I just read a comment from a creative director of a french game company about why certain japanese game company can keep making new versions of old game series. then the director specified his comment on many japanese stories in comparison to the euro-america story telling.
I felt the comment must be from the heat of gamers criticizing their seemingly effort to do new version of the game, which is directed by the director. The comment is interesting. First of all, the wrath of the gamers must be pretty hot... lol the pressure of using same engine or gameplay to make money must be very heavy. :p Second of all, what that certain company does is amazing. Third of All, most of the games that certain company produced do not emphasize too heavily on "narrative" storytelling...
I am particularly sad about the comment is that it is really easy to get personal. Calling gamers having preferential treatment on the competition says something about the director. He is tired from the pressure of squeezing new gameplays from the existing engine, and comments from gamers about the same series. i think he needs a break from the games he is working on. :p
This is not to say that I am not wondering about the same thing, how come certain company could just reinvent old series. I think it has to do with narrative story telling, and seriousness of the game.
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