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Game Developers On Game Criticism: Spector & Church

Posted by Hemos on from the picking-it-apart dept.

Milktoast writes "Warren Spector and Doug Church, the developers of Deus Ex and Thief hosted a session where they critiqued each other's videogames apart at the game developer's conference. You can see the coverage here."

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  1. Argument for Playing Slowly by kvn299 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I'd much rather play a FPS in a stealthy manner. Thief was right up my alley. I know other people like to run through these games with guns pointed at anything that moves. Not me. If a game is well made, then I hate to rush through it.

    I remember those early levels of Half-Life, how utterly creepy they were. Remember the sounds of those screams and bones crunching? Hell, that scared the crap out of me.

    Or in Jedi Knight, knowing a dozen stormtroopers stood between you and your goal. That buildup, of getting the courage to round those corners really made the game so much fun. Its speaks volumes about a game when you can get so involved in it. That's what made Thief and these other games to much so great. You could really enjoy the game. AND play it the way you wanted.

    I just bought Deus Ex this weekend and can't wait to fire it up!