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Jaffe Ditches Games With Stories
1up reports on David Jaffe's latest post to his blog, where he rails against games with stories, claiming that moving forward he'll be all about play for the sake of play. From the article: "Jaffe goes onto explain his thesis, believing many modern cinematic games don't properly play upon the raw 'real' emotions videogames can elicit: tension and release, fear and anxiety, triumph and defeat, and confusion and joy over challenges. We're wondering how Jaffe intends to make us cry without playing up the story elements, but we're interested in seeing him try. Maybe Project HL will simply feature an extended Path of Hades sequence ripped from God of War. I simply loved climbing those spiked poles for over an hour."
Avid: Ardently desirous, extremely eager, greedy.
An avid reader reads *everything*. I am an avid reader, I will read anything by anyone as long as I can understand it (and sometimes even if I can't, e.g. foreign language books).
"Or a Linux network admin telling a Windows network admin that he's not a "real" admin."
I actually agree with that one.
Have you tried George R. R. Martin?
How about the others on my "classics" list? 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' is an amazing work.
It depresses me when someone says that they are passionate about reading and then cites Goodkind as their very first example.
Why yes! I am a book snob, why do you ask?
Avid: Marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
And Avid reader doesn't NEED to read everything, they just have to be enthusiastic about reading.
""Or a Linux network admin telling a Windows network admin that he's not a "real" admin."
I actually agree with that one."
The funny thing is, for how rock stable most *nux systems I deal with are, it takes a far more skilled and intelligent person to maintain our Windows solutions. So put your fanboi zealotry away.
"It depresses me when someone says that they are passionate about reading and then cites Goodkind as their very first example."
It depresses me when someone as well read as you shows that despite their obvious intelligence they have chosen to be bigotish and close minded.
-Rick
"Most people in the U.S. wouldn't know they live in a tyrannical state if it walked up and grabbed their junk." - MyFirs