Comments on: It’s a Mad, Scary World http://www.sicher.org/2006/10/26/its-a-mad-scary-world/ Random thoughts from a Game Designer Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:44:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: sicher http://www.sicher.org/2006/10/26/its-a-mad-scary-world/comment-page-1/#comment-18 sicher Sun, 29 Oct 2006 11:03:00 +0000 http://www.sicher.org/wordpress/?p=12#comment-18 <p>Well, perhaps. You may be right that the tone and cliché ridden dialog is intentional. It might be that the game as a whole comes of as a clever satire in the end. We'll have to wait for the release to know. But I don't see any traces of that in these trailers.</p> <p>As far as "Joe Sixpack" games go, one can look at movies that are aimed at the same kind of audience. There are many examples of "big, dumb and obvious" movies that still manages to add dimension and character with good writing and direction. "Predator" comes to mind.</p> Well, perhaps. You may be right that the tone and cliché ridden dialog is intentional. It might be that the game as a whole comes of as a clever satire in the end. We’ll have to wait for the release to know. But I don’t see any traces of that in these trailers.

As far as “Joe Sixpack” games go, one can look at movies that are aimed at the same kind of audience. There are many examples of “big, dumb and obvious” movies that still manages to add dimension and character with good writing and direction. “Predator” comes to mind.

]]> By: BruceL http://www.sicher.org/2006/10/26/its-a-mad-scary-world/comment-page-1/#comment-17 BruceL Sat, 28 Oct 2006 17:10:23 +0000 http://www.sicher.org/wordpress/?p=12#comment-17 <p>Wow, keeping the petrol can a little close to the open flame, don't ya think? Be interesting to see what happens if a big site points to your post :)</p> <p>Plus, isn't GOW supposed to be BIG, DUMB, and OBVIOUS anyway? I mean, it's the ultimate Joe Sixpack event game.</p> Wow, keeping the petrol can a little close to the open flame, don’t ya think? Be interesting to see what happens if a big site points to your post :)

Plus, isn’t GOW supposed to be BIG, DUMB, and OBVIOUS anyway? I mean, it’s the ultimate Joe Sixpack event game.

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