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EA Dev: 'Game Stories Are Crap'

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NowGamer: Alex Hutchinson, creative director on Army Of Two: The 40th Day has said that linear stories in videogames don't make the grade

Speaking exclusively to NowGamer about the Army of Two sequel, Hutchinson, who spent six years working on titles like the Sims and Spore, told us that videogaming suits narratives generated by players.
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Published: 44 days 12 hours ago | News | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | Gaming
 
 

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IronAva - 44 days 14 hours ago
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I'd say that too if all my stories were about winning the Super Bowl.
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Keith Olbermann - 44 days 14 hours ago
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1.1 - well...
uncharted 2 says hi.
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kapedkrusader - 44 days 13 hours ago
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1.2 - To make a comment like that...
...in the wake of Uncharted 2 is asinine.
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skv007 - 44 days 13 hours ago
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lmfao @ Op.
yeah.. story is one of the reasons I wanna keep playing. Ofc, there are exceptions, but Ao2 had a pretty decent story...
but then there is mercenaries 2.. the crappiest story ever lol but never the less the game was fun. :)
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sunil - 44 days 11 hours ago
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Ico, SOTC, MSG, GOW (imo), UC, UC2, GTA 3,4 (imo)
all of these games have good story lines
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Elven6 - 44 days 13 hours ago
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For a game like The Sims, Spore, etc yea sure but what about all the other games?
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LinuxGuru - 44 days 11 hours ago
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What a dumb comment by an average creative director.
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Dutch Boogie - 44 days 11 hours ago
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lol maybe dude should play MGS4 and Uncharted 1+2. It's not our fault most third party devs are incompetent morons.
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