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Re: Literate gaming and gaming journalism.
Posted By: Gorehead <Gorehead@bungie.net>Date: 2/12/00 6:38 p.m.

In Response To: Re: New Halo Preview is awful (Desio)

> People have built fox holes and trenches since the begining of
> history, they thought them rather practical, however coming out
> underneath your enemies might have its drawbacks, however that
> is no reason not to let a player do it. The fewer artificial
> limits their are on gameplay the better, if you want to do
> something stupid than do it, you may end up dead or a hero, just
> like in the real world. What do you think people thought of
> columbus sailing west off the edge of the world? I am not very
> enthusiastic about super real games, but reality does have its
> good bits. One of them is absolute freedom, you can do whatever
> you want, there are consequnces of course, but you can do
> anything you want you may die in the process of doing, be
> arrested locked up or beaten by an angry mob but its your
> choice, there isn't an invisible hand guiding your actions and
> making sure that you don't do something silly. Of all the things
> I hate in games being patronized is the worst.

> Desio
> Wake up and smell the freedom.

Desio, I'll for the freedom to do stupid things in games. I just hadn't heard about this tunnel digging feature. Is it going to be in the game? Mr. MacGlashan wrote about it as if it definitely is. And that was my point, Legend. Speculation is fine if you announce that that is what you're doing.

Regarding grammar (with two a's), I'm well aware that the purpose of the web is to communicate, and communicating clearly involves writing clearly. If I have a read a sentence twice to understand what someone's written, it (subconciously or not) affects my opinion of the writer's credibility. Sloppy writing is indicative of sloppy thinking. (Ask the Bungie Webmaster and I bet you get an earful on this subject.) I appreciate that this writer chronicled Bungie's long history in the gaming industry, but he's not the first to do it. I don't appreciate his careless execution. Thanks but no thanks. I know that amateur journalists can't afford editors, but a second draft should have cleared up most problems, or he's in the wrong business. I wouldn't be surprised if Bungie doesn't link to it because it reads like a 7th-grader wrote it. (Sorry JM)

The larger point I was trying to make is that most games out there suffer from a similar lack of attention to detail. And these little things add and detract immeasurably. Can you name a game that comes close to having the same high quality of WRITING as Bungie's games do? Didn't think so. Bungie is one of the few game makers who do everything well, providing humor, pathos, and a rich, compelling narrative that enhance groundbreaking (so to speak ;)) gameplay and visuals. I realize that some don't care about the solo game experience, and that's fine. But I'm sure that many feel the way I do. If I were to see the Halo film and did not know of Bungie's involvement, I would be impressed. Knowing that Bungie is involved has me extremely psyched. One only has to spend a few minutes poking around the Marathon Story site to understand why.

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Replies:

New Halo PreviewLegend 2/12/00 9:36 a.m.
     Re: New Halo PreviewWirehead 2/12/00 10:05 a.m.
           Re: New Halo Preview is awfulGorehead 2/12/00 12:59 p.m.
                 Re: New Halo Preview is awfulDesio 2/12/00 1:18 p.m.
                       I concur :) ntSomatic 2/12/00 2:49 p.m.
                             :)Dreamcatcher 2/13/00 8:47 a.m.
                       Re: Literate gaming and gaming journalism.Gorehead 2/12/00 6:38 p.m.
                             Since when has anyone spent a few minutes there?ntDavid Oosha 2/12/00 8:21 p.m.
                             Re: Literate gaming and gaming journalism.Marty 2/13/00 12:14 a.m.
                                   Re: Literate gaming and gaming journalism.Gorehead 2/13/00 11:15 a.m.
                                         Re: Literate gaming and gaming journalism.Forensic 2/13/00 11:45 a.m.
                                               Re: Literate gaming and gaming journalism.Redox 2/13/00 2:03 p.m.
                             Re: Literate gaming and gaming journalism.platon 2/13/00 1:43 p.m.
                 Re: New Halo Preview is awfulWirehead 2/12/00 3:03 p.m.
                 Re: New Halo Preview is awfulLegend 2/12/00 4:14 p.m.
                       Re: New Halo Preview is awfulDesio 2/12/00 5:06 p.m.
                       Re: ehe•Mimer 2/12/00 9:57 p.m.
                             lol unintended typo, but makes my point more. ntLegend 2/12/00 11:04 p.m.
                       Re: New Halo Preview is awfulMik 2/13/00 10:47 a.m.
     I HATE...Platon 2/12/00 10:47 a.m.
     Re: New Halo PreviewHaveBlue 2/12/00 12:16 p.m.
           lol ntLegend 2/12/00 12:30 p.m.



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