@omf I actually found that a very easy decision. I personally found the girlfriend to be very, very annoying, all she ever seemed to do was complain to Cole about things that were out of his control.
I felt like giving the villain that dropped her a medal.
@Papaspud As budgets for modern gaming skyrocket the chance for innovation or risk lowers dramatically. Publishers don't want studios chancing bottom lines on un-proven genres with no established audience.
Indie gaming still manages to provide a greater degree of creativity but it comes with its own baggage.
It's an interesting point and you could argue it's part of the reason that the original playstation managed to broaden the market so much upon release; the graphical leap from what had been available before was massive.
I guess you could say it's somewhat ironic then that the Wii, the graphics of which could not begin to compete with other home consoles, finally brought gaming to the non-gamer, as it were.
I wonder what his opinion of the effect that modern graphical standards has had on the barrier of entry to game development.
Mass Effect 3's 'Take Back Earth' trailer
Feb 20th 2012 1:48PM (Joystiq)"The Best Alien Sex Anywhere, in 3D!"
Journey ventures to PSN on March 13 for $15 [update: March 14 for EU]
Feb 16th 2012 10:34AM (Joystiq)Syndicate's launch trailer reminds us how messed up the violence is
Feb 16th 2012 6:13AM (Joystiq)Mass Effect Liara figurine also includes Mass Effect 3 DLC [update]
Feb 15th 2012 11:00AM (Joystiq)Dark Side 'Cause It Looks Cool: The Failings of Moral Choice in Games
Feb 11th 2012 8:22AM (Joystiq)I felt like giving the villain that dropped her a medal.
Hawken brings pretty multiplayer mech battles to the web Dec. 12
Feb 6th 2012 2:45PM (Joystiq)Resident Evil 'Revelaitons' misprint makes it to retail [Update: Capcom offers statement, replacement]
Feb 3rd 2012 6:42PM (Joystiq)Sid Meier: modern graphics have lowered the barriers of entry to gaming
Feb 1st 2012 7:04AM (Joystiq)Indie gaming still manages to provide a greater degree of creativity but it comes with its own baggage.
Sid Meier: modern graphics have lowered the barriers of entry to gaming
Feb 1st 2012 6:34AM (Joystiq)I guess you could say it's somewhat ironic then that the Wii, the graphics of which could not begin to compete with other home consoles, finally brought gaming to the non-gamer, as it were.
I wonder what his opinion of the effect that modern graphical standards has had on the barrier of entry to game development.
Japanese hardware sales, January 16 - 22: Forbidden love edition
Jan 30th 2012 5:47AM (Joystiq)