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Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 571 Joined: 22 Apr 2008     | A GTA endorsement from Will Wright, now that one i didn't see coming. The way he explains the choice however seems to be totally what you'd expect him to say/think. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1811 Joined: 8 Apr 2008     | Hearing someone describe the Battlefield series as "cops and robbers" makes me love it even more, it's a very accurate description, and I'm sure it's exactly what the developers were going for. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 69 Joined: 3 Sep 2008     | I kind of expected Will Wright to say Civilization was one of his favorite games but i didn't expect Grand Theft Auto. This guy seems to be heavily into simulation games and ones with an offering of a sandbox mode. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 968 Joined: 9 Oct 2007   | Wow, was not expecting Battlefield 1942...at all. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1256 Joined: 13 Jan 2007   | Ok. I'd rather know what are his favorite boxers personally. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 907 Joined: 15 Jun 2008     | I hadn't thought of that but it's true you can be a good guy in GTA4. You don't have to be a murdering psycopathic car thief. It seems that Will Wright really loves sandbox games. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 459 Joined: 4 Jun 2008   | "For me, it's not really about the missions, it's about the open-endedness... going out and living a life in this little simulated city. It's like a big playgrounduo." That sounds a whole lot like 'The Sims' and 'Sim City'. Oh wait... |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1256 Joined: 13 Jan 2007 | Speaking of board games, I'd have loved to see a M.A.X. sequel (3rd) make it to the PSP or the DS. HEY INTERPLAY! YOU HEAR THAT BUNCH OF ZOMBIES!? YOU'RE BACK IN BUSINESS SO GET ME A FREAKING MAX!! |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2770 Joined: 13 Feb 2008    | Well, I don't think anyone saw GTA coming, but hey, he explains it really well. It sounds like something he would do in one of his games. |
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Will Wright Reveals Five Favorite Games
The mastermind behind Spore and The Sims has compiled a list of his five favorite game series, focusing on strategy and openness.
Now that Spore's finally been released, lead designer Will Wright is able to relax, conjure up his next inspiring idea and interview with the media on his five favorite games.
An MSN special asked Wright about what touches him from each of the five franchises he mentioned. Wright was able to categorize compelling titles into two categories: strategy games and open-world experiences.
His list of game series includes:
The turn-based gameplay of the Nintendo DS Advance Wars titles remind Wright of how he "used to play these board games as a kid - these elaborate, real board games, so it's kind nostalgic for me, for that reason."
Sid Meier's Civilization also had "strategic diversity" rarely found in its competitors.
The diverse environments of GTA, Battlefield 1942 and Flight Simulator were all described with similar terms such as "open-ended", "big playground" or "world". The lighthearted "cops-and-robbers" style of Battlefield reminds Wright of his childhood. When he mentions the other two titles, he is fascinated by their realism in digitally recreating worlds.
He descriptively explained his GTA love, "It's such an open-ended world... you can actually be very nice in the world and drive an ambulance around saving people, or you can be very mean.... For me, it's not really about the missions, it's about the open-endedness... going out and living a life in this little simulated city. It's like a big playground."
Source: Joystiq
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