tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20951746.post675994104331900784..comments2023-05-15T01:25:47.032-07:00Comments on Fullbright: ConservatismSteve gaynorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01516595172941914708noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20951746.post-35098833331542830672008-07-07T06:24:00.000-07:002008-07-07T06:24:00.000-07:00But we have to ask; if the gameplay was compeltely...But we have to ask; if the gameplay was compeltely different, would it still be Diablo? Is a game series defined purely by its background setting, or does the franchise "Diablo" also connotate isometric hack'n'slash action-RPG? Keeping to that genre, I'm sure we will see a hundred or more little improvements to the forumula.<BR/><BR/>"Innovation" doesn;t alwas mean jumping a genre. But no, AshleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20951746.post-14609845782357604972008-07-06T06:15:00.000-07:002008-07-06T06:15:00.000-07:00Ugh. You'd think more people would be celebrating ...Ugh. You'd think more people would be celebrating him for having the guts to say it. This is an industry where every game that reinvigorated its franchise by changing the gameplay or setting has been praised (RE 4, Call of Duty 4) and every game that did the same old, same old has been forgotten. Devil May Cry 4, Call of Duty 3 comes to mind.<BR/><BR/>Hell, even Diablo 2 was a fairly huge Kirk Battlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612840105075834275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20951746.post-48879520734862477932008-07-02T12:34:00.000-07:002008-07-02T12:34:00.000-07:00Blizzard's success has always been about embracing...Blizzard's success has always been about embracing conservatism. Somewhat like Apple, they don't innovate much. What they're good at is taking existing concepts and making them really, *really* polished.<BR/><BR/>WoW didn't bring anything groundbreaking to the MMO space. Blizzard took what UO, Everquest, et al. had done and honed it to a razor's edge. Warcraft/Starcraft did the same in the RTS Nels Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484436433023780229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20951746.post-46505317746363785652008-07-02T12:29:00.000-07:002008-07-02T12:29:00.000-07:00Naturally Diablo 3 looks conservative: Blizzard is...Naturally Diablo 3 looks conservative: Blizzard is a conservative developer. I cannot think of a single Blizzard games since Starcraft that was revolutionary, rather than evolutionary. Even Starcraft was basically Warcraft II with asymmetric factions.<BR/><BR/>I'd like to see Blizzard try and create a new IP. Tell a different story, perhaps one that isn't meant to be spun into a major franchise. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20951746.post-71187485038208339622008-07-02T12:13:00.000-07:002008-07-02T12:13:00.000-07:00Sometimes the internet just sucks. Reading the ter...Sometimes the internet just sucks. Reading the terrible <A HREF="http://www.quartertothree.com/game-talk/showthread.php?t=45469" REL="nofollow">Quarter to Three thread</A> which created Disappointmentgate (as I call it) is like watching the Swift Boat guys trying to sink Ashley Cheng's presidential campaign.Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614781669653308454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20951746.post-81271555703732296472008-07-02T10:13:00.000-07:002008-07-02T10:13:00.000-07:00I agree, it's all ridiculous. You could argue the...I agree, it's all ridiculous. You could argue the merits of how awesome Starcraft and Diablo II were, I guess. In my opinion, both of them have fun gameplay, but if you go any deeper (like the story elements) they start to fall apart. SC2 and D3 just prove that Blizzard knows what their fanbase wants and they know how to cash in on that.<BR/><BR/>Nothing wrong with that, but it ain't exactly Colemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11965072604399121902noreply@blogger.com