Sony Playstation the Cause of Adventure Games Decline?

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Charles Cecil, creator of the renowned Broken Sword series, has pinned the decline of the adventure game genre on the rise of Sony's Playstation

"It's fairly clear why the adventure [genre] declined during the Nineties" Cecil told games™. "It all started with the success of Sony's Playstation Generation, which led to games becoming more visceral and harder to control, which alienated those who were more casual."

However Cecil, who has just finished remaking Broken Sword for the Wii and DS, went on to say that old-school adventure games are currently enjoying a renaissance, with the rise of casual gaming and titles such as Professor Layton on the DS.

“It's fairly clear why the adventure declined during the Nineties”

"I really do believe a renaissance is happening," he said. "With the rise of so-called casual games market, the people who became alienated are returning, as are those a generation below, who want a more profound, rather than visceral, gameplay experience."

During the interview, Cecil also said he was looking into a sequel to celebrated sci-fi adventure game Beneath A Steel Sky.

Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut is out on DS and Wii on 20 March.