Warren Spector Slams Uncharted, Heavy Rain and More
It seems that Warren Spector is mad, and he’s not going to take it anymore. During his keynote address at PAX Australia 2015 (via PowerUpGaming.com), Deus Ex franchise creator and game designer Warren Spector criticized a number of game titles such as Uncharted, Heavy Rain and Telltale’s The Walking Dead for not properly utilizing and making the most of video games as a medium. He even went as far as saying that people who want to make movies into games should “get out of my medium.” Spector claimed during his address that games such as Uncharted, The Walking Dead and Heavy Rain do not make the most of the unique ability for “shared authorship” between the player and the game. He stated, “If all you want to do is show off how clever you are, get out of my medium! Go make a movie or something, because that’s what you should be doing.” According to Spector, the Uncharted games, developed by Naughty Dog, are “low-expression” games on a scale of low,
