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Your Scientists Were So Preoccupied With Whether Or Not They Could, They Didn’t Stop To Think If They Should.

bee_rider 1y ago
This is pithy but actually I think it benefits too much from not defining with it is. I mean, it is a game, they are a game studio, if they “can” make a fun game with a reasonable amount of developer effort, they should. If they can’t they shouldn’t. The quote relies on there being some horrible side effect of creating the thing without thinking whether or not they should do it. I think there’s no chance that this goes on to be a MOBA, which is to say I think it will never become fundamentally a force of evil.
- AllegedAlec 1y ago
  I grew up during the age of fads, and "Open World" is very much one of them that keeps on recurring. There's no reason whatsoever for mario kart to be open world.
  - bee_rider 1y ago
    > There's no reason whatsoever for mario kart to be open world. My gut says the same thing (although Nintendo has pulled a rabbit out of their hat before, so I guess we’ll see… they’ve also had flops). > I grew up during the age of fads, and "Open World" is very much one of them that keeps on recurring. I dunno when you grew up, but I also grew up during an era of fads. I’m not convinced human culture is anything but a filtering and accumulation of fads.
  - parpfish 1y ago
    I can envision a new variant of the game that replaces lapped/circuit racing with a cross-country rally race. A madcap free-for-all where you need to find your own route and scheme against opponents like the movie “rat race” could fit the game’s vibe well
  - barbazoo 1y ago
    Maybe it’ll be fun, who knows, have you played it? There is no “reason” to do any of this they just make up what they think is fun.
  - surgical_fire 1y ago
    Well, there's no reason for any game to be open world. That said, I do agree that the videogame industry relies on fads way too much, to its own detriment. Always chasing the latest thing that was successful. On the other hand, Nintendo always seem to do its own thing, much to its success.
  - whoisyc 1y ago
    What’s the reason for Need for Speed Underground 2 (2003) to be open world? What’s the need for Forza Horizon (2012) to be open world?

This is pithy but actually I think it benefits too much from not defining with it is. I mean, it is a game, they are a game studio, if they “can” make a fun game with a reasonable amount of developer effort, they should. If they can’t they shouldn’t. The quote relies on there being some horrible side effect of creating the thing without thinking whether or not they should do it. I think there’s no chance that this goes on to be a MOBA, which is to say I think it will never become fundamentally a force of evil.

AllegedAlec 1y ago
I grew up during the age of fads, and "Open World" is very much one of them that keeps on recurring. There's no reason whatsoever for mario kart to be open world.
- bee_rider 1y ago
  > There's no reason whatsoever for mario kart to be open world. My gut says the same thing (although Nintendo has pulled a rabbit out of their hat before, so I guess we’ll see… they’ve also had flops). > I grew up during the age of fads, and "Open World" is very much one of them that keeps on recurring. I dunno when you grew up, but I also grew up during an era of fads. I’m not convinced human culture is anything but a filtering and accumulation of fads.
- parpfish 1y ago
  I can envision a new variant of the game that replaces lapped/circuit racing with a cross-country rally race. A madcap free-for-all where you need to find your own route and scheme against opponents like the movie “rat race” could fit the game’s vibe well
- barbazoo 1y ago
  Maybe it’ll be fun, who knows, have you played it? There is no “reason” to do any of this they just make up what they think is fun.
- surgical_fire 1y ago
  Well, there's no reason for any game to be open world. That said, I do agree that the videogame industry relies on fads way too much, to its own detriment. Always chasing the latest thing that was successful. On the other hand, Nintendo always seem to do its own thing, much to its success.
- whoisyc 1y ago
  What’s the reason for Need for Speed Underground 2 (2003) to be open world? What’s the need for Forza Horizon (2012) to be open world?