Vivi, you missed the entire point of my post. You're suggesting that I made an unequivocal, ideological statement that small games are always and inevitably worse. My post only dealt with the practical reality.
Yes, every platform has had good and bad games. But I've yet to encounter a single Android game that made me actually want to play it.
I've tried lots of genres and lots of developers, but I simply can't find a game that I wouldn't rather play on the other platforms its on, or just simply rather browse the internet or check my twitter feed since I'm on my phone/kindle anyway. I just don't have faith in the platform. I think it's well documented that the last few years of these kinds of platforms has allowed everyone and their grandmother to become a game developer and has created a sea of garbage. You can pick up the average retail disc game for PS3/360, or download a random game that has been approved for PSN and XBLA, and you'll at least be guaranteed to have a decent gaming experience with at least mediocre competent game design. But if you look at the utter trash precentage on iOS/Android, there's just no comparison. There are games that have risen to the top, but again, they really just can't interest me in the least bit.
This is the real interesting development. As everyone prophesied the death of consoles and handhelds in exchange for quick 5-10 minute games of mobile devices, it will be fascinating to see how such games will survive in the arena where you NEED to hold someone's attention for more than 10 minutes to e successful, where the goal is to get the player hooked for two years until you release your sequel.Originally Posted by Pete
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