TWhid: I didn't write that review because I was uncomfortable with Cory leaving his 8-bit roots - I thought the change was necessary too - but I haven't read an answer to the questions posed in that post that makes me think I should reconsider the observation that the show is a rocky transition.
I've noticed you've said a couple of times in comment threads that you don't think derivitative critiques hold up, and to be honest, I've never understood why. I think some distinction has to be made between the importance of being content to create work that is part of a continium (as opposed to feeling like you need to reinvent the wheel everytime you make a piece) and repetition or deriviation that is a direct result of conceptual weakness. Tiger Lily isn't a perfect comparison, but for the same reasons Tom outlines above, I really don't think it's off the mark.
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I've noticed you've said a couple of times in comment threads that you don't think derivitative critiques hold up, and to be honest, I've never understood why. I think some distinction has to be made between the importance of being content to create work that is part of a continium (as opposed to feeling like you need to reinvent the wheel everytime you make a piece) and repetition or deriviation that is a direct result of conceptual weakness. Tiger Lily isn't a perfect comparison, but for the same reasons Tom outlines above, I really don't think it's off the mark.
- Paddy 6-07-2007 6:43 am