I bought the original XC on Wii, again on 3DS, and couldn’t really get into it.

Sounds like the polar opposite of Moon Studios (of Ori fame).

Konami too, while we’re at it. Castlevania doesn’t deserve the state it’s in right now.

This! That the cat in this game has a lowered tail actually totally makes sense.

Blockchain does seem to bring one thing to the table: making games decidedly UN-fun, amplifying the parts everyone hates while minimizing the parts gamers actually want.

From the replies to that Tweet in the article from other game developers, I think we’re going to see a split. Some developers may jump on the crypto bandwagon for some reason. But there’s a HUUUUGE amount of developers who are skeptical or critical, and see through the scammy nature. And those will still be making…

Now I’d play a game with that story.

They technically kind of need to have such low player numbers because blockchain infrastructure cannot really handle the amount of people typical for a successful MMO in combination with “play to earn” schemes where actions in the game let you earn crypto. Blockchains are a bit similar to BitTorrent, but games would…

I mean, usually in game economics are balanced and fine tuned. I can’t imagine what kind of hell would break loose if there were cross contamination from other games/projects. I imagine this could even be used for malicious attacks.

If Crypto Bros had their way, in 2030 we would probably roam a Mad Max like hellscape.

From that tweet and some of the replies of people involved, some things spring to mind:

All the things he listed can be done today, so if that is what Blockchain games bring to the table, then yes, apparently they bring absolutely nothing new to the table.

As someone who plays games for good gameplay or a good narrative, and hates grinding, all the things he listed sound like a horror show comprised of all the things that are decidedly NOT fun in games.

Why do we cede the term “Web3" to them anyway? Like, “Web3" should be a term for technologies and trends related to progress, more inclusivity, accessibility, etc. (kind of like how the web or internet in general was conceived and developed from the beginning onwards). Yet, they kidnap the term “Web3" as a term for…

I get that poverty may be a justifiable reason for piracy, also I won’t condemn piracy “per se” (heck, I’ve pirated some stuff before too). But I still think that gamedevs having measures like this is also justified, & in my book also quite entertaining.

Sounds like an excuse, because demos are still aplenty, and most online Stores do have a period where you can still refund the game.

I don’t think you are much of a tech person if you don’t see that we didn’t put “servers on the cloud”. The cloud RUNS ON SERVERS.

Nobody gets paid to crap on NFTs.

That was a lot of words and very little of an actual EXAMPLE of what use case NFTs could improve upon or be best used for.

If you ever worked with artists, you know that they wouldn’t really want to do that.