In an interview with the BBC focused around the 30th anniversary of the release of the iconic game Civilization, Sid Meier is warning game developers to focus on game design and gameplay versus falling into the trap of monetization:
“In a sense gameplay is cheap… The game design part is critical and crucial but doesn’t require a cast of thousands in the way some of the other aspects do. So it’s perhaps easy to overlook how important the investment in game design and gameplay is.” said Meier.
Read the excerpts of the full interview by going here.