Adventure Games on the Wii?
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:00 pm
I just ran across this article on Gamasutra.com (a major game design site) about the idea of adventure games making a comeback through the Wii:
http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20070 ... n_01.shtml
I know, we've been hearing something or other about adventure games making a comeback on a given platform for years, but he may have something here. While $1750 for a wii isn't exactly AGS-level in terms of budget, those determined enough (Himalaya?) could help usher in a new wave.
Finally, he makes reference to Yahtzee (one of my favourite AGS developers) as an example of how there are good developers out there. Anyway, thought the article was cool.
Edit: He also makes an important point about the reward of individual gameplay tasks in adventure games. While he suggests that just being on the wii will fix this, I think this is also an interface design issue, regardless of platform. I think a warioware-style interface (for example) could liven up games on PC and DS too. Maybe as adventure game developers we need to start thinking about more than new puzzles.
Finally (terribly long post, I know), he links to this article: http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,666 - my initial post just assumed you'd click any link in the article, but I'd like to add a recommendation anyway.
http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20070 ... n_01.shtml
I know, we've been hearing something or other about adventure games making a comeback on a given platform for years, but he may have something here. While $1750 for a wii isn't exactly AGS-level in terms of budget, those determined enough (Himalaya?) could help usher in a new wave.
Finally, he makes reference to Yahtzee (one of my favourite AGS developers) as an example of how there are good developers out there. Anyway, thought the article was cool.
Edit: He also makes an important point about the reward of individual gameplay tasks in adventure games. While he suggests that just being on the wii will fix this, I think this is also an interface design issue, regardless of platform. I think a warioware-style interface (for example) could liven up games on PC and DS too. Maybe as adventure game developers we need to start thinking about more than new puzzles.
Finally (terribly long post, I know), he links to this article: http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,666 - my initial post just assumed you'd click any link in the article, but I'd like to add a recommendation anyway.