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dario silva's Blog

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Platinum Games and the failure of excellence
Posted by dario silva on Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:57:00 EDT in Production
A heartfelt response to the recent Polygon interview with Platinum Games CEO Tatsuya Minami
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Criticizing Video Games - The Basics
Posted by dario silva on Sun, 04 Mar 2012 07:04:00 EST in Design
A Very simple definition of a video game that is relevant to all video games regardless of genre. Added to this is a broad definition of what constitutes a good or bad game. Lastly, I speak about modding as a game enhancing tool, with regards to GTA IV.
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A Call to Arms
Posted by dario silva on Sun, 09 Oct 2011 08:35:00 EDT in Design
A short summary of what games were, what they are, and where they might be heading.
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Comment In: Denis Dyack is working on a followup to Eternal Darkness [News - 05/03/2013 - 06:49]
I would be absolutely terrified ... I would be absolutely terrified to work with this guy... he sounds like as good a magician as Mr. Pitchford.

Comment In: The Problem with Game Reviews (And Why Games Are Like Restaurants) [Blog - 05/02/2013 - 09:15]
Thanks for the article Ben, ... Thanks for the article Ben, its an incredibly relevant topic that I feel should be written about at least biweekly. While I 'm not as anarchistic as you when it comes to review scores, I do appreciate the comparison with restaurants and other forms of media. My personal view is ...

Comment In: Super Metroid and The Exclusion of Control Mastery [Blog - 05/01/2013 - 10:54]
thanks for the replies guys, ... thanks for the replies guys, and Ozzie i gotta say your example about seeing a character vs feeling that characters role is really good and ill definitely use it in other conversations about this. If Assassins Creed is about experience, what experience is it portraying Charles this is where i ...

Comment In: Inside the PlayStation 4 With Mark Cerny [Feature - 04/24/2013 - 04:00]
To be honest im a ... To be honest im a bit concerned about this new camera being an unnecessary expense ontop of the price of the core unit. I have the same concern with the new xbox and its one of the main reasons i havent invested in a Wii U.

Comment In: Dragon's Crown, George Kamitani, and being stupid on Facebook [Blog - 04/23/2013 - 03:10]
I think given the insights ... I think given the insights that have come into the discussion perhaps an apology is in order Christian

Comment In: Nintendo misses its fiscal forecasts as the Wii U struggles to sell [News - 04/24/2013 - 03:43]
If the Wii U has ... If the Wii U has clearly inferior ports of next gen games the history books will write it off as a conservative console for conservative nintendo fans. They will probably have some conservative Mario and Zelda 3D titles thrown into the cycle to garner a few million sales... and another ...

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