25th June 2005, 12:54 PM
They seem to ignore one very obvious fact. It is literally harder to be innovative now than it was back in the Atari and NES days.
That is to say, Zelda back then was innovative. If someone made Zelda today, it would not be. All those innovative unique titles then have already been MADE now. There is a lot less options someone can pick from if they want to make a new kind of game experience. That plays a lot into it.
That is to say, Zelda back then was innovative. If someone made Zelda today, it would not be. All those innovative unique titles then have already been MADE now. There is a lot less options someone can pick from if they want to make a new kind of game experience. That plays a lot into it.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)