A public service announcement

[Souplex]

Bad games... There are a lot of them. But have you ever wondered why? Bad games exist because of you! I don't mean you the indavidual, I mean you the collective market base.

Games are made to make money. This is a fact. Therefore, companies make games that are going to sell well. This is where the collective you comes in. If "you" were to stop buying mindless shooters Final Fantasies and everything made by EA then those games would stop being made. It is time we banded together and said no to this garbage.

I believe Captain Planet said it best: "The power is yours!"

 

[Cousin_IT]

Or, better yet, we as the collective internet rabble could face up to the fact that, like the movie industry, much of what comes out will be geared towards being cash cows for the publishing /development studios & hope that said studios arnt stingy enough to channel some of that profit back into more origional, though less financially lucrative, products.

 

[Jaccident]

Unless you're putting this statement out on national television it's an exercise in futility. TBH to great unwashed are happy with the games they get, so why would publishers change over the minority (that's us baby)

 

[Anton P. Nym]

Bad games... There are a lot of them. But have you ever wondered why? Bad games exist because of you! I don't mean you the indavidual, I mean you the collective market base.

Define "bad game" in some sort of concrete terms and you may make some progress. I can guarantee that some games you'd label as "bad" I'd label as "good", and vice versa, unless you and I agree on some definition of what makes a game bad.

-- Steve

 

[Amnestic]

Bad games... There are a lot of them. But have you ever wondered why? Bad games exist because of you! I don't mean you the indavidual, I mean you the collective market base.

Define "bad game" in some sort of concrete terms and you may make some progress. I can guarantee that some games you'd label as "bad" I'd label as "good", and vice versa, unless you and I agree on some definition of what makes a game bad.

-- Steve

^The above is correct. Why would I want Square to stop making Final Fantasy if I enjoy the games?

 

[Souplex]

[Try to say that while playing Halo 3/Gears of War the on xbox live, I guarantee that you will be showered with bile and to some extent racial slurs (even if you're not black/jew and whatever they come up with).

I am a black jewish cyclops, they would have to invent a new form of slur specifically for me.

 

[Jaccident]

[Try to say that while playing Halo 3/Gears of War the on xbox live, I guarantee that you will be showered with bile and to some extent racial slurs (even if you're not black/jew and whatever they come up with).

I am a black jewish cyclops, they would have to invent a new form of slur specifically for me.

Schindler McMonacle wearing Chicken lover the 3rd...wait that's no good I'll get back to you.

 

[DirkGently]

Bad games... There are a lot of them. But have you ever wondered why? Bad games exist because of you! I don't mean you the indavidual, I mean you the collective market base.

Games are made to make money. This is a fact. Therefore, companies make games that are going to sell well. This is where the collective you comes in. If "you" were to stop buying mindless shooters Final Fantasies and everything made by EA then those games would stop being made. It is time we banded together and said no to this garbage.

I believe Captain Planet said it best: "The power is yours!"

Try to say that while playing Halo 3/Gears of War the on xbox live, I guarantee that you will be showered with bile and to some extent racial slurs (even if you're not black/jew and whatever they come up with).

The biggest part of the public is content with what they get because they don't know better.
So why would any of those companies try to appease to the smart gamers for minor profit while they can keep on releasing garbage for big moneyz?

You don't actually have to say anything to get showered with bile from XBL. You just have to be in the game.

On topic, I'm curious as to what OP thinks are these terrible re-released games that come out every year, other than say EA sports games. While I think that Final Fantasy games are terrible, and think that they're a phenomenal waste of resources, I'm sure that people like Amnestic disagree.

I think if you don't want terrible games, go make your own. And certainly don't come here to a group of people who aren't really your target audience.

 

[Gxas]

So why would any of those companies try to appease to the smart gamers for minor profit while they can keep on releasing garbage for big moneyz?

QFT

This threads discussion is over now. RGP said it all, there is nothing left to discuss. Companies want money. Period. They don't care that Megaman is stale and they are basically releasing the same game. They know people will buy the game.

 

[Jaccident]

That's fantastic

 

[SecretTacoNinja]

What brought this on? There will always be bad games, it's our job as the gamers to play them, decide if they're shit and let the developers know what we think so they don't make the same mistakes again.

Stop complaining and go find some good games instead of complaining about the bad ones.

 

[Galaxialconda]

Yahtzee said it better in Braid.

 

[Kabutos]

Everything made from EA

But then I wouldn't get to play Mirror's Edge!

 

[Kabutos]

Yes you would. EA didn't produced that game.

Wait, didn't DICE develop the game, and EA publish it? If not why is the EA logo on the box?

 

[Kabutos]

Aha! Thanks for clarifying that.

 

[bue519]

Yes you would. EA didn't produced that game.

Wait, didn't DICE develop the game, and EA publish it? If not why is the EA logo on the box?

Yes DICE developed and EA published.
Why does the Left 4 Dead advertisement has the EA logo stamped on it?

EA just published the thing they have nothing to do with the development, you can easily hire another copy to publish the game.

Thanks, I was wondering why i saw the EA logo while playing. But, without the rampant in-game advertising I didn't know why they would publish it?

 

[Amnestic]

Yes you would. EA didn't produced that game.

Wait, didn't DICE develop the game, and EA publish it? If not why is the EA logo on the box?

Yes DICE developed and EA published.
Why does the Left 4 Dead advertisement has the EA logo stamped on it?

EA just published the thing they have nothing to do with the development, you can easily hire another copy to publish the game.

Thanks, I was wondering why is say the EA logo while playing. But, without the rampant in-game advertising I didn't know why they would publish it?

A cut of the profits.

 

[742]

its true, we shouldnt buy crap, and we should tell other people to not buy crap. we should do the best to get our friends and loved ones away from MMOs. its true.

everyone here knows these things, or at least upwards of 90% of us. go tell the dumbfucks of the world these things.

 

[dekkarax]

Yes you would. EA didn't produced that game.

Wait, didn't DICE develop the game, and EA publish it? If not why is the EA logo on the box?

Yes DICE developed and EA published.
Why does the Left 4 Dead advertisement has the EA logo stamped on it?

http://www.l4d.com/

EA just published the thing they have nothing to do with the development, you can easily hire another copy to publish the game.

wait, isn't DICE owned by EA? Correct me if I'm wrong.