DanJo's position on formalism is far more disciplined than mine. I'm v. jealous.https://twitter.com/RobotParking/status/557994756803149824 …
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Replying to @RobotParking
@RobotParking my position on formalism is something like: systems are interesting, media assets are kind of boring, synergy between media…1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @chaosprime
@RobotParking …assets and systems are super interesting. and nothing endears formalism to me like people spewing 3edgy5u statements like…1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@RobotParking …"destroy interactivity" and "destroy games" while asking me to celebrate games' conversion into low-budget CGI-only cinema.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime Yep. Totally. Dialogue between the constituent bits of a game is pretty much where I'm at.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @RobotParking
@chaosprime I'll joke about destroying videogames because clearly the AAA stuff isn't going to go away as long as it keeps making money.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @RobotParking
@chaosprime But if chanting that convinces someone to make a weird acausal assault on player agency and call it a game for laughs? Awesome.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @RobotParking
@RobotParking i'm struggling a bit to articulate how i feel about that. i mean, i love me some pie in the face of a conventional idea.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @chaosprime
@RobotParking but when the critical voice is lauding all pies in the face, all the time, it starts to feel lazy, even a bit cowardly.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@RobotParking everybody wants to play Drizzt Do'Urden, nobody wants to play the vast society of plain red-eyed drow who make him interesting
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Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime Yeah, I should be clear that that's more of a contingent position more than an ethos. Right now, things need shaking up.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @RobotParking
@chaosprime For me, also, I think hand-in-hand with celebrating things that challenge the definition of "game" goes hand in hand with1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes - 1 more reply
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