I'm looking for depth, meaning and message in computer games.
(or should I say waiting for?)
Because I believe it's the most exciting entertainment development since Cinema.
And here we are at it's conception. We're just 40 years into the rest of it's life.
Ico and Colossus are two good examples.
I would love to say System Shock 2 was in there, but there is nothing highbrow about insane computers, evil aliens and sci-fi weapons and trappings. It was just really really really good.
I think (hope) that Bioshock will be the next game added to this list.
The spiritual successor to SS2, it's hopefully shaping up to be something very special.
From and interview with Ken Levine of Irrational Games:
How do you induce players to reflect upon the morality of their own actions in an environment where survival overrides other goals? Is the existence of a Higher Authority passing judgment necessary for a system of morality?
Read the answer and the rest of the review here (bit big to copy and paste)
I'd just like to say my PC was propping up dust until I discovered MythTV.
After I read the myth features page I immediately backed up my personal stuff, wiped WinXP and installed Ubuntu Breezy. I've not been this excited about computing since I went to university and started using the web for the first time.
I was disappointed when I learned of all the limitations of XP MCE (*why* can't I play a DVD on one machine and watch it on a different TV?? It's mine isn't it?) and Mr. Demerijan off of the Inq mentioned mythtv to me.
Now I dream of multi TB servers with many DVB-T and S tuners and diddy mini ITX boxes under every TV.
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I'm looking for depth, meaning and message in computer games. (or should I say waiting for?)
Because I believe it's the most exciting entertainment development since Cinema.
And here we are at it's conception. We're just 40 years into the rest of it's life.
Ico and Colossus are two good examples.
I would love to say System Shock 2 was in there, but there is nothing highbrow about insane computers, evil aliens and sci-fi weapons and trappings. It was just really really really good.
I think (hope) that Bioshock will be the next game added to this list. The spiritual successor to SS2, it's hopefully shaping up to be something very special.
From and interview with Ken Levine of Irrational Games:
Read the answer and the rest of the review here (bit big to copy and paste)
J1M.
I'd just like to say my PC was propping up dust until I discovered MythTV. After I read the myth features page I immediately backed up my personal stuff, wiped WinXP and installed Ubuntu Breezy. I've not been this excited about computing since I went to university and started using the web for the first time.
I was disappointed when I learned of all the limitations of XP MCE (*why* can't I play a DVD on one machine and watch it on a different TV?? It's mine isn't it?) and Mr. Demerijan off of the Inq mentioned mythtv to me.
Now I dream of multi TB servers with many DVB-T and S tuners and diddy mini ITX boxes under every TV.
Some day, eh? Not exciting my rosy red arse.
J1M.