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From: donw@zehntel.zehntel.com (Don White)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Psygnosis (was Re: Amiga Origins & Trivia)
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Date: 27 Oct 89 19:18:53 GMT
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In article <4435@sugar.hackercorp.com> peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva) writes:
>In article <20211@unix.cis.pitt.edu> smsst5@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Steve M Suhy) writes:
>> I think Roger Dean and the boys are doing a pretty decent job on the
>> creative half of their software.
>
>This sentence unwittingly hits the nail on the head.
>
>The other half of the team, the software guys, need as much creativity as

     I disagree, Psygnosis has done games with game mechanics which I didn't 
  like (for instance Barbarian and its' clone Obliterator), but, they have done
  others with excellent response. 'Beast' is a GOOD game. Its' response is
  instantaneous and FAST. They managed to do this AND acheive one of the best
  uses of the amiga graphics I have seen.

     One question, is Psygnosis a software development house or just a 
  publisher?

     If they are JUST a publisher, then I would expect the quality of their
  software to fluctuate (as it has).

     If they are a development house, then I would have to say that THEY HAVE
  LEARNED that customers want fast reactions in gameplay. GOOD WORK!

     Don White  Box 271177 Concord, CA. 94527-1177
     zehtel!donw