Yesterday, you read Epic Games’ Cliff Bleszinski’s thoughts on OnLive. Today you get the renowned game designer’s opinion on Project Natal. In my recent interview with Cliff, I asked him what he saw in Microsoft’s motion-sensing wonder. He said:
I see an amazingly fun system that will expand the Xbox user base in a direction previously untapped by Microsoft and currently owned by Nintendo. When all is said and done, there are probably going to be “Wii Fit”-like games, more “hardcore experience”-based games as well as some that lie somewhere between the two.
I don’t believe that motion or gesture-based controls of any sort will replace the controller any time soon. They will merely enable yet another way to interact with your console, and Natal could potentially enhance classic controller-based games in many, many different and exciting ways. (None of which I’m ready to talk about at this time, so Internet, don’t go reading into this too much and start drawing random conclusions.)
What do you think of Cliffy B’s opinions on Project Natal? Agree? Disagree? What do you make of him addressing the Internet as if it were a person or a group of people? Is it a mental disorder that he developed while working so hard on Gears of War?
I think he isn't crazy. The internet loves to talk about what isn't said.
Hey, Mr. Padilla, can I help you write catchy headlines? For starters, I would have titled this article:
"Epic Games’ Cliff Bleszinski In Love With Sound of Own Voice, Self"
-M
@Iceman Ha! And also, no. Firstly, Cliff isn't at all like his "reputation". He's actually someone you'd enjoy playing games and talking about games with. Also, keep in mind that I went to him and I wanted to hear the sound of his voice.
Secondly, catchy headlines are so '90s. For better and worse, SEO is too important.