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EA Casual Roundup Comments by Johnny Minkley

1 May, 2008

Casual need a break occasionally.

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Charlie_Miso
01/05/08 @ 05:53
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They still make games for the wii?

Thought that it was a gimmick with 6 months life-span at the most.

That's what i keep reading on teh interwebs
Mindstorm
01/05/08 @ 07:34
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'And we despise them for their risible ignorance and go back to getting wanked off for 20 dollars in Liberty City'

the biggest achievement of "casual gaming" is reinforcing the idea that gamers are sad losers... discuss
Zomoniac
01/05/08 @ 07:50
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You're not Ellie, what are you doing writing about casual games?
The Bodybuilder
01/05/08 @ 07:50
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A storm's-a-brewin......
nick_f
01/05/08 @ 08:33
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No Zubo?

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InsoFox
01/05/08 @ 08:39
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I'm actually excited for boom blox. People who have played it genuinely seem to like it. And I've heard the level designer allows you to do crazy fun things with physics, and that you can also share your creations online.

On the face of it there's every reason to expect it to be bad but not according to people who've played it... I hope it gets great reviews because I want to see what the community comes up with.
InsoFox
01/05/08 @ 08:43
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"the biggest achievement of "casual gaming" is reinforcing the idea that gamers are sad losers... discuss"

You actually make an interesting point. If people only are exposed to casual games, maybe they're more likely to see games as timewasting diversions alone, rather than the whole range of things they can be (which includes timewasting diversions). On the other hand there's the argument that a casual game might act as a gateway for those people to play something more involved - I'm not sure that happens, because there aren't really many games the bridge the gap between casual and everything else.

But the thing is, I -like- casual games, and I want to be able to play them even if it means my mum thinks all games are like peggle.
peterfll
01/05/08 @ 09:35
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So Johny, I bet popng into Shoeditch House for a couple of bevvies is half the reason why your WiiFit age isn't getting any better?
Mindstorm
01/05/08 @ 10:04
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@ InsoFox

I feel things are going towards more segmentation. More than being gateways, "casual" games are creating a separation between "good" games (social, fun, family oriented etc.) and the other male-oriented geeky antisocial stuff, in which you kill prostitutes, beat tramps, and generally fill the void of your lonely life with dreams of sex and violence. the public discourse seem to support this separation, just read mr Minkley's article. Is this a sign of things to come?

chrisjm
01/05/08 @ 11:10
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anyone else only click on this article because of the monkey picture?
Verwandlung
02/05/08 @ 08:37
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Yes I was hoping to see a new Worms.

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