@haugezono i'm personally not very bothered by from going for a cashgrab because i think gaming studios that can make great games deserve lots of money tho
@haugezono i mean by this definition is overwatch blizzard "experimenting" with lootboxes? i dont think that doing something new is inherently experimental if its a well trodden path by other devs, from is just doing a spinoff style done by many other studios
@haugezono ds1/2 has very experimental movement, arguably an experimental open world and online, mgs series has been extremely varied in combat/stealth/story structure/mission structure etc.
@haugezono kojima has experimented with practically everything you can experiment with in game lol like he made a boss you have to connect your controller to another port to beat
@haugezono anyways fromsoft isnt a meaningfully experimental studio besides their combat and storytelling, they just execute already done ideas very well
some people who lambast music theory they don't understand and say it's all restrictive stuffy old rules that hamper creativity, love hearing about filmmaking theory and the "rule of thirds" or "180 degree rule" or any other film theory concept because it sounds cute to them