PictoImage Proves DS will Never Replace Party Games
As I watch the trailer for PictoImage, I can’t help but get the feeling that “this is lame”. Now I’m going to stress that this is just from watching the trailer. I have yet to review the game, and I probably never will.
The concept is sound. Utilize the DS touchpad and wifi experience to create a party game for up to 8 players off one cartridge. Then everyone sits down and plays a micro version of “Pictionary”?
I’m sorry. I just can’t see this happening with anyone over the age of 13. You may gain some new features by using fancy gadgets and software, but you simply can’t replace the classic. You lose out on the gestures, the interactions, the competitiveness, the foul language, the speed drawing, the pointing at the board and grunting “uh” hoping your team understands you, and all the other joys that you get from the classic group game. Sit everyone down, have them concentrate on a two 3-inch LCD squares, and see if the formula still works. I doubt it will.
The only reason I blog about this is because I decided to look at what is coming down the pipeline for new DS games. There’s some great looking games that are a month or two away still, but this week I’d say go blow your weekly DS budget on Apple applications. Unless you have a pre-teen daughter, then by all means go grab PictoImage for her and all her friends.
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