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Games developers are faced with very complex specifications to meet for a game to be considered good in the twenty-first century. But is it too much for them? Do we expect too much?
I think we do!
We expect plenty of gameplay, but not without real quality graphics, realistic sound effects in Dolby surround, lots of multiplayer modes, lots of FMV, and lots more which tends to make up the majority of top selling games.
Are all those specifications really neccasary for quality gaming? Will they still be considered neccesary in the future?
Well, not really.
Today, most gamers are able to play on a SNES or Megadrive and play the classic games such as Super Mario Kart and Sonic the Hedgehog. These games have none of the above qualities, other than the first: Gameplay.
In the future, we may be faced with interactive hologram technology where a whole room can simulate an entire world, where you can live you every fantasy, or just simply go on holiday without leaving the home. We wont expect surround sound, FMV or graphics, we'll expect almost real everything! sights, smells, tastes, and even the laws of physics.
Do we really want the above qualities in all of todays games?
No.
Why was the Game Boy Advance an immediate success? Well most people have mentioned Mario Kart Advance a lot. This game is apparantly so popular in the states because it is more like the SNES version! It doesn't have photo quality graphics, but it does have excellent gameplay!
That is one of the reasons Nintendo's handheld series of consoles, Game Boy, has become the worlds best selling console over the years. Nearly all the major games on Game Boy have prioritised gameplay more than any other specification. Gameplay is the core of videogames. Poor gameplay means poor games, no matter what they look like!
Franchises like Tetris, Pokémon, Zelda, Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Mario and even games like Command & Conquer and the original Final Fantasy games have all been successful for concentrating on gameplay.
Right now in the present, developers work way too hard on trying to give gamers FMV, stunning graphics and other features which are really irrelevant to the game just so it gets noticed and bought. You get the odd game which has the right balance between all different specifications, but you're lucky if you've got the right console to play it on!
I would prefer to play a basic 2D game with stunning gameplay than a 3D game with stunning graphics.
I hope people don't take graphics, sound effects, multiplayer modes and all these extras for granted! Games developers work very hard in trying to give you the best gaming experience you'll ever have, and I'm sure it's not easy to do that!
Games developers deserve to have their credits shows at the end of games. They've earnt that right to show themselves in our games as far as I'm concerned.
I think we do!
We expect plenty of gameplay, but not without real quality graphics, realistic sound effects in Dolby surround, lots of multiplayer modes, lots of FMV, and lots more which tends to make up the majority of top selling games.
Are all those specifications really neccasary for quality gaming? Will they still be considered neccesary in the future?
Well, not really.
Today, most gamers are able to play on a SNES or Megadrive and play the classic games such as Super Mario Kart and Sonic the Hedgehog. These games have none of the above qualities, other than the first: Gameplay.
In the future, we may be faced with interactive hologram technology where a whole room can simulate an entire world, where you can live you every fantasy, or just simply go on holiday without leaving the home. We wont expect surround sound, FMV or graphics, we'll expect almost real everything! sights, smells, tastes, and even the laws of physics.
Do we really want the above qualities in all of todays games?
No.
Why was the Game Boy Advance an immediate success? Well most people have mentioned Mario Kart Advance a lot. This game is apparantly so popular in the states because it is more like the SNES version! It doesn't have photo quality graphics, but it does have excellent gameplay!
That is one of the reasons Nintendo's handheld series of consoles, Game Boy, has become the worlds best selling console over the years. Nearly all the major games on Game Boy have prioritised gameplay more than any other specification. Gameplay is the core of videogames. Poor gameplay means poor games, no matter what they look like!
Franchises like Tetris, Pokémon, Zelda, Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Mario and even games like Command & Conquer and the original Final Fantasy games have all been successful for concentrating on gameplay.
Right now in the present, developers work way too hard on trying to give gamers FMV, stunning graphics and other features which are really irrelevant to the game just so it gets noticed and bought. You get the odd game which has the right balance between all different specifications, but you're lucky if you've got the right console to play it on!
I would prefer to play a basic 2D game with stunning gameplay than a 3D game with stunning graphics.
I hope people don't take graphics, sound effects, multiplayer modes and all these extras for granted! Games developers work very hard in trying to give you the best gaming experience you'll ever have, and I'm sure it's not easy to do that!
Games developers deserve to have their credits shows at the end of games. They've earnt that right to show themselves in our games as far as I'm concerned.
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Well, I agree with most things you say but I only know of one game in Dolby Surround and I don't think it's a necessasary.
As for smell-o-vision, well all I can say is Lucre Island Bait Shop.
As for smell-o-vision, well all I can say is Lucre Island Bait Shop.
I do think that we expect to much from developers these days, Driver 2 was a prime example. The game was critisized when released for having a few minor graphical glitches, but to be fair the game was pushing the playstation to its limits and the gameplay was spot on.
Infact I'ld say that Driver2 is one of the best games I've ever played.
True Driver2 could have had these minor glitches ironed out, but looks arent everything and once you got into the game you frankly dont care. The GameBoyAdvance may not have the graphics of the big consoles like the PS2 but the playability is there, and thats whats made it such a big success.
