Soldato
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I was thinking about this the other day after seeing a video of someone playing a FPS with the Natal UI
While i am sure the traditional controller will still be around, if Microsoft heavily push natal into being an 'alternative' control device into their AAA titles to sell their kit i can't help but feel the games will become even more dumbed down than they already are.
before i get burned at the steak think about it for a second, most games on consoles have user aids such as assisted aim, streamlined interfaces, simplified game play mechanics and so on through necessity since you do not have the same level of control on a console (for the average user) that you have with a mouse+kb.
Now add Natal, an even simpler interface and everything will be toned down to the lowest common denominator (hand gestures and so on)
I have no problem with it being released for its own set of 'fun' apps but my concern is that considering the significant investment into its development whether it will be shoehorned into other games making them potentially worse
You simply do not have the full range of motion you do on a controller (considering it is a 2d plane)
While i am sure the traditional controller will still be around, if Microsoft heavily push natal into being an 'alternative' control device into their AAA titles to sell their kit i can't help but feel the games will become even more dumbed down than they already are.
before i get burned at the steak think about it for a second, most games on consoles have user aids such as assisted aim, streamlined interfaces, simplified game play mechanics and so on through necessity since you do not have the same level of control on a console (for the average user) that you have with a mouse+kb.
Now add Natal, an even simpler interface and everything will be toned down to the lowest common denominator (hand gestures and so on)
I have no problem with it being released for its own set of 'fun' apps but my concern is that considering the significant investment into its development whether it will be shoehorned into other games making them potentially worse
You simply do not have the full range of motion you do on a controller (considering it is a 2d plane)
