Immersive Sims Are Less Niche Than They Appear
Immersive Sims Are Less Niche Than They Appear With excitement building for Arkane Studios’ upcoming immersive sim Deathloop, I’ve been thinking about the sentiment that immersive sims are a niche “gamer’s game” genre. I’ve seen it echoed a lot over the years: It was mentioned in comments on a Deus Ex article I wrote last year, for example, and even Arkane itself admitted (with a justified degree of pride) that it makes “weird stuff” in a Noclip documentary about the studio. But I am not convinced it’s accurate. I believe the influence immersive sims have exerted in the 20...
Source: escapistmagazine.com