So do you think balance of emotion makes a game more enjoyable?

Sorry, you''re in the minority on this one, pal. It''s proven that the more thoughtful gamers DO, in fact, want more drama and that the gaming industry has the capacity to deliver it.

I mean, sure if you want to blow shit up, you can play a videogame, but a lot of people want more than that.

The fascinating thing about videogames is that, if properly developed, they can be true experiences. You get the visuals and sound of a movie and the length, although not necessarily depth, of a book. In that time, if the writer and composer are both talented enough, a deep, engaging emotional experience can be constructed, where the gamer becomes one with what is on screen.

Saying that they "aren''t really designed for drama" isn''t merely an ignorant statement. It''s purely false.

Sure, you can escape reality by wasting hours upon hours playing Duke Nukem or Dead or Alive, but you aren''t truly interacting with the game. Most story based games require the gamer to physically and emotionally interact with the game. I pity all those who cannot appreciate such a thing.

quote: Original post by krikkit
I think I would have cried in FF7 when Aris died...if my buddy hadn''t walked in the door the very first day I started playing, and warned me about it.
Bastard.

I did cried, and stayed depressed for a week, no kidding.

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The biggest tragedy with a game like medal of honour (while haveing some oft he best graphics going round ) is you don''t care when your world war buddies get wasted, however to create a realistic war environment it should bloody break your heart.

No kidding. I think they made a mistake by not having SoF style gore in it. It just made it feel so unrealistic, and more like a doom style shooter than it could have been. Dont get me wrong. I thought it was great. I guess that decision was made mostly by marketing...

Speaking of SoF. I think the gore was more than a gimick on that too. I remember on Rouge Spear, I was pissed when I shot hostages because i would have to start over...thats it. On sof I wasnt a big deal gameplay-wise if you shot a hostage but none the less, when I remember muttering "Oh, shit!" on many occasions. I evel recall shouting a "Im sorry!" once, when a hostage lost his leg to my shotgun.

That isnt really trajedy, but it adds more feeling. I think politicians should actually like graphics violence, because it would teach the young kids (that shouldnt be playing some of those games anyway=)) that hurting people has side effects. They dont just fall down. I would like to see more games that dont treat (simulated) people as just objects that you shoot at until they fall down.

The really only difficulty I see with having a good story in a t/fps is the implementation. How do you tell it without depending on cut-scenes. Deus Ex used conversations and other news articles. The conversations were rarely interactive, which was the only part of that game I didnt like. Scripted secuences are cool, but arent exactley interactive.

What I would like is a level editor that has a very powerful scripting tool. Possibly a simple language.

But i guess it doesnt matter, considering games can''t express any ideas... ;-)

ideas?

PHRICTION