An open letter to David Cage
Critical Gamer's Luke K writes:
Dear David,
About a week ago, Edge published some comments from you on their site which troubled me greatly. Phrases such as “My goal is to surprise people, to give them something they want without knowing they want it” and especially “I am not interested in giving them ‘fun’” set off alarm bells for me. It is perhaps not entirely fair to single you out, as I strongly suspect many others within the industry share your sentiments; but as you’re the only one to have so frankly stated your intent, this open letter is very much for you. I think it would benefit everyone involved if you stopped listening to your ambition, and started listening to your audience; if only for a few moments. First of all, let’s remind ourselves of exactly what it was you said. Taken verbatim from the Edge website:
