CourageTCD said:
160rmf said:
Why should I care about the budget?
I want good and creative games, with gaming dynamics that make me fully immersed for a long period of time.
A fat budget sure helps companies to achieve these kind of products, but its not a rule that can be take for granted.
Specially now, that most of AAA productions are sole focused on shining graphics, but with mediocre gameplay. Big and beautiful landscapes, but just to see, barely nothing to interact and a strict script to follow.
I swear... gamers these days dont care about playing good games, they just care about the feel of a high cinematic production
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If you want creative games you should care about budget. The higher a game's budget less risks a company wil be willing to take, therefore, its game more likely will play safe and be less creative.
Mario Kart World is an example. Its open-world nature have been getting some criticism among players but it least Nintendo took a risk. I am sure Mario Kart World costed a lot as Mario Kart is one of the most important Nintendo franchises nowaday, but due to it and previous Mario Kart probably not having extratospheric high budget, it made it possible for Nintendo to want to risk new things on the new instalment of the franchise
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I understand your premise, but I dont think you noticed that your example is the opposite of the point that you are trying to make. Nintendo incresed the budget on MKW bc they took a new direction on the franchise and making open world would be a lot time consuming for the devs.
So it doesnt matter the budget for an exciting new idea for gaming, bc as you pointed out Nintendo took a risk on one of their top franchises while many other companies would feel it is not worth and will play safe only focusing their dev spends on the graphics department.
It is all about the creative freedom on the development team and their will to make things work no matter the price
Last edited by 160rmf - on 14 October 2025
