Ross Rant 01

ice worlds, the last bastion of complete and utter genericism. You would think that someone would have outlawed their use by now, yet still i see them rear their ugly little heads, along with their slack jawed siblings, the fire world, the underwater world and the jungle world. Also lets not forget the space world, which is usually filled with steroid addicted space marines, and aliens with no genitals.

But no, still they appear in game after game, and still they torture me with their generic slip physics, lava planes and chasms. So well done to anyone who manages to come up with the stunning idea of taking an environment that is completely white, completely void of interest points and completely lacking in anything resembling imagination.

Congratulations, you just killed the originality pony.

So next time you're making a game, sat hunched in front of your star wars figurine collection, think about what you're doing, because god is a gamer, god doesn't like genericism, and every time you create a mindless, bland, and utterly boring environment for your games, he kills a kitten. Probably in some lava. With some fireballs shooting out of it. Covered by some sinking blocks. Guarded by aliens with no genitals.


Ross