blaydcor said:
Okay. I've said all this in the comments on the article, so I'll just resay it all once:
1)His quotes are out of context. Original quote includes the line "Actually, Halo isn't bad. It's just average..." he then goes on to point out how his main quibble is w/ 2-dimensional side characters which lessen the emotional impact. He reflects on how you can still work within the strictures and archetypes of a good ol' let's-go-gun-'em-down action plot but still creating something impactful that resonates with the gamer beyond a superficial level.
2) He didn't write Crysis 1. He had nothing at all to do with Crysis 1. Richard K. Morgan is a respected, best-selling award-winning sci-fi novelist with 6 novels and 2 movie deals under his belt. He was hired to help with Crysis 2's story due to his reputation.
3)He fully admits that videogames are not always the place for stories. He points out, however, that when games do fuse narrative with gameplay (he cites Bioshock), they recieve quite a bit of critical attention. Gamers who just ''skip cutscenes'' are missing half the content. He goes on to discuss the difficulties of making these cutscenes flow, keeping them interesting, and avoided Kojima-esque bloated excess.
4)In short, he's an intelligent writer who briefly mentioned Halo in a lengthy interview (where he does make a few questionable statements, but he usually does this in interviews, check out his blog/articles/etc).
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1. Okay, they're out of context.
2. He's a sci-fi novelist. That puts him right up there with "game writer" in my book.
3. Instead of talking shit about games that do what they do quite well, he should go ahead and write one. Or two. Or three. Novelists are really the LAST place game makers should be looking for content, especially fucking sci-fi writers. It's like looking in a pigsty that you've been inbreeding for 50 years for a prize hog. Not only will everyone laugh at you but you'll be stuck with a six-legged pig at the end of the day.
4. He may be intelligent but really, attack Halo? Is that where you start?
