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... haven't played Episode 3 yet, but the first two episodes were really good... and yes, you're right that they told a good story. Game stories really are growing up and yes (again) they are being written for teen/adult consumers and not children.
Still... Nintendo and others do put out good kid's games, so it's nice that we have choices to go for adult stories with a better sense of realism... or simpler stories that can take us back to our more youthful years.
Nice blog.
Still... Nintendo and others do put out good kid's games, so it's nice that we have choices to go for adult stories with a better sense of realism... or simpler stories that can take us back to our more youthful years.
Nice blog.
I wrote a similar post that pretty much talks about wanting something more emotional from games. I think it would be nice if there were more titles with the storytelling quality of To The Moon.
However, I have to disagree with the idea that a more PG friendly game cannot tell an amazing story or have the emotional depth of a more adult game. Ni No Kuni has that PG draw to it, given that Studio Ghibli is involved, however, it is dealing with the major idea of losing a loved one. So I think that innocent and/or simplistic games can deal with more emotional issues than most Mature rated games.
Also, I have to disagree again. The last time Destructoid rated a simple puzzle game was Fez. We as gamers have such amazing titles at our finger tips and all genres still have amazing games. There are just more titles to sift through to find them.
I cannot recommend To The Moon enough, it is well worth any price you pay, though if you act quick enough you can probably grab it on sale still. I'm in my mid 20s and I am man enough to admit that it made me cry.
However, I have to disagree with the idea that a more PG friendly game cannot tell an amazing story or have the emotional depth of a more adult game. Ni No Kuni has that PG draw to it, given that Studio Ghibli is involved, however, it is dealing with the major idea of losing a loved one. So I think that innocent and/or simplistic games can deal with more emotional issues than most Mature rated games.
Also, I have to disagree again. The last time Destructoid rated a simple puzzle game was Fez. We as gamers have such amazing titles at our finger tips and all genres still have amazing games. There are just more titles to sift through to find them.
I cannot recommend To The Moon enough, it is well worth any price you pay, though if you act quick enough you can probably grab it on sale still. I'm in my mid 20s and I am man enough to admit that it made me cry.
@Elsa
True and games such as Skylanders show there is still vested interest and profit in the kids audience. Just not like it was before.
Also, words of praise coming from you mean a lot, considering I hold your opinion in high regard. Thank you.
@myherozero
I am currently looking at buying it, but I am so slammed with college and other games (Dark Souls, FTL, Humble Bundle 6) that I just don't have enough time.
Also, you kind of missed the point, or maybe I translated it wrong. I never intended to imply that PG games can't tell mature stories, it's just they often don't because kids don't have that kind of intellectual depth that adults do. Honestly, most kids will skip Ni No Kuni because they won't see the appeal, just like how I skipped most JRPG's because...well because there was Pokemon and Harry Potter on GBA, and I those were my games.
Fair point of Fez though, I missed it out simply because I haven't played it, so I didn't remember it. Apologies.
Also, The Warriors is awesome.
True and games such as Skylanders show there is still vested interest and profit in the kids audience. Just not like it was before.
Also, words of praise coming from you mean a lot, considering I hold your opinion in high regard. Thank you.
@myherozero
I am currently looking at buying it, but I am so slammed with college and other games (Dark Souls, FTL, Humble Bundle 6) that I just don't have enough time.
Also, you kind of missed the point, or maybe I translated it wrong. I never intended to imply that PG games can't tell mature stories, it's just they often don't because kids don't have that kind of intellectual depth that adults do. Honestly, most kids will skip Ni No Kuni because they won't see the appeal, just like how I skipped most JRPG's because...well because there was Pokemon and Harry Potter on GBA, and I those were my games.
Fair point of Fez though, I missed it out simply because I haven't played it, so I didn't remember it. Apologies.
Also, The Warriors is awesome.
