Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!scea!greg_labrec@interactive.sony.com From: Mark Jawad Newsgroups: scea.yaroze.freetalk Subject: Re: games Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 04:40:41 -0600 Organization: Student at the University Of Illinois Lines: 41 Message-ID: <34C1DC29.7199@uiuc.edu> References: <69cuqm$4382@scea> Reply-To: jawad@uiuc.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: archbald-5.slip.uiuc.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02 (OS/2; I) Michael Hough wrote: > > What do you like and dislike about the current crop of games > available(both Yaroze and commercial) and in what > ways can we craft a new, superior generation of games? > I own around 40 PlayStation games, and of everything I own, I have to say that "ONE" is the most amazing of them all. I bought it two days ago, and I end up playing it for _hours_.. only quitting when my hands are numb and my whole body is shaking from the adrenaline overload. (Hey -- everyone needs a hobby.. :) Anyways, ONE looks like the thing to beat. Of all the NY games, I'd have to say that "The Appointed Station" (from Japan) has held my interest the longest. Interestingly enough, it was also one of the first NY games, wasn't it? How the heck did they make such a good game so soon after getting the system? Kinda makes me wonder... > > It seems to me that there's been a lot of talk about various programming > techniques and graphics, but little about higher-level things or game > design. I--and I suspect many others--are at the point where I'm > comfortable enough with the system to attempt a real project. > > mike I'd love to work with other people on whatever I do next. I think that most people are doing their first game on their own, just to get ramped up on the Yaroze in general. It'd be cool if a few groups of people started getting together soon, pooling their knowledge & talent and making a team effort on a game. If somethig like that begins to happen, odds are we'll be seeing a major jump in quality (in all areas) in the stuff that's being produced. Just my $0.02, -Mark J.