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[12] Conqueror
I'm in a ranting mood... and i feel like this is keeping me from my sleep so i'm going to say this here..
it's random in the sense that you know... it's a rant.. but it's related to this.. call it more of an editorial.
you know.. it's great that things like twitter can give you direct access to these developers but it brings up an interesting thought... is there ever a line drawn in which they say "fuck it, you'll have to either follow my vision of this game or fuck off", or do they acquiesce to the basic demands of the fans. and by basic I mean the overall consensus of what the fans want in the game. which then brings up a question on my mind.. does this make us fans of the franchise? or fans of the developer?
take for instance, soul calibur. it started with the idea from the producer and his team. it evolved and it grew. it became this thing... and then the producer left and with him his vision.. and then it went and became someone elses vision. what he/she saw this game to be. where it needed to go.. and now we have this fuck. who's on twitter. listening for ideas from his fanbase, who aren't really his fans... but fans of the franchise itself. does he have no vision? does he have no ideas of his own to bring to the table? or is he doing this simply to stroke the cock of the fanbase and get that paycheck? I kind of want to see what he's going to do with soul calibur. what HE believes soul calibur to be. what he's actually doing, i don't know. i can't speak for the man. he's doing what he believes is right and I can't fault him for that. but at the same time, i can't help but feel like the fucker doesn't know what he's doing. I call him a fucker because I don't know his name, and i don't care to learn it. he could be a very cool guy for all i know and doesn't deserve to be called a fucker but ey, it is what it is. he's fuckin with my franchise and i expect him to fuck up horribly. but I do expect to be proven wrong. but that's going beyond the point..
i wonder if that happens anymore.. where people are like, this is my vision. this is what i see it to be. and you'll either like it or fuck off. which then makes me wonder, are you a fan of the franchise? or a fan of the man behind the franchise? do you respect the person's vision of the game? or are you simply happy that it's soul calibur so fuck who's developing it, so long as it's soul calibur i don't give a fuck who's making the game just bring me soul calibur. you know it's cool that they're willing to listen. to hear what you have to say. but is there ever that point where he sits back and says.. "you know it's cool that you see it this way.. but that just doesn't fit with what i see as soul calibur. I just don't think soul calibur really needs that."
probably does happen right? he's not a spineless fuck right? he can make the game the way he sees fit right? it is what it is... people say this industry is lacking in innovation.. i think it's lacking in vision. I think people are so focused on the money that they give two fucks about the actual game. which is why we have nothing but established franchises and the like simply because all they have to do is cater to that fanbase and they're guaranteed capital. I think it's also part of the reason why some games don't change very much simply because of fear of losing that fanbase.
you know what? I think the guy behind heavy rain has the right idea.. He wants people to look forward to his next game. his next vision. versus fans of his games...
Is there any reason why people trust in Team Ico or in Naughty Dog, Bungee, Insomniac, Blizzard. these are actual companies that people eagerly wait for their next game. Not just the sequel... but whatever new IP they come with. people trust in their vision.
I think I'm a fan of vision. I wanna see what they come with. with what they bring to the table as their idea for an awesome game.
it's random in the sense that you know... it's a rant.. but it's related to this.. call it more of an editorial.
you know.. it's great that things like twitter can give you direct access to these developers but it brings up an interesting thought... is there ever a line drawn in which they say "fuck it, you'll have to either follow my vision of this game or fuck off", or do they acquiesce to the basic demands of the fans. and by basic I mean the overall consensus of what the fans want in the game. which then brings up a question on my mind.. does this make us fans of the franchise? or fans of the developer?
take for instance, soul calibur. it started with the idea from the producer and his team. it evolved and it grew. it became this thing... and then the producer left and with him his vision.. and then it went and became someone elses vision. what he/she saw this game to be. where it needed to go.. and now we have this fuck. who's on twitter. listening for ideas from his fanbase, who aren't really his fans... but fans of the franchise itself. does he have no vision? does he have no ideas of his own to bring to the table? or is he doing this simply to stroke the cock of the fanbase and get that paycheck? I kind of want to see what he's going to do with soul calibur. what HE believes soul calibur to be. what he's actually doing, i don't know. i can't speak for the man. he's doing what he believes is right and I can't fault him for that. but at the same time, i can't help but feel like the fucker doesn't know what he's doing. I call him a fucker because I don't know his name, and i don't care to learn it. he could be a very cool guy for all i know and doesn't deserve to be called a fucker but ey, it is what it is. he's fuckin with my franchise and i expect him to fuck up horribly. but I do expect to be proven wrong. but that's going beyond the point..
i wonder if that happens anymore.. where people are like, this is my vision. this is what i see it to be. and you'll either like it or fuck off. which then makes me wonder, are you a fan of the franchise? or a fan of the man behind the franchise? do you respect the person's vision of the game? or are you simply happy that it's soul calibur so fuck who's developing it, so long as it's soul calibur i don't give a fuck who's making the game just bring me soul calibur. you know it's cool that they're willing to listen. to hear what you have to say. but is there ever that point where he sits back and says.. "you know it's cool that you see it this way.. but that just doesn't fit with what i see as soul calibur. I just don't think soul calibur really needs that."
probably does happen right? he's not a spineless fuck right? he can make the game the way he sees fit right? it is what it is... people say this industry is lacking in innovation.. i think it's lacking in vision. I think people are so focused on the money that they give two fucks about the actual game. which is why we have nothing but established franchises and the like simply because all they have to do is cater to that fanbase and they're guaranteed capital. I think it's also part of the reason why some games don't change very much simply because of fear of losing that fanbase.
you know what? I think the guy behind heavy rain has the right idea.. He wants people to look forward to his next game. his next vision. versus fans of his games...
Is there any reason why people trust in Team Ico or in Naughty Dog, Bungee, Insomniac, Blizzard. these are actual companies that people eagerly wait for their next game. Not just the sequel... but whatever new IP they come with. people trust in their vision.
I think I'm a fan of vision. I wanna see what they come with. with what they bring to the table as their idea for an awesome game.
Lasercakes
[12] Conqueror
Well, how far did you get? Polymorphism mean anything to you? If you could just pick that up being new to programming in one semester I think that's pretty cool. If you think you're ready for hard mode, try straight C. It should really see how solid you are with pointers and memory management.
C++ compilers originally just converted the code into C, so it's not like you'd be gaining anymore functionality. Infact, you'd have to implement features native to C++ in C yourself. So maybe it might be a waste of time, but I'd say if you're bored try writing code for polymorphism in C. Shouldn't take too long.