Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 23rd Aug 2009 19:17 UTC
PC gamers vs. console gamers. There's this assumption that PC gamers are capable of playing more complex games than console gamers. The games industry itself has picked up on this assumption and generally dumbs down games for the consoles because they assume us poor console gamers are not capable enough, and as the consoles have increasingly become the focal point of the industry, PC games also started suffering from the dumbing down effect. That's why the developers behind Sacred 2 deserve all the more praise for not assuming all gamers on consoles are 13-year-old Halo-addicted kids by releasing a traditional top-down hack and slash game with an incredibly detailed world and intricate character development.
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It's about fanatics who don't mind having to become fluent in a made-up language, memorize a manual the size of three phone books, and spend 120 hours a week for three years to play a game. Some of us just want a game to be - you know - fun and not consume every waking moment. That's why I prefer racing games to RPGs.