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pokoko on 19 July 2016
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Veknoid_Outcast said:
pokoko said:

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. 

I'm really not.  I'm being completely honest.  Also, I haven't insulted you or anything close to that.  I'm just disagreeing with you.  I have respect for you so I'm not going to turn this into anything deeper.

As for your examples, I don't think Windows 10 really applies here.  Amiibo, though I do make jokes about them, I've said before that I don't have a problem with as long as the DLC they hold is available through other means.  I don't have a problem with platformers, either; if I do pick on them, it's because there are some who act as if it's somehow a superior style of play, which I find pretentious.

All I can say is that my philosophy with entertainment media is that creation is justified by audience.  If a lot of people want to play FPS multiplayer, I'm fine with it.  If a lot of people want to play sports games, or F2P games, or whatever else is popular, I'm fine with it.  As far as I can tell, games I like are still being made.

For instance, I really dislike the "paranormal teen romance" genre that, for some reason, Amazon has decided to lump together with classic fantasy and science fiction.  However, while I don't want to read it myself, it's obvious that a lot of people do enjoy it, which is enough for me to accept it as its own thing.  I don't see how that hurts what I like to read.  Both can exist.

That's really all I wanted to say.  I don't have a problem with any type of game existing if there are people who want to play it.  Entertainment exists for the audience.  If a game comes out that I don't want to play--like Uncharted--then I simply move on to something I do want to play.