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[Icewolf]

Originally Posted by Lulu_Jane

Interactive movies you say? Sounds eerily familiar to the horrible phase of FMV "games" the industry went through in the mid 90's.

Which proves your point I think

I remember the X-Files game... 8, eight, EIGHT,
=> 8 <=
CDs.


*Klick* Oh, I solved the riddle. *Klick* Oh, I won.

[arete]

Originally Posted by Icewolf

I remember the X-Files game... 8, eight, EIGHT,
=> 8 <=
CDs.


*Klick* Oh, I solved the riddle. *Klick* Oh, I won.

the look on your sweet furry face ^^

[Wicky]

Well, a programmer today has to be very intelligent to understand how Windows API works. This is really complex stuff, where only people with an IQ of 140 or higher pass, and only those who manage to memorize thousands of properties, forms, functions or libraries on their own, can proceed to develop a game.

Don't you guys see the problem? It's like setting up a 100 meter high wall and only people who can climb it may write a poem with a pencil, that is on the top of this wall. Fact is, that only musculous sportsmen will manage to climb up, because they physically are able to, but their poems will be crap!

Thanks for reading.

[Japo]

Programming tools available today that weren't available before make programming easier, not harder. Try making Wolfenstein 3D in assembler. Of course nowadays more complicated projects are made, and that's why this tools have been invented.

[RRS]

Originally Posted by Wicky

Well, a programmer today...

That's what teamwork is for. Too bad that people (unfortunately that means those who educate!) fail to understand that game designer =/= programmer. He should know the basics to understand how the stuff is built, but he doesn't need to code himself in these days. Today's designers should be like directors / screenwriters / art directors in movies: creating an intersting idea. For coding - you can hire specialists.

(does the above text show that I suck at coding?)

[Wicky]

Originally Posted by RRS

That's what teamwork is for. Too bad that people (unfortunately that means those who educate!) fail to understand that game designer =/= programmer. He should know the basics to understand how the stuff is built, but he doesn't need to code himself in these days. Today's designers should be like directors / screenwriters / art directors in movies: creating an intersting idea. For coding - you can hire specialists.

(does the above text show that I suck at coding?)

Hmm, no. I have an entirely different opinion about "teamwork"
It should be possible to write a simple game without the need of a team to work with.

How about Volker Wertich who wrote "The Settlers 1" all by himself?
How about "Bards Tale"?

[RRS]

Originally Posted by Wicky

It should be possible to write a simple game without the need of a team to work with.

I thought you have enough examples for this ...in Flash format?

[Scatty]

Originally Posted by RRS

I thought you have enough examples for this ...in Flash format?

Not only that, take Mount & Blade for example. Created by a Turkish couple, two people only who designed and programmed it all by themselves, it's as great as any other big corporate, more famous game, even if not with the top-notch graphics. But I think you can't have both super graphics and great fun in a game, one of the two is always a bit lower than the other, depending on what was the focus when making the game.

[Eagle of Fire]

One bad artist and about 100 super marketing geniuses?

[aben5550]

Well I'll tell you why I'm here, I'm here because I get bored playing these new games that look incredible, but only get you five of six hours of gameplay, and even then that gameplay has been done so many different ways that I get tired of it. Don't get me wrong there are plenty of good games out there today, but they just don't last as long as they used to.