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Good to hear, collaboration is the second most important thing to making good art (heroin is the first)
Cage has clearly shown that very poor writers cant design games. If one guy could do it all Heavy rain would have had some actual game play.
Cage has clearly shown that very poor writers cant design games. If one guy could do it all Heavy rain would have had some actual game play.
I agree. Games are much harder. If a movie sucks, you can easily edit them to make them watchable, most notably The Phantom Edit. Not so with games. Once it's out there to the public, that's it. There is no going back, better luck next time. So they need that team collaboration to make the game is great as possible.
I agree. You never hear Gabe Newell or Randy Pitchford claiming they were the sole element in bringing their games to life. Larger titles tend not to be about individuals, but developers at large, even though stand-out personalities exist within them. Its a good mindset to have in a creative industry full of pretentious anuses.
What's with all these Colonial Marines articles? Did Randy Pitchford give you a blowjob in a back alley?
@The Silent Protagonist
But seriously, it's just a bit annoying to see one game to get so much attention because of the bias of an editor. Guess I'll just have to deal with it.
But seriously, it's just a bit annoying to see one game to get so much attention because of the bias of an editor. Guess I'll just have to deal with it.
So, when one of these auteurs makes a movie... He acts every role, does the lighting and sound, does the editing... The list goes on. No. No that is not how it works at all. I do not believe this guy knows what the hell he is talking about. Stick to writing the narrative masterpiece that I am certain colonial marines will be.
This many articles over a game that tbh doesn't look very good? Can't get excited about a game that just looks like Pitchfords massive fanwank.
@Chongo
So don't read it? I fail to see how a man's positive opinion on a series and thus his choice to be excited about it and share it with this community is a bad thing, or in any way different than your choice to be upset about it.
So don't read it? I fail to see how a man's positive opinion on a series and thus his choice to be excited about it and share it with this community is a bad thing, or in any way different than your choice to be upset about it.
@ShotgunDiplom4t
I'm looking forward to this game, maybe not as much as some, but I still think having 5 posts about the same game, written by one guy (who wields a significant influence), all under the space of 3 days is hardly quality journalism even if this is a videogame we're talking about.
I'm looking forward to this game, maybe not as much as some, but I still think having 5 posts about the same game, written by one guy (who wields a significant influence), all under the space of 3 days is hardly quality journalism even if this is a videogame we're talking about.
That's why you should never blame one guy.
Unless of course there's Uwe Boll or George Lucas since they typically maintain 100% creative control of the project.
Unless of course there's Uwe Boll or George Lucas since they typically maintain 100% creative control of the project.
Dtomek, I hope you realize that, while directors aren't acting themselves, but they do control how the actors act, and which cuts make it into the film. Even if it's not always the best choice.
@Chongo
I understand where your opinion comes from and agree that there have been a lot of posts about this game in comparison to single posts about other games, but I also think that we can't necessarily blame the individual author without taking in to consideration that there are other authors working for this site that could act as a counter-balance. Whether or not they hold the same level of interest towards their respective topics is what is at fault here, more so than Jim's or any others quality as a journalist.
Then again, I'm just glad to see someone as passionate about Alien, which I'm rabid for anyways. Needless to say I respect your opinion as and now that I'm done being so disgustingly amicable, it's time for some vidya games.
I understand where your opinion comes from and agree that there have been a lot of posts about this game in comparison to single posts about other games, but I also think that we can't necessarily blame the individual author without taking in to consideration that there are other authors working for this site that could act as a counter-balance. Whether or not they hold the same level of interest towards their respective topics is what is at fault here, more so than Jim's or any others quality as a journalist.
Then again, I'm just glad to see someone as passionate about Alien, which I'm rabid for anyways. Needless to say I respect your opinion as and now that I'm done being so disgustingly amicable, it's time for some vidya games.
A composer brings an orchestra together to play a piece in symphony. The composer writes the piece, and tells the players what they need to do. An orchestra can't succeed if they don't believe in their composer, the person directing them, the piece will fail.
Games need a driving force. Do you think Metal Gear Solid would succeed if it didn't have someone as determined as Kojima at the helm? Does anyone genuinely think Kojima did everything for the entire series? Kojima writes the game, and he works with his team. The original ending of MGS4 was Snake killing himself for example, his team got him to change it.
Cliffy B had a vision in mind for what he wanted to see for Gears of War. His team helped him make it. No one would ever say it's his game alone, but it's a Cliffy B game in that it is his brainchild, and Epic and everyone else worked on it.
I would argue that most games that have been highly lauded since gaming got really huge have a single, stand-out figure behind them.
