Paul_G said:
Yeah but lots of people don't. I'm willing to be proved wrong, if the controller enhances the game that's great, and it's one more reason for me to get one which, if it's as cheap as some say, i'll do fairly soon after launch but i suppose my point is although it's possible, will it improve the game? It's not just racing, there are all sorts of genres that work pretty well as it is. I don't want to shift this topic away from the original post, but to say i'm hoping i'm just being narrow minded about all this, and that Nintendo prove me wrong, but i just think after 20 or so years of honing the control pad design, across 5 generations of console, to abandon much of that in favour of an unproven new control method is very brave. Time will tell if it was a good decision or not.
This is all dependant on if it works or not.
I've got a lot of faith in that controller, and while I'm not sure if it will make games all around better, it will be one way of increasing immersion for the player.
One way of doing it is to throw lots of fancy effects, shaders to give people a game that much closer to lifelike. And it's a proven way, another potential way is to make them responsible for their characters actions. Let them slash the swords, fire the guns, or throw the Pikmin. Give them the control.
Now I can understand why so many are skittish about the controller. This will be the first time that your direct actions have consequences in these worlds. Instead of moving a stick and pressing a button, you aim and shoot, or slit their throats with a bottle (like Sadness purportedly utilizes).
Your connection to the character since you literally control their actions, can almost be scary. In fact almost really scary. When is it too much? The PS3 and 360 can render internal organs, and you can see very convincing characters have their grey matter splattered all over the wall, but with the Revolution you'll actually do it.
Sorry, I just had a realization that for as innovative this controller is, I don't want very violent games appearing on it. Slitting a throat, or bashing a hookers brain in, might have some psychological ramifications that some might not be ready to deal with. Doing such a thing using previous controllers was a disconnected button press.
Now you'll do it. Your exertion, your physical actions will end a life, a digital life yes, but a life.
Heh. I walk into this thread all ready to defend the Revolution, and I find myself with a little ethical question. Is too much control a bad thing?