[off-topic] Sony releases PS Vita SDK

[Sean Kelly]

On Apr 19, 2012, at 3:20 PM, Nick Sabalausky wrote:

> "H. S. Teoh" <hsteoh at quickfur.ath.cx> wrote in message 
> news:mailman.1939.1334865913.4860.digitalmars-d at puremagic.com...
> 
>> But IMAO, indie gaming is where it's at these days. True creativity has
>> left commercial games since id's DOOM days.
>> 
> 
> Yea, pretty much. With a few exceptions (Splinter Cell 1 though...3 or 4, 
> and some Japanese stuff), I see the mainstream industry as mostly a 
> "Pixar-wannabe high-def-animation factory" these days. They don't care about 
> gameplay anymore, just storytelling, animation and emulating Hollywood.

I've switched from calling those games to calling them interactive cinematic experiences.  Some are actually enjoyable from a story perspective, but overall I think they're an evolutionary dead end for the game industry.