So the large meat packers don't want these folks to test 100% because they fear they'll have to change their own practices to compete? Am I missing something, or isn't that how the free market is *supposed* to work?
If these prestige games have beautiful story, feel and gameplay then I fail to see why they won't sell well. I think they should.
For a work to sell well, it needs to grab the attention of the mainstream. It should appeal to mainstream tastes. As can be seen with a form like film, not all mainstream works are "beautiful", and not all "beautiful" works are mainstream.
In other words, the sets of the "mainstream" and the "beautiful" certainly intersect, but neither one is a subset of the other.
Here are a lot of games that I would recommend playing. Most console gamers out there have probably played a great deal of them, but I figured I'd list 'em ALL out (even the painfully obvious, like Super Mario Bros., etc.) in the case that you somehow missed one of the old standbys of console gaming.
As you can tell, I'm a bit biased towards Nintendo's offerings, and certain genres are overrepresented. Oh well.
And games marked with an "*" are games that I haven't personally played, but which I definitely want to play at some point.
PC:
Myst; Monkey Island series; Starcraft
NES:
Super Mario Bros. 1, 2, & 3; The Legend of Zelda
SNES:
Super Mario World 1 & 2; F-Zero; Donkey Kong Country 1, 2, & 3; The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past; Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars; Chrono Trigger; Earthboun; Super Mario Kart; Final Fantasy 3*; Secret of Mana*; Super Metroid*
Nintendo 64:
Mario 64; Pilotwings 64; Blast Corps; Starfox 64; Banjo-Kazooie; Goldeneye; Perfect Dark; Mario Kart 64; Pokemon Snap (Short and surprisingly fun.)
Gamecube:
Super Smash Bros: Melee; The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker; Metroid Prime; Resident Evil 4*; Eternal Darkness; Viewtiful Joe; Beyond Good and Evil*
Game Boy:
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening; Kirby's Dream Land (Short and fun. I have good memories of this game from many years ago. And besides, I thought I should have at least one Kirby game on the list)
Playstation:
Resident Evil 2*; Final Fantasty VII*; Xenogears*; Metal Gear Solid
Playstation 2:
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (or Vice City or GTAIII); Dance Dance Revolution / In the Groove; Shadow of the Colossus; Guitar Hero 1 & 2; Tony Hawk Pro Skater (any of them will do); Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2*; Burnout Revenge; Devil May Cry; God of War; Okami*; Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time; Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal*
There are also some notable series that I haven't played at all, but which are probably worth taking a look at if you haven't already played them. Sonic, Mega Man, Halo, and Castlevania all come to mind, for example.
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So the large meat packers don't want these folks to test 100% because they fear they'll have to change their own practices to compete? Am I missing something, or isn't that how the free market is *supposed* to work?
If these prestige games have beautiful story, feel and gameplay then I fail to see why they won't sell well. I think they should.
For a work to sell well, it needs to grab the attention of the mainstream. It should appeal to mainstream tastes. As can be seen with a form like film, not all mainstream works are "beautiful", and not all "beautiful" works are mainstream.
In other words, the sets of the "mainstream" and the "beautiful" certainly intersect, but neither one is a subset of the other.
Here are a lot of games that I would recommend playing. Most console gamers out there have probably played a great deal of them, but I figured I'd list 'em ALL out (even the painfully obvious, like Super Mario Bros., etc.) in the case that you somehow missed one of the old standbys of console gaming.
As you can tell, I'm a bit biased towards Nintendo's offerings, and certain genres are overrepresented. Oh well.
And games marked with an "*" are games that I haven't personally played, but which I definitely want to play at some point.
PC:
Myst; Monkey Island series; Starcraft
NES:
Super Mario Bros. 1, 2, & 3; The Legend of Zelda
SNES:
Super Mario World 1 & 2; F-Zero; Donkey Kong Country 1, 2, & 3; The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past; Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars; Chrono Trigger; Earthboun; Super Mario Kart; Final Fantasy 3*; Secret of Mana*; Super Metroid*
Nintendo 64:
Mario 64; Pilotwings 64; Blast Corps; Starfox 64; Banjo-Kazooie; Goldeneye; Perfect Dark; Mario Kart 64; Pokemon Snap (Short and surprisingly fun.)
Gamecube:
Super Smash Bros: Melee; The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker; Metroid Prime; Resident Evil 4*; Eternal Darkness; Viewtiful Joe; Beyond Good and Evil*
Game Boy:
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening; Kirby's Dream Land (Short and fun. I have good memories of this game from many years ago. And besides, I thought I should have at least one Kirby game on the list)
Playstation:
Resident Evil 2*; Final Fantasty VII*; Xenogears*; Metal Gear Solid
Playstation 2:
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (or Vice City or GTAIII); Dance Dance Revolution / In the Groove; Shadow of the Colossus; Guitar Hero 1 & 2; Tony Hawk Pro Skater (any of them will do); Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2*; Burnout Revenge; Devil May Cry; God of War; Okami*; Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time; Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal*
There are also some notable series that I haven't played at all, but which are probably worth taking a look at if you haven't already played them. Sonic, Mega Man, Halo, and Castlevania all come to mind, for example.