And I thought you were NOT sarcastic...

Heh.  Before you go off all cultured again at least capitalize Dostoevski and spell it right (also, according to Wikipedia, sometimes transliterated Dostoyevsky, Dostoievsky, Dostojevskij or Dostoevski).  Or do you mean the guy that created Tetris?

I hear someone thinks that MGS4 isn't the greatest thing evar. You should go check it out.

This is probably what is going to happen anyways, we know that there is a few tittles coming in, and probably the best for the company now is show off game with mass market appealing, rather than focus on games that probably will have less impact right now (After the FF story)...

Weren't you the guy who was comparing Metal Gear Solid to high art in another thread?

If so, then lol.

Also, I doubt you've ever read any Dostoyevsky (seeing as you can't even spell the guy's name corrently) outside of a battered copy of "Crime and Punishment" in your high school English class that you slogged through against your will, but like to pull out every once in a while on the Internet to show how well-read you supposedly are. Seriously, stop with the teenage pseudo-intellectual crap.

LOL! Wait a second.......Jaffe?

Sorry, but.. If i'm going to play games, I want to have fun. I don't really care about having some rich emotional experience where I feel like I'm watching a movie or reading a book. I want to play for 15, 30 minutes to an hour tops then stop.. and I'm glad Nintendo is focusing on that kinda thing. That's just what I like, and there are other platform choices or games you can focus on if you prefer something more in depth.

A number of people have called MGS2 a life changing experience, including James Howell who if you have read his articles you know is an extremely intelligent and articulate person, well above the average population.

 Okay, after the first one, I was just going to let it pass, but...

It's Dostoyevski or Dostoevsky, not Dovstoyevski (several spellings are allowed because the name is originally in the Russian alphabet, but the spelling you've chosen is not among them).

It's Ingmar, not Immar Bergman.

Not particularly picky about these things usually, but since the entire purpose of your posts was to impress upon us the intellectual grandeur that these artists (and you, their purveyor) possess, the irony was too thick to ignore.

I think it is the focus on these blockbusters that are destroying the industry. They have large budgets and have huge risks of flopping. Profit margin is lower as well. IMO games are about fun. Large games can be fun as well as pick up and play. But that is the point of games. Fun. When you get away from this the entire industry suffers.

Movies can be cultured, they are a totally different medium. Books as well. I like a good read and I like deep movies. I also like movies that are not considered art though. And yes I have read Dostoyevsky. Have you? When I look at your myspace it makes it seem like all your new webpage will be about is games and sex. How is that high art form?