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Jonathan Blow On Making Enough Money For Food

 
 

“Fuck that.” People reporting on Blow’s ruthlessly idealistic vitriol are split - this article is fawning, Kotaku’s link to it is scathing. The fawners have played Braid - Kotaku haven’t. Believe me, he has an astonishing game to back up this rhetoric.

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Rob: Braid is one thing. That he's managed to get a game made his way that emodies his idea(l)s remains to be seen (even what ideals he's included). The fact is that Blow speaks for the majority of people who give a damn about games, and idealistic vitriol is exactly what drives creativity, lest we forget. The minute people stop giving a damn about what they're doing with their medium, and worry about returns, is when games - or anything - turn to crap. Commerce is anathema to art.

Kotaku relies on the quality of the contributors, which is why it's variously unreadable and anemic as a serious games blog.

 		 
 

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