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pcernie

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Garriott explains why he thinks 'most game designers suck'

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/39 ... ners-suck/

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Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:17 pm

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Re: Garriott explains why he thinks 'most game designers suck'

That's a bit rich.

He designed Ultima in the eighties and then milked it for 15 years, hasn't designed anything else of note and had a pop at being producer on a few flops but everyone else is sh!t?

What an ass.

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Thu Mar 21, 2013 9:50 am

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Re: Garriott explains why he thinks 'most game designers suck'

Whilst the delivery smacks of staggering arrogance, I think he has something of a point regarding the difficulties of practicing and perfecting the art of game design.

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Re: Garriott explains why he thinks 'most game designers suck'

I would add Sid Meier as a great games designer. He is right that there are few great designers, but most games now are very formulaic, and variations of previous successes.

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Thu Mar 21, 2013 5:51 pm

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Re: Garriott explains why he thinks 'most game designers suck'


	Amnesia10 wrote: most games now are very formulaic, and variations of previous successes.

You mean like the Ultima series?

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Thu Mar 21, 2013 7:40 pm

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Re: Garriott explains why he thinks 'most game designers suck'

'Game designers suck' comments taken out of context, says Garriott

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/39 ... -garriott/

That old chestnut

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Thu Mar 21, 2013 9:53 pm

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Garriott explains why he thinks 'most game designers suck'

Spreadie wrote:


	Amnesia10 wrote: most games now are very formulaic, and variations of previous successes.

You mean like the Ultima series?

Er yeah. Even the civilisation series is rehashing an old classic. Even so it is one of the few games that I will buy.

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