Casey Hudson, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Hideki Kamiya, Atsushi Inaba, Shinji Mikami, Hideo Kojima, Keiji Inafune, Cliffy B, Chris Avellone, Chris Metzen, Tim Schaefer, countles others.
Good creators bring a team together in their visions.All games worth anything are results of collaboration.
Games need a driving force. Do you think Metal Gear Solid would succeed if it didn't have someone as determined as Kojima at the helm? Does anyone genuinely think Kojima did everything for the entire series? Kojima writes the game, and he works with his team. The original ending of MGS4 was Snake killing himself for example, his team got him to change it.
Cliffy B had a vision in mind for what he wanted to see for Gears of War. His team helped him make it. No one would ever say it's his game alone, but it's a Cliffy B game in that it is his brainchild, and Epic and everyone else worked on it.
I would argue that most games that have been highly lauded since gaming got really huge have a single, stand-out figure behind them.
Casey Hudson, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Hideki Kamiya, Atsushi Inaba, Shinji Mikami, Hideo Kojima, Keiji Inafune, Cliffy B, Chris Avellone, Chris Metzen, Tim Schaefer, countles others.
Good creators bring a team together in their visions.All games worth anything are results of collaboration.
@Chango
Its been a very very slow news week, im sure they are just happy that there is anything worth talking about right now.
Unless you want them to go kotaku up in here and post celebrety gosip slightly involving video games.
Its been a very very slow news week, im sure they are just happy that there is anything worth talking about right now.
Unless you want them to go kotaku up in here and post celebrety gosip slightly involving video games.
I don't think guy realizes what he is actually saying. When poeple talk about having an "auteur" heading things up, no one is saying that person does everything and the team is unimportant. The director of a movie, game or any other creative product is there to provide an overall direction and make decisions on what ideas work within the product they are making. When there is some one with a strong vision as to what the end product will be, the product will be that much stronger for it.
I just think this guy doesn't understand what he is talking about. does he believe that the Alien game he is working on is better than, oh I don't know, Bioshock, God of War, Gears of War, Mario, Metal Gear, Ico. Maybe it will be, but I doubt it.
I just think this guy doesn't understand what he is talking about. does he believe that the Alien game he is working on is better than, oh I don't know, Bioshock, God of War, Gears of War, Mario, Metal Gear, Ico. Maybe it will be, but I doubt it.
@ Aurain
Exactly. No director of a movie does everything. Obviously they have a lot of help, but they piece it all together in the end. Good directors listen to others, but they know what they want and what the big picture is.
Everyone else is focused on the micro. The director is all about the macro AND the micro.
I do love how Jim decides to take a nice sideswipe at David Cage once again. Never misses a beat. Hilarious how much he despises the man if only because he wishes he could have his success (even if Cage is a bad writer).
Exactly. No director of a movie does everything. Obviously they have a lot of help, but they piece it all together in the end. Good directors listen to others, but they know what they want and what the big picture is.
Everyone else is focused on the micro. The director is all about the macro AND the micro.
I do love how Jim decides to take a nice sideswipe at David Cage once again. Never misses a beat. Hilarious how much he despises the man if only because he wishes he could have his success (even if Cage is a bad writer).
"But seriously, it's just a bit annoying to see one game to get so much attention because of the bias of an editor."
I apologize for having done several interviews and then sharing them with my readers. I hope it hasn't ruined your day too much.
I apologize for having done several interviews and then sharing them with my readers. I hope it hasn't ruined your day too much.
"Hilarious how much he despises the man if only because he wishes he could have his success"
Yep, that's totally it. After all, I've tried and failed to make so many videogames before, because I am an aspiring videogame director apparently.
Yep, that's totally it. After all, I've tried and failed to make so many videogames before, because I am an aspiring videogame director apparently.
that's true, but then you look at Kojima's and Cage's and you know that their sole existence is to fuck up games. Kojima stepped on Lords of Shadow developers and you knew from the beginning what he fucked up, or for Kojimatards "graced", the script that was terrible. Cage? same thing, but on bigger scale.
"Yep, that's totally it. After all, I've tried and failed to make so many videogames before, because I am an aspiring videogame director apparently."
I was more referring to his role and infamous success as the writer. But sure, I suppose you're as envious of his directorship as well.
I was more referring to his role and infamous success as the writer. But sure, I suppose you're as envious of his directorship as well.
"Mikey Neumann, lead writer for Aliens: Colonial Marines, believes it's somewhat deceptive for game directors to pass themselves off as the solo driving force behind a product [...]"
Does this happen? Maybe they just escape me but I can't think of any examples.
Does this happen? Maybe they just escape me but I can't think of any examples.
Jurnolizm! The jurnolizm was just fine, then you went and fucked up the balance. You have to understand your role here! Just fucking jurnal the fucking izm!
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