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DVS Lurker wrote in message <6q3v8l$c...@news1.emarites.net.ae>...
>Savoldi wrote in message <35C4CABB...@injersey.infi.net>...
>>Amen. Computer games, the music industry, same story. The magic just
>>isn't there anymore. The innovators got old and the profit-makers grew
>>bold. It's all about the bucks and probably always was, but they sure as
>>hell are a lot more obvious about it than they used to be.
>>
>This isn't true. You've just finally grown old. At this point of time so
>many computer games are released at the same time. You've got a much bigger
>choice.

What choice. There maybe are many released at the same time, but they are
all clones of each other and mostly BORING. I walk around shops like EB and
see row after row of Action/RTS/3d type hybrids which have all the interest
of watching paint dry.

There are still games which will become classics, like Diablo,
>Quake, Starcraft, C&C series, Duke3D, Blade Runner.....etc. There are still
>many games here that will come into the classics category. Heck in the old
>days it used to take forever for new games to come out. Probably because
>there were less developers in those days.

What are you talking about. There were hundreds of developers and software
companies available in the 80's, now the software companies are in single
figures. Yes there are still many developers, but they are told what to make
by their software masters. As for the games you mention, I doubt anyone will
remember or care two cents about any of them in 5 years time.

>The problem is we all have been 'exposed' too much as they say. In the old
>days when I used to get a game for example civilization, I used to stick to
>it and play for about 8 months or maybe even more, and now when I get
>civilization 2 , I play it for only 2 months and then I am thirsty for
more!
>;-) Present day games leave that thirst a lot.


You seem to be contradicting yourself now. If they are so marvellous why are
you thirsty for more. Could it be todays games are boring, uninteresting and
lack any lasting interest. Though I wouldn't hardly include Civ2 in that
category, as it is one of the few truly great games released in the last few
years.

Steve