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"Triple-A is in crisis" and games "don't have staying power because they're bad," says ex Gears of War director and Painkiller creator (www.pcgamesn.com)

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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 44 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Have they considered not spending half a billion dollars giving hair strands shadow effects, and instead developing interesting stories?

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[–] reksas@sopuli.xyz 15 points 10 months ago

and rest of the budget on ads

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[–] MudMan@fedia.io 1 point 10 months ago

As opposed to what?

Because the "interesting story" games also did all that work. Thankfully. Good visuals and good stories are both... you know, good art.

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