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Why does a game need to be controversial to be compelling?
by shmageggy 6y ago
Why does a game need to be controversial to be compelling?
- psyc 6y agoCompelling to a significant demographic maybe? “Controversial” can include violent. Seems like those games tend to be technically amazing, as well as particularly entertaining / humorous if that’s your thing.
- klipklop 6y agoExactly. Some of the best selling games are games like Call of Duty, GTA or Mortal Kombat. Any game like that would have a full on employee revolt as people demanded the team involved to be fired.
- evanextreme 6y agoGoogle sells all of these games on Google Play without any form of "revolt" from their developers. So im not sure where you're getting this idea, other than baseless conjecture
- malwarebytess 6y agoIt's not a novel idea that all great art is in some way disruptive or transgressive. If you're aiming for art with cultural relevancy you've got to push some kind of boundary, mechanical, technical, or social. If you have an culturally oppressive environment, whatever flavor, you're going to struggle to make great art.