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Veknoid_Outcast on 19 July 2016
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pokoko said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:

I don't understand. I'm not allowed to voice my opinion on video games unless it conforms to what's popular? All I said was the interview raised red flags. If Ms. Hennig claimed the new Star Wars game was a 2D platformer, or a "jumping simulator" as you like to call them, wouldn't that raise red flags for you? You're entitled to your opinion and favorite genres, and so am I. Why can't I articulate my feelings again?

Cinematic refers to something sharing the qualities or characteristics of cinema. Why is that bad for games? Simply put: a movie has a set beginning, middle, and end, and only a single author. Every time the movie is watched, it is the same. Well, the point of games, for me at least, is many beginnings, middles, and ends, and many authors - both developer and player. And the game is always different each time. That is why the two media do not belong.

I'm not talking about your opinion on what you like, I'm talking about your position that something other people like is "bad for games".

What if I said games with cartoon-style characters are bad for gaming because they provide little impetus for immersion or empathy?  Would that be a valid statement?  I don't think so and I mostly prefer characters with more substance.

As for your definition of cinematic, don't most games have set beginnings and endings?  Do you mean linear games?  Games that depend on levels?

Frankly, I think you're being disingenuous. How many posts of yours lament the evils of Windows 10, or Amiibo, or even "jumping simulators"? You enjoy strategy RPGs and tactics games. What if they started being populated by "cartoon-style characters"? Wouldn't you get frustrated? Wouldn't you voice that frustration? 

I never, not once, said the industry should stop producing these games. I'm glad there are artsy, cinematic games out there for folks who love them. But I did say the encroachment of cinematic pretensions into the industry is injurious and I stand by that. Surely you feel the same way about Amiibo, despite the fact that many people love and buy them.

I think it's unreasonable to expect any of us to just go with the flow. If I see something I don't like I'm going to make a fuss about it. If you don't like Nintendo's cartoon mascots then by all means let the world know about it, as long as you justify it.

But I'm not going to stop voicing my opinions because it runs contrary to popular opinion.