Takes One to Know One
The best video games come from the minds of true geeks. The types of guys you can usually find perusing (and I’m using that world correctly) through Tech Lists all day. Take the latest Brutal Legend by video game legend Tim Schafer. The guy knows his stuff. From the Monkey Island games of my childhood to the latest Jack Black starring vehicle, he does a really great job of achieving what most cannot. Well, what almost all cannot. He makes video games funny. Often, video games will NOT play funny at all. In fact, the jokes will fall flat on their faces. Bringing someone into the shoes of a character doesn’t mean that you’re adapting their sense of humor (which is often that of an 8 year old). Tim Schafer understands that by writing for both his audience and the children who might be playing his games. It takes a true geek to write a solid, sincere video game and Tim Schafer is always the man for the job.
