Comments on: David Cage: Adults Need Games too http://www.geeks.co.uk/9582-heavy-rain%e2%80%99s-david-cage-thinks-adults-need-games-too A selection of technology rants, gadget opinions and general wonder at the world of true Geekery. We feature review, tech-art, events and profiles of influential pioneers. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:26:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Peej http://www.geeks.co.uk/9582-heavy-rain%e2%80%99s-david-cage-thinks-adults-need-games-too/comment-page-1#comment-3496 Peej Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:35:20 +0000 http://www.geeks.co.uk/?p=9582#comment-3496 I desperately want Cage to be right, and would like to see someone bring games up to speed with mature content that matches what you'd expect from an 18-rated film, not merely schoolyard titillation or over-the-top violence. The main problem developers have is that they're seemingly incapable of marrying a good writer with a decent game, as Graham Linehan pointed out on Gameswipe - "people have stopped reading books and just look to Hollywood or movies for inspiration". That's certainly something you see in most blockbuster games, even a series as close to my heart as the mighty GTA. Going on Quantic Dreams' previous output, Fahrenheit had potential before it turned into a mess of punishing quick time events and bonkers surreal moments of messy plot. For games to truly progress and become proper "mature" games, you need mature teams with decent writers working on them and you need games that can move away from the stereotypical central characters that infest popular series. Show me the game developer who can match up to Lynch, or Von Triers or for that matter even David Cronenberg, and I'll start believing that games will one day truly mature. Great article Gavin, loads of food for thought. I desperately want Cage to be right, and would like to see someone bring games up to speed with mature content that matches what you’d expect from an 18-rated film, not merely schoolyard titillation or over-the-top violence. The main problem developers have is that they’re seemingly incapable of marrying a good writer with a decent game, as Graham Linehan pointed out on Gameswipe – “people have stopped reading books and just look to Hollywood or movies for inspiration”.

That’s certainly something you see in most blockbuster games, even a series as close to my heart as the mighty GTA.

Going on Quantic Dreams’ previous output, Fahrenheit had potential before it turned into a mess of punishing quick time events and bonkers surreal moments of messy plot.

For games to truly progress and become proper “mature” games, you need mature teams with decent writers working on them and you need games that can move away from the stereotypical central characters that infest popular series.

Show me the game developer who can match up to Lynch, or Von Triers or for that matter even David Cronenberg, and I’ll start believing that games will one day truly mature.

Great article Gavin, loads of food for thought.

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