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CliffyB Talks After Finishing Gears

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the finally-over dept.

Next Generation is carrying an interview with Epic Designer Cliffy Bleszinksi, where he discusses shooters in the next-gen era, what it's like to work with Microsoft, and how it feels to wrap up Gears of War. From the article: "As a designer I don't know if it's ever possible to be fully satisfied but my gut tells me, 'yes'. I sit down and I play the game and I have a blast with it, whether it be single player versus or co-op. I mean, co-op's especially bad. I feel like I'm seeing the whole experience completely new. It's like, if you ever see a cool movie and you bring a friend to see it who hadn't seen the movie yet, right? It's that shared experience, that makes co-op so great."

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  1. Greatly bad. by Fallingcow · · Score: 2, Funny
    I mean, co-op's especially bad. I feel like I'm seeing the whole experience completely new. It's like, if you ever see a cool movie and you bring a friend to see it who hadn't seen the movie yet, right? It's that shared experience, that makes co-op so great.


    So, is it "great" or is it "bad"? WTF?
    1. Re:Greatly bad. by hords · · Score: 2, Funny

      "i love the power glove. its so bad."

      But in that case it was actually true! Kind of like saying, "I love E.T. on the Atari 2600. It's so bad."

  2. "bad" is short for "bad ass" by Distan · · Score: 2, Informative

    That is clear from the article.

  3. Re:CliffyB == John Romero by LukeCage · · Score: 4, Informative

    I know it's not recommended to feed the trolls, but I can't help myself.

    I just wanted to say that your comments about CliffyB are entirely inaccurate. He's the nicest guy I have ever met at any show ever; I met him at E3 (he was dressed in a pimptabulous red suit) and he actually took half an hour of his time to talk to me. Please note that I am a complete dork and had nothing to offer him - I do not work in the games industry and am not a media persion. Cliff just took the time to talk to me as a human being and fellow fan. The man is a gamer's gamer who enjoys just about every genre and is totally enthusiastic about making games. He's worked hard, made his own 2d platformer, been a level designer, and clawed his way up to a lead design position. All without any stupid smack talk or any of the other bombastic crap that "gaming celebrities" engage in.

    I think CliffyB is pretty cool and if his game is good (and I don't see why it shouldn't be; the man "gets" games) then I hope it meets with a lot of success.