I just hope your right and MarioKartAdvance plays like the SNES version, the Snes version is a timeless classic and worth buying a Snes for. :-)
Infact I'ld say that Driver2 is one of the best games I've ever played.
True Driver2 could have had these minor glitches ironed out, but looks arent everything and once you got into the game you frankly dont care. The GameBoyAdvance may not have the graphics of the big consoles like the PS2 but the playability is there, and thats whats made it such a big success.
I just hope your right and MarioKartAdvance plays like the SNES version, the Snes version is a timeless classic and worth buying a Snes for. :-)
Games developers are faced with very complex specifications to meet for a game to be considered good in the twenty-first century. But is it too much for them? Do we expect too much?
I think we do!
We expect plenty of gameplay, but not without real quality graphics, realistic sound effects in Dolby surround, lots of multiplayer modes, lots of FMV, and lots more which tends to make up the majority of top selling games.
Are all those specifications really neccasary for quality gaming? Will they still be considered neccesary in the future?
Well, not really.
Today, most gamers are able to play on a SNES or Megadrive and play the classic games such as Super Mario Kart and Sonic the Hedgehog. These games have none of the above qualities, other than the first: Gameplay.
In the future, we may be faced with interactive hologram technology where a whole room can simulate an entire world, where you can live you every fantasy, or just simply go on holiday without leaving the home. We wont expect surround sound, FMV or graphics, we'll expect almost real everything! sights, smells, tastes, and even the laws of physics.
Do we really want the above qualities in all of todays games?
No.
Why was the Game Boy Advance an immediate success? Well most people have mentioned Mario Kart Advance a lot. This game is apparantly so popular in the states because it is more like the SNES version! It doesn't have photo quality graphics, but it does have excellent gameplay!
That is one of the reasons Nintendo's handheld series of consoles, Game Boy, has become the worlds best selling console over the years. Nearly all the major games on Game Boy have prioritised gameplay more than any other specification. Gameplay is the core of videogames. Poor gameplay means poor games, no matter what they look like!
Franchises like Tetris, Pokémon, Zelda, Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Mario and even games like Command & Conquer and the original Final Fantasy games have all been successful for concentrating on gameplay.
Right now in the present, developers work way too hard on trying to give gamers FMV, stunning graphics and other features which are really irrelevant to the game just so it gets noticed and bought. You get the odd game which has the right balance between all different specifications, but you're lucky if you've got the right console to play it on!
I would prefer to play a basic 2D game with stunning gameplay than a 3D game with stunning graphics.
I hope people don't take graphics, sound effects, multiplayer modes and all these extras for granted! Games developers work very hard in trying to give you the best gaming experience you'll ever have, and I'm sure it's not easy to do that!
Games developers deserve to have their credits shows at the end of games. They've earnt that right to show themselves in our games as far as I'm concerned.
I think we do!
We expect plenty of gameplay, but not without real quality graphics, realistic sound effects in Dolby surround, lots of multiplayer modes, lots of FMV, and lots more which tends to make up the majority of top selling games.
Are all those specifications really neccasary for quality gaming? Will they still be considered neccesary in the future?
Well, not really.
Today, most gamers are able to play on a SNES or Megadrive and play the classic games such as Super Mario Kart and Sonic the Hedgehog. These games have none of the above qualities, other than the first: Gameplay.
In the future, we may be faced with interactive hologram technology where a whole room can simulate an entire world, where you can live you every fantasy, or just simply go on holiday without leaving the home. We wont expect surround sound, FMV or graphics, we'll expect almost real everything! sights, smells, tastes, and even the laws of physics.
Do we really want the above qualities in all of todays games?
No.
Why was the Game Boy Advance an immediate success? Well most people have mentioned Mario Kart Advance a lot. This game is apparantly so popular in the states because it is more like the SNES version! It doesn't have photo quality graphics, but it does have excellent gameplay!
That is one of the reasons Nintendo's handheld series of consoles, Game Boy, has become the worlds best selling console over the years. Nearly all the major games on Game Boy have prioritised gameplay more than any other specification. Gameplay is the core of videogames. Poor gameplay means poor games, no matter what they look like!
Franchises like Tetris, Pokémon, Zelda, Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Mario and even games like Command & Conquer and the original Final Fantasy games have all been successful for concentrating on gameplay.
Right now in the present, developers work way too hard on trying to give gamers FMV, stunning graphics and other features which are really irrelevant to the game just so it gets noticed and bought. You get the odd game which has the right balance between all different specifications, but you're lucky if you've got the right console to play it on!
I would prefer to play a basic 2D game with stunning gameplay than a 3D game with stunning graphics.
I hope people don't take graphics, sound effects, multiplayer modes and all these extras for granted! Games developers work very hard in trying to give you the best gaming experience you'll ever have, and I'm sure it's not easy to do that!
Games developers deserve to have their credits shows at the end of games. They've earnt that right to show themselves in our games as far as I'm concerned.
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