You don't need millions of dollars

Re:You don't need millions of dollars by toadi on Friday October 18, 2013 @12:58PM (#6572426)

I think for games the challenge is not in the technology anymore. But in the gameplay and making a game that's compelling.

I used to play games on a commodore which only showed pixels. I remember playing pirates and feeling like a real pirate.

At least people who can make compelling games and stories are not hindered any more if they're not a genius programmer.

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Re:You don't need millions of dollars by hi-there on Friday October 18, 2013 @03:43PM (#6573593)

IMHO there's another factor at play. Back in the Commodore days very low percentage of population had computers, and the average computer user IQ was very high. So back then games were targeting a smarter user, hence a better gameplay.

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