: The fact that the player has control and that it is practically impossible to
: 100% recreate the same play through twice pretty much lends to the
: argument that games and movies are very different. That said there are
: games that are very much inspired by movie making techniques (Uncharted
: and God of War namely)

: I feel like I'm caught in the middle of a divorce here... *KERMIT! CODY!
: DON'T MAKE ME CHOOSE!!!

Very different isn't the same as TOTALLY different. I see the sound mix as one of the elements developers can justifiably choose to lock down for some of the same reasons that the sound mix is locked down in film.

That said, I see the other side, too. Over on DBO, Cody just gave a pretty good justification for that side in a thoughtful response to narcogen, someone whose take on it is pretty much exactly mine except probably better stated.

I'm always interested in what Cody has to say (and agree with more than you might think). He's one of the brightest people on the b.org forums. There seems to be about four people whose viewpoints he won't curtly dismiss when they differ from his. For the rest of us, all bets are off.