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Bob's Game -- Let's keep it civil
CygnusZ
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Bob's 100 Day tensai sit-in protest is now over. And I'm at a bit of a loss here, because as far I as I can tell, nothing actually happened at the end of the protest. He said something about going to the GDC, but I can't find any presentations he gave. Gameplay wise, Bob's Game has been reveleaed to be a combat-less RPG talkathon with Retro-Game Challenge style minigames. A demo showcasing a tetris clone has been released, but from the feedback has generally been rather negative.
Honestly, I'm pretty disappointed that this is all Bob has to offer. I hoped that with tremendous creative control over a project he could create something unique and interesting. Although Robert Pelloni says that the sit-in campaign was a viral (and it sort of is), a lot of the background really does seem to be accurate. He really hasn't (can't?) publish his game (I doubt that it would pass NoA QA anyway) and a game about a game maker does showcases his narcissism.
For all that though, I do think there needs to be ways for new developers with new ideas to gain creative control of game development. Industry worship of figures like Shigeru Miyamoto and Peter Molyneux is unhealthy, and the industry should always be seraching for newer, more inspiried and frankly more creative talent. The concept of a Bob's Game appeals to me, even if the product Bob put out is sub-par.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUSjogQW8-U&feature=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edAcYfumubc&feature=channel_pageBob's 100 Day tensai sit-in protest is now over. And I'm at a bit of a loss here, because as far I as I can tell, nothing actually happened at the end of the protest. He said something about going to the GDC, but I can't find any presentations he gave. Gameplay wise, Bob's Game has been reveleaed to be a combat-less RPG talkathon with Retro-Game Challenge style minigames. A demo showcasing a tetris clone has been released, but from the feedback has generally been rather negative.
Honestly, I'm pretty disappointed that this is all Bob has to offer. I hoped that with tremendous creative control over a project he could create something unique and interesting. Although Robert Pelloni says that the sit-in campaign was a viral (and it sort of is), a lot of the background really does seem to be accurate. He really hasn't (can't?) publish his game (I doubt that it would pass NoA QA anyway) and a game about a game maker does showcases his narcissism.
For all that though, I do think there needs to be ways for new developers with new ideas to gain creative control of game development. Industry worship of figures like Shigeru Miyamoto and Peter Molyneux is unhealthy, and the industry should always be seraching for newer, more inspiried and frankly more creative talent. The concept of a Bob's Game appeals to me, even if the product Bob put out is sub-par.
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Had this been a small team of people with fewer delusions of grandeur, I would have been more sympathetic.
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