I'm all for game designers slapping their names on the box. It gives the impression of authorial control, the idea that games are a work of art and not a paint-by-numbers sort of thing done by a team of a million people. Yes, there is a team involved in the grunt work, and there can be some pretty brilliant code, but I think it would improve gaming's image if the general public were to understand that there is a creative focus in video game projects.
So what if you don't think his games are that great- they are still HIS games. M. Night Shyamalan puts his name on all his movies and they all suck. It's for the best, I say- credit where credit is due.
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Sep 16th 2006 8:14PM (Joystiq)So what if you don't think his games are that great- they are still HIS games. M. Night Shyamalan puts his name on all his movies and they all suck. It's for the best, I say- credit where credit is due.