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This is exactly the reason why I don't like playing computer games. The games feel really scripted. Enemy character that wait until I cross a line before they attack me etc.

I wished that instead of investing in graphics, the AI got more attention.

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It is not fully scripted. The game has enough random elements that it might result in an unplayably hard scenario e.g. key portal blocked by dozens of mobs. Hence the AI must be smart enough to reduce the intensity of the generated content to a sufficiently playable level.

This is a challenge in every randomly generated game content and the AI Director solution seems to be a fair one.

In light of the recent post on intelligence being analogous to the maximization of entropy available for future choices, I think things will get a lot more interesting in the future. Skynet may not be far off... (Even if computers can't feel, they might be able to put up a good fight.) That said, I don't know how I would feel about game characters stalking me on Twitter for a few days before showing up unannounced at my in-game job... Sometimes it's nice to know it's a game. (To say nothing of the autonomous military applications.)

play multiplayer?

I only ever play multiplayer (mostly Halo 4 these days) - any time I try Campaign I find the AI rather boring and predictable. I don't know if the Halo series are bad for this or not.

Yeah, it's not anything amazing from my experience. I've heard the FEAR games had decent AI, as well as Far Cry.

If we're not talking FPS then I've been impressed by the AI in XCOM. God damn those bastards are hard work.

I have heard that about Far Cry too, but even as a fan of all of the FC games, I really cant see why people say that. I'm not saying the AI is bad or sub par, just that I'm ignorant!!! To be fair though, I don't play that many games, so I don't really have much to compare to.

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