"it contains a critical mass of idealists that genuinely care about the player and player experiences, even in the most cynical companies." This is so true and

"it contains a critical mass of idealists that genuinely care about the player and player experiences, even in the most cynical companies." This is so true and why video games are so special, its full of slightly insane guy that will endlessly tweak variable so that the explosions feels just right and satisfying, set jump speed so that it goes up and down at just the "right rate" (which means jumping again and again in the engine for hours sometimes). The final impact of all of it is often hard to quantify and sometimes feels silly but to them its important and they will do it even if it means working overtime because it feels like the right thing to do.