My current project, Loop Thesis, is completely HTML5/Javascript. It's going to be a downloadable game, but (at least right now) I can bundle it entirely in a web browser, and often do for demos.
It's complicated.
I don't regret writing Loop Thesis in Javascript; there are substantial benefits to the web as a platform. If I went back to rewrite Loop Thesis from scratch, I wouldn't do anything different. But benefits aside, there are also complications and headaches, particularly around timers, audio, controller support, and garbage collection. I think there are concerns that have to be balanced.
There's definitely room for more games on the web, and there are huge benefits to looking at it as a platform, but I don't want to give the impression that it's all rainbows.
It's complicated.
I don't regret writing Loop Thesis in Javascript; there are substantial benefits to the web as a platform. If I went back to rewrite Loop Thesis from scratch, I wouldn't do anything different. But benefits aside, there are also complications and headaches, particularly around timers, audio, controller support, and garbage collection. I think there are concerns that have to be balanced.
There's definitely room for more games on the web, and there are huge benefits to looking at it as a platform, but I don't want to give the impression that it's all rainbows.