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AMDman13:
The video was pretty cool, but am I the only one who noticed that the average age of the commenter's was 25? I agree with what's been said.. If I can't get my game on and be done with it in 35 minutes or less than I don't think it's worth it.. Kinda like sex I guess ;D

I did dig on the chick with the tat's though!

ARTIFACT:

--- Quote from: Sir Auros on August 13, 2007, 07:45:14 pm ---Not to sound like a ---tallywhacker---, but I think it's more a case of old fogey syndrome or regular old retardation that keeps people from enjoying modern games due to an inability to learn the controls.

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i respect your point of view

my pesonal pov is that Product Design, input and interaction design have not been focusing on targeting HUMANS. they targetted hardcore gamers instead. hence the exponential number of buttons on home consoles over the years.

both are valid

but they are orthogonal issues. there isno retardation in one or the other.

again these are all povs and its great that we have dif. povs :)

Flip_Willie:

--- Quote from: ARTIFACT on August 13, 2007, 07:18:13 pm ---Sorry I don't always have 30 hours to play a Zelda

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   Even though I enjoy many modern games, I share this sentiment a lot of the time.  I am almost never in the mood to play a long term game.  I like games short and sweet.  I particularly enjoy this about arcade games.


Just as it is,
Flip Willie

SavannahLion:
I think I could've done without, like, all that, you know, like, that funky, like, California valley, like, you know, talk.  ::)

I'm middle of the road. I don't really spend a lot of time playing the older classics because I've been there and done that. I do think that a lot of the new games are pretty shallow or they consume too much time in one sitting (30 minutes between saves?! Not tonight.) I think that's why the Wii seems to be pretty popular with a lot of people. People are getting tired (though they may not realize it) of playing the same five types of games with near identical graphics and want something a little different. It's not exactly a throw back to the games of yore. It's a careful attempt in a different direction. Sure it's been tried in one fashion or another, but hopefully, this time, consumers are more apt to accept something that's different.

RayB:
It's an ok video. Basically a spoken blurb.  I don't like how they started it out kind of saying that VIDEO games begat the arcade. Amusement Arcades existed LONG before Pong and Space Wars ever existed.

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