Michael-5 said:
Why does not having a controller do that? What's so different between making a hand command then pressing a button? If I can play a hardcore FPS such as ghost recon without a controller, isn't it possible to make an RPG with deep controls? Like I said earlier, Fable was always a simple game, by replacing A with actually jumping, and XYB buttons with hand commands, and the analog stick with leaning, we aren't exactly dumbing down the game. We could in fact remove sub menus for magic, and the emotion wheel with hand gestures, giving more commands possible then with a conventional controller. This may help casual gamers jump into Fable, but by no means does it make Fable a casual game. Take oniyide's analogy to Resident Evil. The on rails Resident Evil games, although more accessable to casual gamers, are still core titles. Fable is in a similar boat now, although it isn't on rails and the controls will likely be more sophisticated, it still likely won't be of the same quality as a mainstream Resident Evil game. So if anything, treat Fable: The Journey to be like ODST was to Halo. Still a great game, any Fable fan will accept, but not as good as the mainstream titles. Still, by all definitions you have provided, a core experience. P.S. Isn't Sly Cooper the same idea? A "game casual yet open for all to enjoy." as you put Fable? Why ignore Fable, but count Sly Cooper as a core experience? |
Anything on a controller is more complex, because its mind and muscle memory of fingers. Most gamers (casual) dont have the time or dont know how to game like we do. Sky Cooper is not the same idea. Think of Sly Cooper like you would Super Mario or Crash bandicoot...platforming nostaglia for gamers but easy enough for casuals to learn without freaking out. Even still for a casual, instead of naturally testing every button, they would run to the instruction manual. most people do, but gamers usually do for more than basic reasoning because once weve graduated from one title we move on to the next. If it is within a popular genre we know the basics. (IE: If you have played infamous, Assassins Creed isnt far down your alley.) Kinect titles make it so the learning curve is extremely small, limiting you only to the movement of your body, instead of having to memorize complex controls. Even the Fable titles would even the newest casual 15 minutes to learn at the shortest. With Kinect titles, all you have to do is step in the game. There is no barrier. If you cannot win in dance central, then really all it means is you suck at dancing. If Kinect was used to the full potential we all grew up thinking about games of its ilk, alternate reality titles are not far off in the future. As I said Stop thinking about controllers or core when you think kinect, you are the controller. This is what makes it different and special.
P.S.
Check Gamespot to see if they still have the learning curve box. You'll see what I mean when you see it. It basically tells you how fast the average gamer would take to learn a title in case you are interested in a title you've never played before. I havent checked it out in a couple of years.
