Regardless of all the brilliant games that have been developed in recent years, I should really begin this by stating a fairly obvious idea that in my opinion is not cited enough. The gaming industry’s mainstream blossoming has reaped a mix of glorious benefits and monotonous pitfalls. The cost of mainstream game development continues to rise, while development teams can often compete with the population of small nation counties, and yet there’s a troublesome sense that tactile gameplay hasn’t gotten any better for all of this added attention – that the primary focus has shifted to immediate graphical prowess, rather than the functional and innovative gameplay that made this industry worth the original investment.
Amidst titles powered by massive budgets seeking to produce increasingly realistic worlds resembling our own, along comes Muramasa, a game immediately grabbing our attention exactly because of its visual style, but for entirely different reasons.
This is not going to be a long piece as I know there are much better articles out there making the same arguments as I, but I am going to post several videos at the end of this post that I hope will provide you with a small, yet significant impression of what I am trying to articulate.
Hit the jump to read on:
Because at the end of the day, what all gamers both casual and hardcore are interested in is entertainment. Although there is the sound argument that more advanced technology will provide developers with the tools to create more vivid, imaginative and inspiring worlds and gameplay experiences, the current trend for realistic depictions of real environments and simulations is reducing the likely hood of games being developed that provide us with the escapism that entralled us in the very beginning. And even for all of its flaws (rather basic hack n’ slash gameplay, fairly shallow combat system to name a few) the very fact that Muramasa’s European release date is within the same week as a sequel to one of the most popular games (Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2) in years that strives for realistic and gritty visuals, and is guaranteed to be a multi-million seller, Muramasa provides us with an interesting, yet sadly niche counter balance that reminds us that a picture that is worth an endless amount of words.
No comments:
Post a Comment