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Bangle and Maggie
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NewtistBeach
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NewtistBeach
@RiskSystem_Game
Artist/Programmer/Composer at Newt Industries.
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- I'm a little hesitant to say this again but I will...the big indie success stories of that period were simply competently made games with almost no competition. I dont think any of them would have been successful if they had to release for the first time today...Braid: Anniversary Edition "sold like dog s***", says creator Jonathan Blow eurogamer.net/braid-annivers…
- It's odd how these remake projects (MGS3, Shadow of the Colossus. Etc.) seem to come from a belief that the art direction was only ever a trick to mask some kind of design shortcoming versus being deliberate and beautiful in and of itself.MGS Delta looks nice, but (warning: cranky old man take incoming) you can look at just about any screenshot of the original MGS3 and instantly tell what game it is. Not so with the remake.
- Replying to @RiskSystem_GameThat's why almost none of these developers even with the HUGE advantage of recognition & connections from their previous hit have been able follow up with anything even remotely as successful. That isn't a dig on them, just way too much great stuff to compete against now...
- Replying to @tim_bitcoinI dont think anyone would say Braid was foundational in a similar way to Pacman or Space Invaders. Also the development environment between 2008 and now is only marginally different and mostly on the side of accessibility. Many indie devs still use dev environments from 2007.
- I think this is one of the examples (along with Vagrant Story) of doing something really unique only 3d would be capable of. Like living paintings but so much more than just making painterly fx or materials but living 3d illustrations in, to me, the truest sense...I want this for me
00:00 - The people that view turn based mechanics as a limitation and not you know...the rules of the game...always confuse the shit out of me. HOW you do the things via the mechanics is just as big a part of the game as WHAT you're doing.I’m always confused by gaming takes that are essentially “You know what may be best for the future of this series? Completely ripping out and changing its core identity!”
- Replying to @TheBuzzSawI'd argue their revenue would go from "life changing" to "don't quit the day job" and far fewer people would be aware or them. And to clarify, the premise is if they had to debut these titles for the first time today without any previous hits or reputation.
- I worked in a nursing home briefly. Something you notice is how fast people mentally decline when they no longer have access to their hobbies. I feel like video games might be a force in staving off dementia for the general population...I’m in my 50s, and no— I’m not gonna stop. When I’m in a nursing home? I’ll still be playing. I don’t give a shit what anyone thinks, let alone some random douchecanoe on Twitter thinks. Life life for *you*, not shitheels on social media who certainly won’t be there in the end.
- Replying to @RiskSystem_GameA lot of current era game industry problems begin to make sense once you realize so many people think photo realism/detail is the goal of all art and anything that falls short of that is an obvious failure.
- Tales of Phantasia for those wondering : ) (I used to have a .mov of this clip on my computer for inspiration)There ain’t no way this animation is from 1998 bro this was way ahead of its time x.com/randomsakuga/s…
- Restoration is a process of removing artifacts, distortion or degradation to better reveal the original image. This is just making a new image based off of the old image. These images aren't the same. This is not restoration.
- Replying to @RiskSystem_GameHere is the competent game that will have to swim in a sea of greatness that I am making:Please enjoy the official announcement trailer for our new game Bangle and Maggie #IndieGameDev #screenshotsaturday00:00
- Replying to @Richmond_LeeThat's also why so many 3d ps2 games have better looking environment presentation than many modern 3d games. The number of factors that have to be nailed for real time lighting to be even half as evocative is rarely achieved.
