Linked by Adam Geitgey on Tue 31st Aug 2004 20:12 UTC
Despite the impressive list of achievements of open source software, it can be argued that there have not been any world-class games created under the open source banner. Sure, several old games like Doom and Quake have been gifted to the open source community, but there are no comparable original creations in this area. One should not expect this situation to change anytime soon, because the open source development model does not make sense for game development.
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"Where are the good closed source games?"
Starcraft, Warcraft 3, Pikmin, Metroid Prime, Legend of Zelda, Mario Kart Double Dash, Eternal Darkness, Animal Crossing, Half Life, Quake 3, Unreal Tournament, F-Zero GX, Soulcalibur II, Virtua Fighter 4, Tales of Symphonia, Baten Kaitos, Metal Gear Solid, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, FarCry, Castlevania
Just to name a few.
"the OSS games rule in terms of playability and story"
Yeah right...
You don't know games. I play both OSS and CSS games. While OSS games can be great fun, most (not all) of them are just simple games. There are only a very few complex OSS games and some of them (especially NetHack) is mentioned since ... 15 years?
I can mention old games, too: Final Fantasy 6. Ever played it? It's awsome. Japanese RPGs are the absolute story telling kings. There are no OSS games with this deep gameplay and such a great story.