Hi Danc, r n r nI understand that you mean this to be taken as a dispassionate analysis of group psychology right , but I admit I 'm feeling a lot of judgement. You offer the inside and outside views of two examples, but even the presumably-desirable inside views are ...
That would be awesome. But if that were the case, I would have thought they 'd announce Scott Brodie 's involvement. They are teamed up on Highgrounds, after all.
Ramin: I appreciate commercial necessity, and I like your emphasis on building a more robust games industry. I just think that industry size and profit should not be our only values. I strongly believe that media shapes our culture and ourselves the pervasive and narrowly-focused pursuit of commercial success or, ...
The article starts by stating that Candy Box proves the hooky, skinner box-ish grind isn 't offensive to hardcore gamers, but is that really the core of this game I suspect not. Candy Box is more a subversion of grindy mechanics than a celebration of them. The entire rest of ...
Of course it can be done, but I 'm betting it 's much harder. And if they want a reliable stream of hits, I wouldn 't put much hope in their ability to stomach the necessary risk.
