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Shaviro said:
The problem is that id apparently aren't going their own way. They're following behind other companies, but they're dragging their feet and constantly fighting against the direction they are taking, yet still going along.
If they are going the same place as everybody else, what's the point of getting there slower? I'm not arguing that they should be going the same direction as everybody else and they definitely shouldn't stay locked in a 1994 mindset. In my opinion they should throw their history, false sense of security and the current fps direction (or lack of) out the window and start fresh. Do your own thing.
Rage is such a mishmash of ideas and direction. What did they set out to do? To me it seems like the entire game was an attempt to prove that they could do a bright game set in an outside environment and then filling it with semi-modern ideas and features. There was no point to anything. The game ended up being a hollow car-combat game with small combat arenas that you visited. Almost all the missions are completely interchangable and do nothing to further the "plot".
Not to go on a RAGE....rage, but ever since id told us how they envisioned the game and what thoughts were behind it, I knew it'd end up somewhat like it did.
VERY loose quote: "We were making this darkness game that took place on a dark island and suddenly we realized that we had been doing dark games forever. So then we decided to scrap that and make a really bright game....and hey cars are cool right? Let's have some racing in there!"
Actually Shaviro, I'd say Rage is id doing exactly what they want to. The the core of id's design philosophy (i.e. Id's id) is a American ideology know as Way of the gun. Basically, the idea that a gun is a tool used as expression of ones ideas but not necessarily part of the idea it's self. Now, even the most radical NRA lobbyist will admit that a gun needs to be respected because it is a dangerous tool that can kill people. Id's response was to say "OK then. How about we just put you in a place where all you can shoot is Nazis, demons, monsters of chaos, evil alien cyborgs and assholes on the internet so you can learn to respect guns the fun way".
Now, it's not the 90's anymore. People know that guns kill people thanks to documentaries about gun violence. But people are worried about another problem. A newgun. People have been saying for a long time that Cars are dangerous. They cost money to run, they are damaging the planet, and they kill far more people then guns do. The difference is they are not meant to do those things. They are meant be safe, clean, help you get to work on time. If you respect them.
So what did id say?
"I tell you what: Here's the keys to your car and; Opps! a meteorite fucked the world up. Now everyone on the road is an asshole out to steal your shit. Do what you will. We'll even give you some guns to if you like."
I heart id Software.
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01-05-12 07:30 
