ggn wrote on 16.02.08 at 11:45:12:

I must say you're being sour, Alex.

Ok. I dont quite see what there is to get sour about? I gave an opinion. Tried to give it in a good honest way. No bull etc. Open enough to realise that other people dont share the same opinion.


ggn wrote on 16.02.08 at 11:45:12:

How many truly original games have you played lately? Game companies are too scared to invest in any original concepts, so they re-re-re-re-recycle all the games that sold in the past.

Hmm tough one. Original concepts eh? Guitar Hero, but some say it borrows too much from the "Dance Mat" genre, which I guess is true. Singstar, but it's little more than advanced Kareoke. I really liked Zak & Wiki on the Wii, it borrows heavily from the Lucas Arts adventures, but the use of the Wii controller is unique and adds a lot more gameplay. Mercury on the PSP by legendary 16-bit programmer Geoff Crammond, that is quite a unique game. Brain Training on the DS.


ggn wrote on 16.02.08 at 11:45:12:

Secondly, are there LOTS of games being written for Atari 16/32 lately? And while I'm at it, are there LOTS of piccross games for the ST? I think there are none, so yeah, for the platform, PiccrossST is an original game for the platform that was truly missing.

I understand your point of view. But todays gamers (especially retro enthusiasts) rarely use one platform. If you have Call of Duty 4 on the Xbox360 you don't tend to buy the PS3 version too or Medal of Honour etc. unless you think it's going to be different enough. All I was only hoping to enthuse the developers into making PicrossST unique enough to stand above other Picross games, enough to make people familiar with the games genre to be curious.


ggn wrote on 16.02.08 at 11:45:12:

And Marskilla answered for me regarding originallity: they took the game and they tweaked it (not graphics-wise, but gameplay-wise). So personally I eagerly await to see what's in store!

I couldnt have known that when I wrote my comments. The video was of the standard 1-player nonogram game.