7 Commandments
Here's an abbreviated version with my own comments:
#7. Thou shalt let us play your game with real-life friends.
- This has become a bigger deal as of late. Stupid COD4 and it's lack of split screen co-op. Thank god for RB6.
#6. Thou shalt not pad the length of your games.
- In college I wanted my games to be 20+ hours of narrated entertainment. These days I'm looking for less than 10 hours of story.
#5. Thou shalt not force repetition on the player.
- I hate checkpoints.
#4. Thou shalt make killing fun.
- "Gordon, the whole world has been taken over by a race of malevolent aliens. All of humanity is depending on you. Here's a goddamned crowbar."
#3. Thou shalt admit when enough is enough.
- Escort missions are never done correctly.
#2. Thou shalt make sure your game actually works.
- Obviously
#1. Better graphics do not equal innovation and/or creativity.
- However nice graphics do create atmosphere. Depending on your game immersion may make all the difference. Bioshock is one off last years best games because of its environment.