If developers decide to make a game especially for higher devices, fair enough. But a large part of the idevice community is made up of iPod 2g lower etc, and the Devs would lose considerable monies. When most games are primarily for higher idevices I will buy a new one. As of now, I can't afford one because other things take priority, and quite honestly, I will just wait a few months for the iPod 5.
Now its about solving the world hunger crisis. We are currently developing an app that will unite us. get it! (but its only for iphone 5 and iPad 2)
I know this is off-topic, but I've got to reply to that statement. Firstly, not everyone can buy new devices every year or so - get real. Secondly, I feel sorry for those people who are sucked into the whole idea that you need to change your device every year to get the latest model. That's no way to live. I think my 2g iPod is fantastic and capable of some fantastic games (Dead Space anyone?). 2G owners should be catered for and games developers should not get lazy and only make games for the latest devices.
Even if doing that ends up limiting their creative vision? I disagree with that... a lot. That's telling a painter what to paint with. A writer to use only three syllable words. A musician to use only a kazoo. Nope, doesn't work. These people are anything but lazy. They help push the scope of the craft and use the best tools available to them to do so.
Here here! I think we can all safely agree that this game looks crazy awesome and we are all dying to play it! I've only watched the trailer, like what, a thousand times now? Sooooooo slick.
Creative vision has nothing to do with the degree of technology you're working with. Quite often the best games, art or writing is good because of it's simplicity. I think games developers generally would make better, more creative games, if they stopped running after the latest technology and thought more about basics. I was hoping that Sword & Sworcery was going along those lines - a decent, atmospheric adventure with simple but beautiful graphics
I'm pretty sure it will work on older devices, though it might not be as smooth. We'll be doing a lot of testing in that direction after the iPad launch. For all you folks without iPads, I can say it looks fantastic on the small screen - scaling down the art from the iPad really makes it sharp. I kinda prefer it pocket-sized. It's more intimate.
There is no doubt that some of the best games are, indeed, very simple. "Passage" comes to mind, but the developer chose that style and that platform. But to demand that the developer cater to a specific platform at a specific level is a bit silly. It's their choice, is it not? I don't remember reading anywhere that developers owed us anything? And I'm pretty sure S&S is still going to be a very decent, atmospheric adventure with simple but beautiful graphics. So, no worries there.
Sounds awesome! Almost sounds kinda like a bit of a unique experience on either machine. Can't wait to play both! I will have to start with the larger screen though, cruddy old eyes. Note to self: find my glasses by April. Hey Jori? I'm not sure if this one has been asked yet, but I'm assuming pinch zoom in and out are in the game?
Can we please stay on topic now! If some people want to brag about the fancy ipads, iPod 4's and iPhone 4's, let them, but let's just keep this thread about the game please!
LESS IS MORE a good game is not about the latest tecnology.. I cant really see people making big games that are creative on xbox.. they all just makes copys of a copy, and each game being more and more linear. And more rotten then the one before. We will just see more and more games like dead space on the iphone, and not like S:S&S EP. If you give the painter to much options to chose from he will create this: http://www.google.se/imgres?imgurl=http://scienceblogs.com/cognitivedaily/upload/2007/06/art1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://scienceblogs.com/cognitivedaily/2007/06/euroupdate_2_is_science_art.php&usg=__169y7qfwaZ_fTuex3-haaPQkYPc=&h=375&w=500&sz=25&hl=sv&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=Lch8Vi0Xrn7T9M:&tbnh=154&tbnw=205&ei=yeBuTcG9GYiB4QbTreSJDQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmodern%2Bart%26um%3D1%26hl%3Dsv%26biw%3D1440%26bih%3D813%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=699&vpy=270&dur=408&hovh=163&hovw=217&tx=53&ty=144&oei=yeBuTcG9GYiB4QbTreSJDQ&page=1&ndsp=28&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:0 This : http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Chimpanzee_congo_painting.jpg (which actually the Chimpanzee Congo painted.) Or this: http://www.google.se/imgres?imgurl=http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2731/4338796781_a769865d14.jpg&imgrefurl=http://flickr.com/photos/gregpurnell/4338796781/&usg=__ChlMuzZtiMDHaLOLD2ykYhQqkKU=&h=500&w=334&sz=173&hl=sv&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=IcS3zuSMrEHfxM:&tbnh=156&tbnw=104&ei=deRuTefYJNP54gaDrtjsDA&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmodern%2Bart%2Bcrap%26um%3D1%26hl%3Dsv%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1440%26bih%3D813%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=841&vpy=229&dur=1786&hovh=275&hovw=183&tx=96&ty=128&oei=deRuTefYJNP54gaDrtjsDA&page=1&ndsp=26&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:0 (think our budy Congo, won this round) But if you just give the painter a simple Pencil he will create this: http://www.google.se/imgres?imgurl=http://cdn1.iofferphoto.com/img/item/158/917/406/pencil-drawing-pretty-woman-by-olga-bell-print-582dd.