What's on your mind?
08-01-2013, 05:49 PM
Have you played Ib? It's pretty good.
It is probably so popular, however, because both the story and game last only long enough to get players invested. The characters are interesting but our time with them is brief. So we want more. Hence, fan works. Really, the same kind of thing can be said for Touhou as well.
Grandia on the other hand, is an X-ty hour long game. By the end of the interesting character interactions have been used up. So while it probably feels more satisfying, it's not going to inspire many players to write more.
It is probably so popular, however, because both the story and game last only long enough to get players invested. The characters are interesting but our time with them is brief. So we want more. Hence, fan works. Really, the same kind of thing can be said for Touhou as well.
Grandia on the other hand, is an X-ty hour long game. By the end of the interesting character interactions have been used up. So while it probably feels more satisfying, it's not going to inspire many players to write more.