Yes, I''m still in the industry. I no longer work with DMA Design, I work with a company called Paradigm Entertainment who are probably most famous for the likes of Pilotwings64 & Beetle Adventure Racing.
As to 2D vs 3D, one isn''t automatically better than the other, one doesn''t automatically have more gameplay than the other. I can''t believe some people''s opinions on this!
A game is a game is a game. A 2D game will have a harder struggle at retail unless it''s well polished. A 3D has the same struggles - it''s easy to make a really BAD 3D game. Very few of the top ten games are polygonal 3D, instead they give the illusion of 3D - ala Diablo 2, The Sims etc.
I don''t think the public at large picks up a game & goes "ugh, it''s 3D". I know where you''re coming from, aegrimonia, but you''re off base a little.
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quote: Original post by ragonastickGAAH! And the majority of ''em aren''t even multiplayer! Why the heck have I been spending all my time on networking and 3D!?!
Rank / Title / Publisher / Approximate Retail Price
1 / Roller Coaster Tycoon / Hasbro Interactive / $25
2 / The Sims / Electronic Arts / $42
3 / Who Wants To Be A Millionaire 2nd Edition / Disney / $16
4 / The Sims: Livin'' Large / Electronic Arts / $27
5 / Frogger 2 / Hasbro Interactive $26
6 / Roller Coaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes / Hasbro Interactive / $28
7 / Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 / Electronic Arts / $40
8 / Barbie Pet Rescue / Mattel Interactive / $27
9 / Hoyle Casino 2001 / Havas Interactive / $24
10 / Sim Theme Park / Electronic Arts / $20
BTW just to clear up, Counter-Strike IS 3D. All the guns/ppl are made in 3D studio max and are polygon based.
Couple of points:
The Sims are 3d. The characters are, anyway.
You''re only listing PC titles. Console games outsell PC games by a wide margin, on the order of 10 to 1. Almost all of the best selling console games are 3d and/or multiplayer.
The Sims are 3d. The characters are, anyway.
You''re only listing PC titles. Console games outsell PC games by a wide margin, on the order of 10 to 1. Almost all of the best selling console games are 3d and/or multiplayer.
quote: Original post by ragonastick
How about the current top 10 best selling games:
Top-Selling PC Games December 10-16, 2001
Rank / Title / Publisher / Approximate Retail Price
1 / Roller Coaster Tycoon / Hasbro Interactive / $25
2 / The Sims / Electronic Arts / $42
3 / Who Wants To Be A Millionaire 2nd Edition / Disney / $16
4 / The Sims: Livin' Large / Electronic Arts / $27
5 / Frogger 2 / Hasbro Interactive $26
6 / Roller Coaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes / Hasbro Interactive / $28
7 / Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 / Electronic Arts / $40
8 / Barbie Pet Rescue / Mattel Interactive / $27
9 / Hoyle Casino 2001 / Havas Interactive / $24
10 / Sim Theme Park / Electronic Arts / $20
(Taken from: http://www.zdnet.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2669538,00.html)
Note the lack of any 3d games from this list.
If Frogger 2 is the same game on the PC as it is on the PSX, then it's definitely 3D. It's setup like Tomb Raider or Spyro. (Character in front of the camera, I mean.)
I wish there was a top 10 list for more hardcore gamers. I honestly couldn't care if Deer Hunter sold better than Barbie Pet Rescue, but I would like to know how Diablo II sales compare to Rune sales. (Obviously D2 is selling better, I just picked two random games.)
Jesse Chounard
Edit: Messed my quotes up the first time.. whoops.
Edited by - Jesse Chounard on January 10, 2001 3:57:27 PM
And Counterstrike is *DEFINATELY* not "based on very old 2d engine". It''s using the Half-life (Modified Q2) engine.
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