity of the controls as well was so refreshing for a 3D platforming game. The idea is to mix simple gameplay with complex storylines because it’s what we like that in our games today. The demands for that was so low back then that Duke Nukem 3D was passed on as simply brilliant! Tetris had no storyline but simple gameplay so it was so easy to pick up and play. Pac Man had simple graphics and simple game play, plus different difficulties to lengthen the lifespan.
Today’s games don’t have what it takes to be a as simple as it because they aren’t so easy to pick and play for hours but the complexity of learning to adapt to the demands of the game makes it addictive.
If you’ve played Final Fantasy you will know what I mean.
At the end of the day, new games will always arrive-genre defying titles will come and go, some will be good some will be woeful. At least I will always have simplicity to fall back on.
When a game does stretch the boundaries of simplicity, it has to be darn good to be understood and succeed. I’m glad we keep seeing the return of Pac Man, Tetris and classic arcade games that were good for nothing else than fun, fast, and furious gaming. They made you think not to the extent that you collapse from over working the brain. So when people look and snarl at the GameCube- cringing at the thought of yet more Mario and Metrioid, I think to myself they’re the ones that will miss out! Mario is just one example of simple gaming that survives because it is brilliant- we all love it and we always will probably!
But sometimes games have to be not so simple if has to have a good lifespan.
Tetris lasted for years but Mario cannot last without a storyline at all, there would be no Bowser if it weren’t for complexity in Computer Games.
The storyline in Mario isn’t so complex at all, you have to collect the different stars, open the doors to new worlds and save the Princess from Bowser. The simplicity of the controls as well was so refreshing for a 3D platforming game. The idea is to mix simple gameplay with complex storylines because it’s what we like that in our games today. The demands for that was so low back then that Duke Nukem 3D was passed on as simply brilliant! Tetris had no storyline but simple gameplay so it was so easy to pick up and play. Pac Man had simple graphics and simple game play, plus different difficulties to lengthen the lifespan.
Today’s games don’t have what it takes to be a as simple as it because they aren’t so easy to pick and play for hours but the complexity of learning to adapt to the demands of the game makes it addictive.
If you’ve played Final Fantasy you will know what I mean.
At the end of the day, new games will always arrive-genre defying titles will come and go, some will be good some will be woeful. At least I will always have simplicity to fall back on.
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I think that you need a mixture of both simple and complex games to to maintain a healthy gaming diet.
Sometimes a story line gives a game objective, something to work for. Some games, like Tetris of F-zero don't need story lines as their objectives are simple like "win the race"
Nintendo systems tend to have a nice mix of both.
That's what sets them apart from other machines.
Of all the Playstations classic games, very few if any are these fun type games. Nintendo has a healthly balance of both.
Ofcourse, a lot of gamers don't eat balance diets these days. You're all going to grow unhealthy you know...
Sometimes a story line gives a game objective, something to work for. Some games, like Tetris of F-zero don't need story lines as their objectives are simple like "win the race"
Nintendo systems tend to have a nice mix of both.
That's what sets them apart from other machines.
Of all the Playstations classic games, very few if any are these fun type games. Nintendo has a healthly balance of both.
Ofcourse, a lot of gamers don't eat balance diets these days. You're all going to grow unhealthy you know...
Sniper wrote:
> Perhaps er-no already won through suggestion by Dan.
What does that mean Snipe?
> Perhaps er-no already won through suggestion by Dan.
What does that mean Snipe?
Dan, you're a life saver.
I did actually know that Gamecube will be for 'adults' as well, I just needed reminding that's all.
I did actually know that Gamecube will be for 'adults' as well, I just needed reminding that's all.
Perhaps er-no already won through suggestion by Dan.
Super post Sniper.
If only i had the ideas, i'll have more to write about...
Can't really think of anything to write about to be honest.
If only i had the ideas, i'll have more to write about...
Can't really think of anything to write about to be honest.
Great post Sniper (a not so rare occurance now), and I agree - I had Zentris on the PC which was essentially Tetris, and it's still one of the most entertaining games. Thing is, they appeal to everyone - I caught my dad playing Tony Hawk's 2 on my GBA and he didn't really have a clue what to do, but games like Tetris, Mario - they're simple and they're brilliant.
Nice one.
Dan2K1
Nice one.
Dan2K1
QWERTTYUIOP to you too Shocky. Check out the 2nd part to my story. I might have the 3rd don for tommorrow after school. Cant talk now gotta go.
CU2mmorrow.
CU2mmorrow.
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