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RLacey · 01-24-2005, 12:24 PM

I don't think that kids want to play games targetted at them. Not those who choose their own games, anyway. They want to play games that are fun, and that have a good story, and those are qualities that all gamers expect.

That said, young people look at games differently. My understanding of the Monkey Island games, for example, changed considerably as I grew up. When I was 6 or 7 I didn't get the humour, and liked them for the outlandish stories. Perhaps there IS something in that. Younger people appreciate the LucasArts kind of story more than those of 'serious' adventure games, and perhaps that's why they have a more diverse appeal.

Did that make any sense?

01-24-2005, 12:24 PM	#4
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	I don't think that kids want to play games targetted at them. Not those who choose their own games, anyway. They want to play games that are fun, and that have a good story, and those are qualities that all gamers expect. That said, young people look at games differently. My understanding of the Monkey Island games, for example, changed considerably as I grew up. When I was 6 or 7 I didn't get the humour, and liked them for the outlandish stories. Perhaps there IS something in that. Younger people appreciate the LucasArts kind of story more than those of 'serious' adventure games, and perhaps that's why they have a more diverse appeal. Did that make any sense? __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.