Gogogic CEO Says Single-Player is a "Gimmick"
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This thread seems to be full of people making snide comments and generally pointing and laughing and I don't approve of threads of that, even if I disagree with the stated opinions. So instead, I'm leaving. This guy made a controversial statement and he should have known it was only going to make people dislike him so he should have keep it to himself for professional reasons. Now, good day.
Wow. What a fuckin' idiot this guy is. Did he just forget about all the single player only games that people play?
of coarse YOU would say that Adam Jensen...Adam Jensen said:
you and your silly little "Deus Ex: human revolution" (with no multiplayer to speak of) are no better than the gimmicy-est of the shovelware crap you find on the Wii!
GIMMICK BE GONE!!!!
What is this singleplayer he talks of? I thought only casual games existed? Back to farmville amiright?
Sounds as pretentious as Jonathon Blow...
Moronic as people thinking CoD is the be-all and end-all of video games...
Moronic as people thinking CoD is the be-all and end-all of video games...
What? Just no. Would Mass Effect's story be improved by adding other -people- to your experience? Would Bioshock's? How about Silent Hill's? Nope, doesn't seem like it. Amnesia? Bastion? Nope. Are they just 'gimmicks'? Didn't think so. So why are single player experiences being thought of as such? It just doesn't make sense.
Here's the thing - Braid was actually pretty freaking awesome, whereas, as has been demonstrated many times before, nobody knows who this guy is.VoidWanderer said:
Whilst the idea that single-player gaming is a gimmick is clearly taking the point too far, I think there probably is some merit in what he says. I mean, I've been playing Company of Heroes for 6-7 years now, and I certainly wouldn't have done that if the only antagonist available was the AI (because the AI is stupid). Pitting yourself against people gives a much more even, much more difficult game. Sure, that's one particular RTS, and it does not apply to all games, but there's something in what he says.
There's an alien, a hungry yellow ball and a plumber with a large mallet at the door, and they would like a word with you...
Either he's trolling, or he doesn't know much about video game history.
While most of the games I play are single-player games, I do enjoy multi-player games sometimes. While some multi-player games are fun, the social part is either nonexistent or poorly executed. If I want to play a social game, I meet with my friends and play a card game or board game.
While most of the games I play are single-player games, I do enjoy multi-player games sometimes. While some multi-player games are fun, the social part is either nonexistent or poorly executed. If I want to play a social game, I meet with my friends and play a card game or board game.
Doesn't take Yahtzee fans to call bullshit on this guy, while he tries to make an interesting point he ends up just trying to insult a large sector of the market. If he wanted to make some overall statement on the evolution of gaming he could have, instead he comes out looking quite biased and stupid for using cheap insults and over-generalizations to promote the style of games his company sells.thesilentman said:
I was trying to make my point about the fact that people don't want to give multiplayer a chance because most of they played is shit as multiplayer. I should have made that more clear. I don't mind having multiplayer, just don't shoehorn it in and make it mandatory.NiPah said:
Personally, I do play my single player games with others. Me, and the developers. We create the experience of a game, all of us working together.
It really is as simple as that. Computer games havent removed the other person, theyve just put some distance in time between me and the other people no different to if, for example, I were playing Chess by mail.
All it means is that, apparently, it makes it easy for arrogant small-time developers to miss the point and make fools of themselves.
It really is as simple as that. Computer games havent removed the other person, theyve just put some distance in time between me and the other people no different to if, for example, I were playing Chess by mail.
All it means is that, apparently, it makes it easy for arrogant small-time developers to miss the point and make fools of themselves.