The Gamer's Quarter

Congrats with the latest issue. I'd like to provide some design feedback though:

1. Currently, Gamers Quarter articles have text arranged in two vertical columns. When you view a PDF magazine artic ...

Hey, thanks for replying!

I'm wary when developers talk about realising their 'true vision'. It is just part of marketing in my opinion. But everyone has their own interpretation.

I think every ...

Hmm, any chance of getting a reply on this one, SuperWes?

Jazz Jackrabbit! Fast, fluid and best of all, free!

I also liked Jill of the Jungle.

I lack the gaming history knowledge to comment on whether CD-media was a positive development or 'worth putting up with' in the long run. Lacking a comparative reference point and judging criteria is ...

My basic point is that new technology is neutral and is neither 'good' nor 'bad' in itself. New technology can be used to explore new possibilities (good) or regurgitate past products (bad). Ultimatel ...

Two arguments:

1. More power doesn't necessarily equate to (gaming) strength.

1.1 New features (graphical, processing, etc.) are only useful if they can be harnessed and implemented within the ...

Just finished reading the mag completely and I liked John Szczepaniak's "Why Game?" article the best.

This might be a rough template for future NGJ pieces: direct, candidly written and with just e ...

By aesthetic effect I mean the effect by which the object affects the viewer. Interactivity was exactly what I meant by that. What do I mean by interactive? How does it achieve this? On what grounds i ...

Write more professionally. Speak honestly and without ego. Be clear and concise in your explanations. Avoid swearing; it is trashy and does not impress.

Avoid 'retro'-style articles. Let's move ga ...

I reckon Mr. Mechanical is on the right track here. The art of videogames is unlike the art of literature or the art of film. The aesthetic effect is different and you should begin by explaning that. ...

And Bai, the quicker way to end that moralizing would be for designers to hire decent writers, rather than people who've never read much beyond trashy supermarket paperbacks. And I'm not sure MGS 2 i ...

I think a good game makes you feel something beyond the act of just playing around. Note the word 'feel'. It doesn't have to 'say' something and to hope for this is perhaps to (unfairly?) expect that ...

Did I miss the boat already? I too, suffer from lack of knowing anyone. Oh well, it's another lazy Sunday afternoon...

shapermc: Ocarina of Time
dessgeega: Rez
disneyland: Kingdom Hearts (hehe), ...

Hey thanks mate. I've played a few on that list (Ico, Rez) when I had my PS2 which I've since sold (to calintz actually Razz

). I don't have a Gamecube so I'll miss Beyond Good & Evil and Killer 7 wh ...

Maybe I'm getting tired of games. Fun is subjective and my interest in gaming is to explore different worlds and new experiences. I never suggested replacing entertainment with 'art' (whatever that ma ...

does anyone really think games started as an "artistic statement?"

No, but the dominant perception of games as commmodities reduces the possibility of doing so. Games might not be 'artistic stateme ...

I'm a fan of Sakey's writing but his reasoning was a little vague on this one. He never details why games were 'better' in the past; we're supposed to accept this as self-evident. His definition of 'g ...

Well, 'gamer's intuition' is highly subjective and really depends on both people having similar abilities. I'm sure an avid Resident Evil player could make navigating those tight corridors look easy. ...

Hey Wes. It seems I was vague so I'll elaborate a bit. My concept 'world' doesn't mean a literal world with ground, air and sky. I meant a broader idea of world, a generic gaming 'space' where play un ...

I loved this game. Imaginative, compelling, humourous. Great moments too...finding the rainbow planet was amazing. Building your own ship was fun. I had mine geared as an exploration vessel, way too m ...

Yeah good question actually, one I bet will be raised many times on these forums! Thought I'd throw my two cents in before the thread gets stale.

To me, videogames are primarily a way of experienci ...

[quote="shapermc"]Bai, I think you were just skimming things here. Honestly I think all forms of games talk is good and welcome. I don't have to like it. I also said that it will more than likely just ...

Perhaps you could reserve your criticism after reading the journal instead of mocking its reference system and submission rules. You might even lay off its contributors who you callously dismiss as be ...