Comments on: BioWare’s Zeschuk: Videogames quickly growing out of dependence on violent gameplay http://www.vg247.com/2009/07/07/biowares-zeschuk-videogames-quickly-growing-out-of-dependence-on-violent-gameplay/ VG247.com Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:55:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: blackdreamhunk http://www.vg247.com/2009/07/07/biowares-zeschuk-videogames-quickly-growing-out-of-dependence-on-violent-gameplay/comment-page-1/#comment-86067 blackdreamhunk Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:30:53 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=44458#comment-86067 I agree with him there are games with out fighting out there. SIMs or ceasor 4 any way one I agree with him there are games with out fighting out there. SIMs or ceasor 4 any way one

]]> By: wz http://www.vg247.com/2009/07/07/biowares-zeschuk-videogames-quickly-growing-out-of-dependence-on-violent-gameplay/comment-page-1/#comment-86015 wz Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:01:27 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=44458#comment-86015 I think a major problem is that storytelling is bound to be non-interactive. Except for two cases: either having to find out how a given situation is to be resolved, so that storytelling amounts to the construction of said situation. Or presenting a multitude of possible continuations of a story, in which case storytelling amounts to giving an overview of how the story might unfold in each direction. (I would like to see a game of the latter form, but deliberately disappointing you. You think you make all the right choices, only to find yourself further away from your goals.) I think a major problem is that storytelling is bound to be non-interactive. Except for two cases: either having to find out how a given situation is to be resolved, so that storytelling amounts to the construction of said situation. Or presenting a multitude of possible continuations of a story, in which case storytelling amounts to giving an overview of how the story might unfold in each direction.

(I would like to see a game of the latter form, but deliberately disappointing you. You think you make all the right choices, only to find yourself further away from your goals.)

]]> By: Aimless http://www.vg247.com/2009/07/07/biowares-zeschuk-videogames-quickly-growing-out-of-dependence-on-violent-gameplay/comment-page-1/#comment-86013 Aimless Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:25:49 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=44458#comment-86013 This just in: BioWare retroactively invents the point'n'click genre. Don't get me wrong, it's nice to hear someone on the development side suggesting that gaming doesn't have to be a pastime centred on violence, but I think he's focusing too much on 'different audiences'. I've been playing games for ages and I like a spot of the old ultra-violence as much as the next man, but that doesn't preclude me from enjoying non-violent, story-driven games. This just in: BioWare retroactively invents the point’n'click genre.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s nice to hear someone on the development side suggesting that gaming doesn’t have to be a pastime centred on violence, but I think he’s focusing too much on ‘different audiences’. I’ve been playing games for ages and I like a spot of the old ultra-violence as much as the next man, but that doesn’t preclude me from enjoying non-violent, story-driven games.

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