Community engagement. (Gaming)

by CruelLEGACEY , Toronto, Thursday, March 22, 2018, 13:40 (2439 days ago) @ Ragashingo

So even though I love and appreciate the effort to create that podcast, and I love hearing the thought process behind the design of the game, my inner fanboy kinda checks out when the stuff I'm hearing just doesn't at all map on to my experience playing the game for myself.

The devs of Super Meat Boy could give the best, most informative, most awesome to listen discussion of their game and I wouldn't listen because I straight up don't like the game. But I'd still give them full credit for communicating.

Just wanna be sure you're not conflating liking a game with how good a podcast is.

I pretty clearly said that I still "love and appreciate the effort to create that podcast, and I love hearing the thought process behind the design of the game". :)

I think it is fair to say that the nature of their communication has changed drastically since the early Bungie Podcast days, but even when they get close to their older ways of communicating, it doesn't land with the same impact for me because I just don't believe it. I don't mean that in the "they're lying to me!" sense, because I don't think that way at all. Just that Bungie's assessment of the game(s) they are making is now very different than my own assessment. Which is not a criticism of them at all, but it is a factor that dampens my enjoyment of their efforts. To your point though, I do fully appreciate that kind of communication, when it happens.