04-03-2013, 06:48 PM
Hey Dan,
Thanks for putting your time into the bloodsports, so much talent on the boil right now!
For me the biggest barrier to entry for me is the burden of research. The Miazaki challenge was perfect because the research was as easy as watching a movie whereas Windwalker involved playing a game on a system that I don’t own. There are youtube walkthroughs but they are not the same for getting the feeling for a game.
So some games might be more suited than others, older successful games Doom or Final Fantasy 7 might be pretty universal, but then again maybe not? Anyone born after 1990 may struggle with a too much retro.
This leads to a problem we all face in coming up with iconic designs: the current fragmentation of culture. We can no longer expect our audience to share our cultural references, which is why endless remakes and reboots of old IP’s make so much sense to Hollywood.
I would be happy to do a PR/ IP challenge every 3 or 4 Bloodsports. My advice is to stick to broad super popular genres with a wide range of characters, and always keep in mind how easy it will be to research.
Hammer horror films come to mind :-)
Daggers!
Thanks for putting your time into the bloodsports, so much talent on the boil right now!
For me the biggest barrier to entry for me is the burden of research. The Miazaki challenge was perfect because the research was as easy as watching a movie whereas Windwalker involved playing a game on a system that I don’t own. There are youtube walkthroughs but they are not the same for getting the feeling for a game.
So some games might be more suited than others, older successful games Doom or Final Fantasy 7 might be pretty universal, but then again maybe not? Anyone born after 1990 may struggle with a too much retro.
This leads to a problem we all face in coming up with iconic designs: the current fragmentation of culture. We can no longer expect our audience to share our cultural references, which is why endless remakes and reboots of old IP’s make so much sense to Hollywood.
I would be happy to do a PR/ IP challenge every 3 or 4 Bloodsports. My advice is to stick to broad super popular genres with a wide range of characters, and always keep in mind how easy it will be to research.
Hammer horror films come to mind :-)
Daggers!