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I agree strongly with (1). Jeff is brilliant, and wise, and his writing is terrific. I wish him success. (And yeah, this article is spot-on, as always.) But
by jholman 9y ago
I agree strongly with (1). Jeff is brilliant, and wise, and his writing is terrific. I wish him success.
(And yeah, this article is spot-on, as always.)
But there's a problem with (2): his games are fucking terrible (for context, I've played 3 of his games, for a total of perhaps 50 hours, because I was really trying to like them). I mean, I'm super glad that someone that I admire so much has an audience, and I hope that some people continue to give him some money, but I could never recommend any of his games to anyone.
Then again, the things I think are terrible about his games, perhaps lots of people won't mind.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, just because Jeff Vogel is a wise dedicated respect-worthy guy, doesn't mean his niche will work for you. But then again, maybe you should give him some money anyway, and then just burn the game.
- lobotryas 9y agoI did encourage folks to watch some gameplay videos (there are plenty of streamers, "Let's Play" bloggers for folks to choose from) before making up their mind. I'm genuinely curious: what makes you say Jeff's games are terrible? Honest question. Personally I played Geneforge and Avadon series and enjoyed both.
- eropple 9y agoComing at it from the other end, I'm pretty sure that if my experience with Jeff's games was Geneforge and Avadon, I'd think they were terrible. I don't enjoy the gameplay pretty much across-the-board and while Jeff can tell a good story I don't like having to chew my way to it. On the other hand, I literally grew up with Exile, Nethergate, and Avernum (1-3, I'm not as hot on 4-6), and I will give that guy money for all his stuff (I will buy the Avernum 3 remake day-and-date, and it'd have been the only game I've preordered this year if I could) just because those work for me so well.