Will Kara From Quantic Dream Open Up Possibilities In The Video Game Industry?

Ian Fisher writes: With Kara wowing quite a few folks and even the most jaded of gamers I began to wonder if we’re finally on the verge of seeing a renaissance in which game developers put the scope of action on the back burner in favor of getting all emotional, perhaps finally giving us more experiences in which a video game will make us cry.

[ArchangelMike]

Naa... the FPS will always reign as King. Emo games have come and gone, yet we gamers still always gravitate to the instant action of the FPS, and TPS games.

While David cage is very innovative, and is making great strides in moving the industry forward; he would have a bigger impact if he used the tech within an estabilsed genre.

[CGI-Quality]

That's exactly why he DOESN'T apply his innovations to an established genre, and I'm thankful that he doesn't. He wants to create new experiences, we need more of that.

The question isn't whether or not Kara will rewrite the rules, but rather will something like Kara open up new possibilities in the industry. The answer is yes.

[kaveti6616]

I think if you're looking for new experiences you should do a little more research rather than assume that Quantic Dream is going to save the day. There are a multitude of games out there that you don't know about because your attention is held by marketing for major games.

[QuodEratDemonstrandm]

The last FPS I played was Doom, unless you count Portal 2. The first TPS I played was Red Faction Guerilla.
I know I always gravitate to KILL EVERYTHING IN SIGHT.

Give me stealth or kill me.

[wallis]

No we do not gravitate towards anything. I enjoy story telling in my games as much if not more than the action element. If you keep acting like you're an idiot who only enjoys bang bang then the publishers will treat you like one. Companies will get shut down for not getting high enough metacritic scores (Obsidian), games will ship with day 1 DLC (mass effect), they'll start to reuse assets (CoD), make you pay for what you've been getting for free all along (map packs) and take perfectly good tactical games and ruin them by turning them into the same bang bang crap we're all too heavily laiden with as it is (syndicate).

In the same way transformers sells millions that doesn't mean movies like Black Swan, The Artist or The King's Speech aren't making progress. Yeah sure bang bang sells well but so did anti-semitism in 1938. What sells the most is rarely King of anything other than the whim of the public and that's a bit like being King of the stupidest part of the stupidest people in the stupidest way possible because, seriously, there is a LOT of stupidity in this world and look out because it's got disposable income.

[ArchangelMike]

"...and look out because it's got disposable income."

Well you hit the hammer right on the nail there. At the end of the day publishers and dev's will invest more heavily on what sells. Shick horrow, consumers also spend their money on what sells. I know, mind blowing stuff.

If Heavy Rain was an RPG, with the same/similar game mechanics, I'm sure it would have sold more copies.

[MysticStrummer]

It's too early to ask the question. Wait and see how the game turns out and how it's received, both critically and commercially. Then you'll know the answer.

"Emo games have come and gone, yet we gamers still always gravitate to the instant action of the FPS, and TPS games."

I agree that action games of all kinds will continue to dominate the sales charts, but there will always be emo games and people like Cage that want to make a different kind of experience for gamers to enjoy.

[mantisimo]

I agree Mystic most of my favourite games are niche "Indie" games. That offer different experiences and tell a story well, (sometimes non verbally)

(please don't call them emo I may have to hide in my black bedroom and grow some raven coloured hair.)

The only mainstream games I like a lot are the Uncharted series, Batman and a few others definitely not Cod.

[Godmars290]

Don't we actually need to see a game based on the ideals suggested?

And if such a game is being made so late in the PS3's life, one that opens new levels of development on the system, what does that say about this gen? That its taken 5-6 years for it to begin to realize its potential?

[Nicaragua]

Jeez its just a tech demo, why everyone is making out like its something new and magical is beyond me.

[mantisimo]

Because it's beautiful and provocative and has piqued peoples interest with something more unusual than a Peow, peow.

That's without the graphical fidelity included.

[Nicaragua]

i dont think its provocative at all, i think its pretty standard sci-fi fodder which has been done many times before in Blade Runner, I Robot, Ai and numerous others.

I also think the whole concept is a bit of a rip off from the music video for "All is full of Love" by Bjork.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

So im happy that it gives you a big provocative bonk on but to me its just a tech demo and so i'll retain my semen until i see some actual gameplay.

[mantisimo]

@Nicaragua

I'm pleased you are retaining your love juice for some gameplay.

I think you will end up with gonads the size of milk cartons.

That would be uncomfortable and a shame.

It is only a demo after all and we were highlighting how in the mundane day to day boredom of modern FPS gaming this could be the start of a stand out title.

Sadly no "bonk" on for me provocative or other wise but enjoy your time with your love juice and whatever shlt games float your individualistic sorry generic Jlzz boat.

[360GamerFG]

Meh. Just hype.

[CGI-Quality]

If Cage had no history of bringing new concepts/experiences to the table, this would make more sense.

[Zapington]

I'm not going to lie, I found the tech demo really quite boring.

[bednet]

I myself still fondly remember Indigo Prophecy...Now take a good story like that and add this level of graphical fidelity, removing immersion breaking elements and you might even have some sort of hybrid game/movie genre.

I can definitely see a hybrid game/movie genre. It could be episodic, say you buy the "game" for 10$ it tells a story that lasts about 2 hours, with another following every few months. Essentially watching an interactive movie and using something like Kinect/Move to interact with the content (dialog, decisions, minigames and *sigh* permanent consequences), without ever having to navigate the environment or anything that breaks the immersion...

I know this is not entirely new, but the graphical fidelity and input mediums have never been better.

[Nac]

I would like to see deeper experiences on consoles.

[josephayal]

Quantic Dream is one of the most unique studios on the planet.

[Tommy334]

For developers to stop being lazy utilize the PS3 power.