Is a gameplay-designer an artist or a
programmer? Because that's really the role that makes or
breaks a game.
programmer? Because that's really the role that makes or
breaks a game.
He can be either an artist or a programmer. If he's an artist he will probably be able to make his game alone with $500. If he's a programmer he'll probably need $5000 to do the same.
You obviously haven been around the gamedev boards long enough, for if you have, discussions about graphics vs gameplay would have bored you. They bored me. The bottom line is this: Chopin is better music but sells less than Christina Aguilera, or however you spell her name. Just look at guys like puki who drool over graphics. Its the majority that counts, noone asks for your opinion, drew.