I liked most of it.. however I don't agree with you on the one part where you said the cpu enemies shouldn't have any advantage over the player. (such as them not being affected by lava but you are) 99% of the time, they are some sort of creature that lives in the lava or hot areas, why else would they be located there?
That's all a matter of opinion, and a matter of what game you're making.. now if the cpu guys are all humans, and you're human too, than yeah, that makes sense.
I think it's better to write about certain genres, as writing about developing games as a whole is quite broad. The things that apply to RPG's aren't the same things that apply to racing games, or flight simulators, or action games.
I agree with a lot of that though.. although I don't think all games need an ending.. some games (arcade games) aren't supposed to "end" it's all about who has the best score, or beating your own score.
"No offense, Zol, but I don't like reading long chunks of text."
That would explain your low intelligence. :o I'm sure he is very sorry that he couldn't break it down into three word sentances such as "Run spot run. See spot run." We all have to make a mental note that we have unintelligent people here so we have to make it easier for them to read.
Like so:
Steps 2 making gamez:
1. Think of game
2. Make game!
3. Make monies!
4. Use monies to get edukation.