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Looking at the contenders for this year's fight for Christmas money, I'm thoroughly convinced that the paradigm for game development has shifted from engaging the player's mind into the game's universe, into funneling the player through an interactive cinematic experience. The big guys will continue this trend while they vie for billion-dollar pay days. But the little guys? Well they don't have the fleets of animators, artists, voice actors and grunt coders at their disposal. So they have to rely on good ol' charm and imagination. They don't have the piles of money to shove massive marketing campaigns down our throats, so unfortunately, their creations will never get the audience they deserve. With my gaming budget being tight these days, I've found a bit tough to justify 20 bucks on a totally unknown quantity. Well, this should help...
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