Comments on: it’s the end of the videogaming world as we know it http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/its-the-end-of-the-videogaming-world-as-we-know-it/ Lollards in the high church of low culture Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:56:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Sarah http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/its-the-end-of-the-videogaming-world-as-we-know-it/#comment-251774 Sarah Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:49:44 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/its-the-end-of-the-videogaming-world-as-we-know-it/#comment-251774 No it wouldn't! Anyway, you can do dark without all this rub, viz CUBONE who is vv sad and a bit scary too! No it wouldn’t! Anyway, you can do dark without all this rub, viz CUBONE who is vv sad and a bit scary too!

]]> By: Alan http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/its-the-end-of-the-videogaming-world-as-we-know-it/#comment-251767 Alan Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:29:08 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/its-the-end-of-the-videogaming-world-as-we-know-it/#comment-251767 Dark jigglypuff would be great! Dark jigglypuff would be great!

]]> By: Sarah http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/its-the-end-of-the-videogaming-world-as-we-know-it/#comment-251761 Sarah Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:13:25 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/its-the-end-of-the-videogaming-world-as-we-know-it/#comment-251761 Oh god yes, "dark" Jak, absolutely!! Dark Eco experiments indeed... Oh god yes, “dark” Jak, absolutely!! Dark Eco experiments indeed…

]]> By: Tom http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/its-the-end-of-the-videogaming-world-as-we-know-it/#comment-251757 Tom Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:56:51 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/its-the-end-of-the-videogaming-world-as-we-know-it/#comment-251757 NB this sort of nonsense is the absolute scourge of the comics industry too, except there you can see why they do it, commercially speaking. NB this sort of nonsense is the absolute scourge of the comics industry too, except there you can see why they do it, commercially speaking.

]]> By: Tom http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/its-the-end-of-the-videogaming-world-as-we-know-it/#comment-251756 Tom Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:53:32 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/its-the-end-of-the-videogaming-world-as-we-know-it/#comment-251756 Most grievous use of 'dark' imagery for me was Jak And Daxter - wonderfully fun, colourful entry-level platformer which had plenty of adventure and menace (it certainly wasn't goofy or anything) - and then the sequel not only makes Jak into "Dark Jak" but also panics and turns into a Grand Theft Auto clone (!!). I seriously can't understand why game designers do it - I cannot think of ONE SINGLE INSTANCE where a 'darker' version of a cartoony game has been a sales hit. And the reason is so obvious - the people who like dark, gritty gaming HAVE LOADS TO CHOOSE FROM, they won't take a "Dark Sonic" remotely seriously, while the people who liked fun Sonic will hate it anyway. Most grievous use of ‘dark’ imagery for me was Jak And Daxter - wonderfully fun, colourful entry-level platformer which had plenty of adventure and menace (it certainly wasn’t goofy or anything) - and then the sequel not only makes Jak into “Dark Jak” but also panics and turns into a Grand Theft Auto clone (!!).

I seriously can’t understand why game designers do it - I cannot think of ONE SINGLE INSTANCE where a ‘darker’ version of a cartoony game has been a sales hit. And the reason is so obvious - the people who like dark, gritty gaming HAVE LOADS TO CHOOSE FROM, they won’t take a “Dark Sonic” remotely seriously, while the people who liked fun Sonic will hate it anyway.

]]> By: Sarah http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/its-the-end-of-the-videogaming-world-as-we-know-it/#comment-251755 Sarah Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:48:35 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/its-the-end-of-the-videogaming-world-as-we-know-it/#comment-251755 Wario is different; he's not got all the portentious "dark", "shadow" imagery that all the specifically named Dark Pokémon/Shadow Sonic etc gain, which is the more ridiculous because the original characters were originally on a different moral and ethical spectrum, and "dark" as a character set is pretty lame anyway (or so I think). Wario is more like a rub baddie who lives in Mario's town,that's why they look a bit alike! Wario is different; he’s not got all the portentious “dark”, “shadow” imagery that all the specifically named Dark Pokémon/Shadow Sonic etc gain, which is the more ridiculous because the original characters were originally on a different moral and ethical spectrum, and “dark” as a character set is pretty lame anyway (or so I think). Wario is more like a rub baddie who lives in Mario’s town,that’s why they look a bit alike!

]]> By: Pete Baran http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/its-the-end-of-the-videogaming-world-as-we-know-it/#comment-251750 Pete Baran Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:20:52 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/03/its-the-end-of-the-videogaming-world-as-we-know-it/#comment-251750 Surely Wario = Dark Mario! Surely Wario = Dark Mario!

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