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IGN article on adventure gaming
IGN have wrote a rather good article on our beloved genre, read it here:
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/01/15/adventure-time-the-comeback-of-a-great-gaming-genre
I’m on a whole new adventure.
Growing a mustache?
No. Bigger than that.
A beard?!?
Ugh. A bunch of platitudes laced with factual errors and awkward writing (introducing Ron Gilbert as “a man who has been making [adventure games] since 1987, and who stands on the brink of the release of his latest, The Cave, in January” is probably the least convincing way of letting your readers know why you think his opinion on the question matters).
Get I get those 3 minutes of my life back, please?
Just a fluff piece, really.
Any new article about the “comeback” of the genre should just come out and be honest: “I wasn’t paying attention until now, but there have been a few high profile games recently so I’m writing about the genre again, even while I continue to ignore the other 95% of adventures.”
Heck, the article itself refers to games that are 6-7 years old as being part of this comeback. At what point does a “comeback” start just being “here”?
I’m glad the genre is getting a bit more mainstream attention, but really, articles like this are at least five years too late to be at all relevant.
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I’m surprised anyone would expect anything else from IGN in particular. Just them covering the subject is a step up, even if it’s with information which could basically be sourced through a few quick Wikipedia reads and such.
Just them covering the subject is a step up, even if it’s with information which could basically be sourced through a few quick Wikipedia reads and such.
^ This.
The truth can’t hurt you, it’s just like the dark: it scares you witless but in time you see things clear and stark. - Elvis Costello
Maybe this time I can be strong, but since I know who I am, I’m probably wrong. Maybe this time I can go far, but thinking about where I’ve been ain’t helping me start. - Michael Kiwanuka
Yeah a lot of people thought the genre stopped existing, it didnt. Hell, a lot of people dont even know what the genre is. Some groups struggle to put a label on these games, for example calling “to the moon” an rpg. I’m sure if they werent prompted to IGN wouldnt even refer to the cave as an adventure, but a platformer with puzzles.
Let me guess, the article only mentions LucasArts when talking about the classic era of adventures without any mention of Sierra.
*reads article*
*asks himself why he read the article*
Hey, if mainstream gaming press (and gamers) are going to go around repeating something that was never really true to begin with, I’d rather it were “Adventure games are back!” than “Adventure games are dead.”
I read the article & as a person that only really started playing games on PC (apart from the handful on PS so what do I know!) I wouldn’t say that everything in the interview was invalid.
I’d like to think AGs are on the up - I personally think they were helped initially by hand-held gadgets like the Nintendo DS but later by gadets that provide book reading etc. In my mind from book-reading to interactive fiction is an easy step, after that with graphics & then after that a fully fledged AG - Revolution Software saved themselves through hand-held technology! AGs offer stories & it seems that modern hand-held devices are opening up the world of adventure - there are certainly quite a few interactive fiction stories turning up which may grab the audience for more!
The article may not have been the best one, but I personally think it is good that Adventure games are getting more and more exposure lately, even if it is not from niched AG’s sites. I think that IGN is a good site for non Adventure Game related games. I go there on a regular basis when I want to read up on console RPG’s or Action Adventure games.
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yes they were helped…hand held devices and lately iPad-like tablet devices have that feeling that they were made for the comeback of adventure games.it’s not that rad but they are a very good platform for the usual mechanics.but it’s not like they resurrected the genre.yes Revo saved themselves with hand-held but it was just a step to fund raising for a bigger project.they can’t survive just on that and it wouldn’t be fulfilling considering their history.at least i don’t feel that way.
thing is i don’t really expect IGN or any of them for that matter to be aware of everything.but just the fact that they decide to cover such a story is a good thing for the genre.invalid as it may be it places attention on the genre so that someone can research on their own and any invalid info can soon be overturned.thing is is good to make it visible again.while the genre is not dead it has been invisible for some time.
like the Walking Dead game,personally i haven’t played it but i’ve heard from people that it wasn’t that great to be an award winner.nonetheless it’s good for the genre and no one can complain if it helps make it easier for people and companies to stand on their own especially in such a small market.
the only downside is that the games designated by awards and articles might not be the best for genre advertisement and some people might cross off the genre since those games are not that awesome as the hype suggested.but it’s certainly better than those articles that had been circulating about the genre being dead and oh what jolly fun we had 20 years ago.
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I’m sure if they werent prompted to IGN wouldnt even refer to the cave as an adventure, but a platformer with puzzles.
Maybe that’s exactly what The Cave is, a platformer with puzzles. It sure looks like one. Feels unreal, reading attacks on ING for something they didn’t say about a game that hasn’t been released yet.
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Looking forward to: Ithaka of the Clouds; The Last Crown; all the kickstarter adventure games I supported
Are mobile devices really making that much of a difference when it comes to adventure games? I definitely wouldn’t credit them with the resurgence of adventure games, that accolade goes to Capcom IMO, but is there a link between mobiles devices and an increase of people coming to this website for example?
i’d say it has helped…it wasn’t a hit but it has attracted people.
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God there are some pessimists on here. Regardless of how much they didn’t mention your beloved Sierra or name dropped your favourite AG, it’s press. It’s all good! Even if some of the information could quite easily be sourced from Wikipedia, IGN are huge and this kind of press will only do the genre some good.
Flip the coin a second - if the article is as bad as people will suggest, what effects will it have? What are the negative outcomes of such an article?
I’m on a whole new adventure.
Growing a mustache?
No. Bigger than that.
A beard?!?
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