Raiders of the Lost Sim
windy_moon:
Fresh thinking is good. Fresh creative thinking is better. Fresh creative thinking backed by lotsa capital is really really good.
The female market is still marginalized by the gaming industry, even after the "shocking" Sims revelation that women, even middle aged women, know how to turn on their computers (and pull out their credit cards) too.
There isn't a lot that is written that has the broad appeal of a classic Spielberg blockbuster. You could argue that The Sims has a correlation to Raiders of the Lost Ark, something for everyone. What other games are out there like that, besides the Sims?
(If there are, don't tell me. The Sims is already too much for me! :P)
If Spielberg actually plays games, imagine what he could bring to the table. If he doesn't have fingers on the keyboard (controller), well, concept to experience is a long road.
syberspunk:
Quote from: CharlenieHead on 2005 October 14, 21:27:06
Oh, but his last few movies were kinda bad . . .
Are you kidding? Well I haven't seen Saving Private Ryan, but supposabley that was good.
Now, admittedly, upon first viewing, A.I. and Minority Report were let downs for me in the theatre, just because they were very long, and it felt like they each could have had 3 different endings. BUT! I definately feel that these movies are the kind that require repeated viewings. I definately gained a greater appreciation for both of those films, after watching them a couple more times at home.
And his last three films were fantastically entertaining: Catch Me If You Can and The Terminal were a bit more whimsical, but they were still both great films. And War of the Worlds? I thought the remake was excellent! The film itself was visually stunning and the acting was pretty top-notch, even if it had a buncha crazies in it (Tom AND Tim, what's up with that?!?! Freaks. :P). Nevertheless, I thought it was all done very well, the characters were nicely developed, and it was cool to bring the focus of the story onto a family, with the original story as a backdrop for all the tension. And I may not necessarily be a huge Dakota Fanning er... well... fan :P but I think she was really good in this film. I definately think she's a rising star with potential chops comparable to Jodie Foster, Drew Barrymore, and Haley Joel Osment. I've read that people have complained and bitched about her just being a screamer, but I thought she was very convincing and compelling in WotW, which was just, to me, your basic, classic Sci-fi at its best. And personally, I can't wait to see how Munich will turn out. That just seems like it'll be an interesting project. Not to mention, what will hopefully be classic Spielberg in the upcoming Indiana film. :D
Ste
ZephyrZodiac:
Just think, though, Spielberg dropped out of college to start his film-making career, and only finished his degree a few years back, I believe! Today, I doubt that could happen - you almost need a degree these days to get a job as a garbage disposal person! and I honestly think that too much education can kill creativity!
Ness:
Quote from: windy_moon on 2005 October 14, 22:54:38
There isn't a lot that is written that has the broad appeal of a classic Spielberg blockbuster. You could argue that The Sims has a correlation to Raiders of the Lost Ark, something for everyone. What other games are out there like that, besides the Sims?
(If there are, don't tell me. The Sims is already too much for me! :P)
You can tell me instead! :P
I just spent some time browsing through a computer game store - and left thinking that if some company actually cottoned on to the idea that females about the age of 10 like to play with computers, then there's a huge market... once you eliminated all the first person shooters, racing games, and sports games, there really wasn't a lot left!
about the only games I play are sims and settlers - I'd really like (considering just how long those two have been around!) to find something else!
Ness
ZephyrZodiac:
Yes, the whole gaming thing revolves around males of about 15 - as if they are the only people out therre who use computers! Sexist/Ageist or what?
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