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ioffer.com/c/Art-1000394%3Fpage%3D6%26price%3D3&usg=__5JAVSb6CcTH5S0E6HeYz_jWstaE=&h=500&w=391&sz=23&hl=sv&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=fjs5bKcuCvLriM:&tbnh=164&tbnw=128&ei=SN9uTd-ROpKD5Aa0osmQDQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbeautiful%2BPencil%2Bpainting%2Bwoman%26um%3D1%26hl%3Dsv%26biw%3D1440%26bih%3D813%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=373&oei=Kd9uTbfzOci84AbE-PHtDA&page=1&ndsp=34&ved=1t:429,r:26,s:0&tx=90&ty=69 this: http://www.google.se/imgres?imgurl=http://www.beautifullife.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/23/general.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.beautifullife.info/art-works/unbelievable-pencil-art/&usg=__FNnZtsXH509FJmtP_Kchg9ZNv90=&h=475&w=600&sz=167&hl=sv&start=64&zoom=1&tbnid=ts1Ti4QN96KX6M:&tbnh=152&tbnw=192&ei=i-BuTYPrEoiB5AaE3qn0DA&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwoman%2BPencil%2Bpainting%26um%3D1%26hl%3Dsv%26biw%3D1440%26bih%3D813%26tbs%3Disch:10,1591&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=814&vpy=251&dur=949&hovh=200&hovw=252&tx=165&ty=127&oei=ZeBuTfa_JumM4gbU2dD1DA&page=3&ndsp=32&ved=1t:429,r:20,s:64&biw=1440&bih=813 and this: http://www.google.se/imgres?imgurl=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gfXupHOEhH0/Sed07Ip5uZI/AAAAAAAAEco/q45JLAliIKo/s400/AndyBuck-PENCIL-ART-6.jpg&imgrefurl=http://intrinsecoyespectorante.blogspot.com/2009_04_01_archive.html&usg=__9Wx8AtkOJsEkcUPSoq9lxpX9hug=&h=372&w=400&sz=26&hl=sv&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=NjWm2nqWogVJfM:&tbnh=165&tbnw=177&ei=G-VuTZDAE9KC4Qbx-cWODQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3DPencil%2Bart%26um%3D1%26hl%3Dsv%26biw%3D1440%26bih%3D813%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=483&vpy=256&dur=1327&hovh=216&hovw=233&tx=54&ty=115&oei=G-VuTZDAE9KC4Qbx-cWODQ&page=1&ndsp=32&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:0 Many water-paintings are actually made just by mixing a few colors. (And yes this is art class now.)
Oh sry, yeah your right. So does anyone know HOW (and when) the music will be made allowable to us? sense we know that they listen to us fans, you should just say what you think one way would be to sell it outside of the game another that you get it for free if you buy the game a third that its "pay what you want/name your price if you want it for free that's ok. but if you want to pay something you can just to that to. and ofc a fourth, that its completely free, you cant even pay for it if you want to I personally like nr three.
You still didn't address my point. All good app review websites hasve 3G and up. Once they spread the game and youtube videos about the game; its popularity will go up. So what if a few 100 people buy it like dumbasses. Your thing about prostitution makes no sense.
Thought we were over this.. but okay. First of. What I said about prostitutes, makes perfect sense, because there is actually people who like that job. And in so a perfect world, only the ones who like it would work with it. But as I said we don't live in perfect world, (and no, im not pro prostitution [sense we don't live in a perfect world ]). seriously What is it you dont understand? We just don't live in a perfect world. Perfect scenario almost never happen. People will just continue buying the apps without reading the description. So I clearly addressed your point. I Quotet this: If people read carefully the description before buying blindly this could be possible And I gave you the answer. That this would only happen in a perfect world. But its not gonna happen for most (if not all) games for iphone. C'mon you say it yourself, you say: "what if". What if all iPhones should suddenly wake up tomorrow and take over the world. Both is highly unlikely. (wont say which one is the least likely. You'll have figure that one out yourself.) Its not at all worth risking. Its just to unlikely.
That wasn't my point. My point was it is the artists, or in this case developers, choice. To tell them what system they should have developed a game for, is silly. If you don't like the choices the have made, go out and do it better yourself. Problem solved! And personally, I like the three white panels.
Oh you were addressing that point, I thought you meant that the popularity level of the game would decrease because a dumb few hundred users. Why does everyone think prostitution is bad? Your right though that there will never be a perfect scenario.
This thread is getting sooooo awesome! We've got prostitution, self entitlement, world hunger, rocking music, Nigeria, technology, economic collapse, fine art, inflation, intellectual debate, world domination via self aware iPhone and S:S&S EP. HAHA! What more could you ask for!? Damn, this is cool!
