Comments on: Life is Too Short http://tleaves.com/2005/08/01/life-is-too-short/ Creativity x Technology Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:09:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: YA http://tleaves.com/2005/08/01/life-is-too-short/comment-page-1/#comment-1678 YA Fri, 05 Aug 2005 21:23:17 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=431#comment-1678 After swearing off the gaming press recently, I got a demo disc in the mail with of God of War on it. I experienced the same thing, taking an hour to complete a short section of gameplay. Who has the patience to fight the same boss over and over again? So I agree, 10-15 hours is plenty, and is it just me or are games too hard these days. Also, I had the experience you describe with Black & White. 'I loved (LOVED) Populous, I hate B&W, maybe I'll dig it up and give it another go.' I finally had to throw away the CD to stop myself trying it again. Anyway, I still won't believe game reviews. After swearing off the gaming press recently, I got a demo disc in the mail with of God of War on it. I experienced the same thing, taking an hour to complete a short section of gameplay. Who has the patience to fight the same boss over and over again? So I agree, 10-15 hours is plenty, and is it just me or are games too hard these days.

Also, I had the experience you describe with Black & White. ‘I loved (LOVED) Populous, I hate B&W, maybe I’ll dig it up and give it another go.’ I finally had to throw away the CD to stop myself trying it again. Anyway, I still won’t believe game reviews.

]]> By: Brian Hook http://tleaves.com/2005/08/01/life-is-too-short/comment-page-1/#comment-1677 Brian Hook Tue, 02 Aug 2005 15:33:41 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=431#comment-1677 Fundamentally games are either about execution or about content consumption. This is the primary difference between Riddick, Halo, Everquest, FF vs. CounterStrike, Soul Calibur, PlanetSide, WC3, Diablo 2, and Madden Games that emphasize content consumption are the ones that have a limited length and the point is to progress. Execution based games test your abilities constantly, over and over, by keeping the content the same (levels, monsters, etc.) and varying the situation. Fundamentally games are either about execution or about content consumption. This is the primary difference between Riddick, Halo, Everquest, FF vs. CounterStrike, Soul Calibur, PlanetSide, WC3, Diablo 2, and Madden

Games that emphasize content consumption are the ones that have a limited length and the point is to progress. Execution based games test your abilities constantly, over and over, by keeping the content the same (levels, monsters, etc.) and varying the situation.

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