The next generation of idiocy.
Dear games developers,
While many complain - like harbingers of some fiery, scarlet apocalypse - that ‘real’ games are being steadily superseded by stale, formulaic rubbish complete with a dismally low I.Q and outmanoeuvred by identical clones befitted with the monotonous, drear and bleak intention of appealing to a ‘broader’, more casual audience, is it actually wise to suggest that such common opinion is accurate? Of course not, you would scoff.
Well, I beg to differ.
You see, despite the fact that I’d usually be loath to agree with any such melancholic and forlorn ramblings from naysayers who get a real kick out of making everyone else miserable, I do have to (reluctantly) admit that they may have a point this time around; a glance at our current gaming library or busy and upcoming release schedule, for example, would only highlight the fact that we’re undoubtedly drowning beneath a veritable tide of carbon cloning, shovel ware, one-up manship and a general, oozing scum of unoriginality. Now, I know that you’re presently trying to widen market appeal and are attempting to make your titles more approachable to new gamers who are being drawn into the industry by the likes of Call of Duty - it’s where the money is after all, and you are a business trying to make ends meet - but don’t you feel that you may be turning off many of those same gamers in doing so, never mind alienating the hardcore legion of coveted fans by holding hands and fitting leashes? We’re not all as stupid as you would appear to think, and I will remind you that most of our number actually possess a level of patience far beyond the count-down to the next multiplayer match. On top of that, aren’t the likes of the first-person shooter genres already saturated enough without you attempting to emulate whatever happens to be popular at the time in a thinly veiled attempt to cash in? The reason that Modern Warfare and Halo where so popular was because they were great games that brought something new and fresh to the table, not because we’re too impatient to be interested in anything more than online capability and swagger. Seriously, entire genres are noticeably stagnating as a result of this fair-weather ‘jumping on the bandwagon’, and were will this lamentable attitude leave us? Not in the position of strength and prosperity that has been predicted, certainly. If this is supposed to be a creative art, where’s the imagination and creativity got to? With all due respect, please stop insulting our intelligence and get down to doing what you’re here for - making great games.
Yours sincerely,
B. Abbott
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