Humor is not an easy thing to pull off in video games, but Double Fine boss Tim Schafer has had plenty of success in that area. He feels developers would be able to follow suit if they avoided "self-censorship."
In a recent interview Schafer attributed that aforementioned self-censorship to the rarity of comedic games.
"There are a lot of funny people in the games industry," he explained, "and [they seem to] think of the funny thing, and then say: ‘No, I can’t do that. Let’s cut that out because someone might be bothered by that.’
"I think if people censored themselves less there’d be a lot more funny stuff out there."
With classics like The Secret of Monkey Island and and Grim Fandango under his belt, it’s safe to say Tim Schafer knows what he’s talking about. Hopefully other developers out there will take his advice to heart.
[CVG]
