Comments on: The Side Scroller still not dead! http://grimblast.com/2009/05/the_side_scroller_still_not_dead/ Where the thin line of crazy is crossed frequently... Wed, 19 May 2010 16:26:49 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Benjamin A. Shelton http://grimblast.com/2009/05/the_side_scroller_still_not_dead/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Benjamin A. Shelton Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:35:49 +0000 http://grimblast.com/?p=22#comment-13 I think game development studios have been putting too much effort into focusing on creating an environment that is <i>ridiculously movie like</i> and less on actually focusing on playability (and more importantly on re-playability). Look at the success of World of Warcraft--it's graphics certainly aren't movie-like! Or for that matter, many of the greatest games of all times have had... ...cartoonish graphics! Wish I could dig up that one top/side scroller that was kinda 1942/Life Force like--it was an OpenGL-based open source game. I think it's since disappeared into oblivion. I think game development studios have been putting too much effort into focusing on creating an environment that is ridiculously movie like and less on actually focusing on playability (and more importantly on re-playability). Look at the success of World of Warcraft–it’s graphics certainly aren’t movie-like! Or for that matter, many of the greatest games of all times have had…

…cartoonish graphics!

Wish I could dig up that one top/side scroller that was kinda 1942/Life Force like–it was an OpenGL-based open source game. I think it’s since disappeared into oblivion.

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