Activision CEO: People Like Sequels
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I find it comical (or faintly disturbing) that Bobby looks very similar to Tony Blair, who is the very essence of evil. The Chairman of Activision looks like Tony Blair, and doesn't care about what he's doing so long as he has power, also like Mr. Blair (Britain's previous Prime Minister to all those not in the know). Conclusion: Super Evil. Someone get rid of this guy!
I won't be, at least not Modern Warfare 2. Don't say I am not serious and that I'll just break and get it anyways, because I won't. There's plenty of other great games out there that I don't need that. Like Brutal Legendsneakypenguin said:
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It doesn't give you a license to whore out the franchise, Mr. Kotick. You better give us innovation or new IPs.
This is one of the very few times Kotick is right, but at the same time he's wrong.
He's right, people do like sequels, so long as they keep it fresh an innovative. There are some exceptions, people just buy the sequel because the first one was great, ect..... but people do like sequels.
I think a good balance between new IPs andrehashed shit sequels is needed, because if there are too many sequels and not enough new ideas then we'd be starved for anything.
He's right, people do like sequels, so long as they keep it fresh an innovative. There are some exceptions, people just buy the sequel because the first one was great, ect..... but people do like sequels.
I think a good balance between new IPs and
Bah, that metaphor was sketchy to begin with, I was actually sitting there for about thirty seconds wondering if I should click the post button or not. Do understand though that I do think originality is overrated in a sense. Just because something isn't original, it doesn't make it stale. The Zelda argument is what grinds my scat to a fine powder though.NeutralDrow said:
And I agree with this statement. I don't really have much else to add.Amnestic said:
I get a little sick of all the Yahtzee Worshipper rhetoric on this site when it comes to sequels. I DO like them I look forward to them... up to a point I suppose.
Sometimes sequels give a set framework within which innovation can be achieved and can sometimes fully realize the potential of a series, a good example of this is Resident Evil 4 or Silent Hill 2, which take the basic premise of the original title and improve it.
Hell Call of Duty 4 is a great example, refining a gameplay style and storytelling technique to a razors edge and creating a brilliant title.
Sometimes sequels give a set framework within which innovation can be achieved and can sometimes fully realize the potential of a series, a good example of this is Resident Evil 4 or Silent Hill 2, which take the basic premise of the original title and improve it.
Hell Call of Duty 4 is a great example, refining a gameplay style and storytelling technique to a razors edge and creating a brilliant title.
That is it, pretty much. Strangely enough, it's almost exactly what that Activision guy is saying.Amnestic said:
Cool, we actually agree. I think I'm just used to exaggerating the point in reaction to others...ChromeAlchemist said:
Gah I wish this man would just shut up he just runs his mouth at the closes microphone he can find. Which makes me really sad to say that some of what he speaks is the truth.
Sequels can be great they can innovate, continue stories, change perspective even some really good ones can make you look at your experiences with the first game with a whole new perspective. I will also agree most gamers are more inclined to buy sequels of good games just based off the previous game experience which is not a bad thing. I know everyone complains about final fantasy in this area but what alot of people don't seem to realize is final fantasy is a new game with each number some are good some are bad but if you sit down and play them they all have little differences and different stories/settings it is basically making a new game without renaming it which I think is why it has lasted for so long.
On the other hand there is also a big argument for new IP's (I am not talking about rehashes with different game name and slightly different characters I am talking actual new IP's with some different gameplay or story or some trait that sets it apart) These are the games that keep me playing changing play style or interaction or something as simple as just starting a new story that completely grabs you and pulls you in. Some bomb but some are great and can give you an all new area to make sequels so maybe you can space out the sequels a little more and give more time for making improvements in the sequels.
Sequels can be great they can innovate, continue stories, change perspective even some really good ones can make you look at your experiences with the first game with a whole new perspective. I will also agree most gamers are more inclined to buy sequels of good games just based off the previous game experience which is not a bad thing. I know everyone complains about final fantasy in this area but what alot of people don't seem to realize is final fantasy is a new game with each number some are good some are bad but if you sit down and play them they all have little differences and different stories/settings it is basically making a new game without renaming it which I think is why it has lasted for so long.
On the other hand there is also a big argument for new IP's (I am not talking about rehashes with different game name and slightly different characters I am talking actual new IP's with some different gameplay or story or some trait that sets it apart) These are the games that keep me playing changing play style or interaction or something as simple as just starting a new story that completely grabs you and pulls you in. Some bomb but some are great and can give you an all new area to make sequels so maybe you can space out the sequels a little more and give more time for making improvements in the sequels.
YOU DEMON!
The Power of Gaming compells you! May the shrewd marketting devil release you from his satanic grip!
All in all, Activision officially is an humungous cash cow, and are the new old EA. The New EA I can respect, they are learning that profit isn't everything, just most of it, but making good games is great too!
Well done EA.
Damn You Activision!
The Power of Gaming compells you! May the shrewd marketting devil release you from his satanic grip!
All in all, Activision officially is an humungous cash cow, and are the new old EA. The New EA I can respect, they are learning that profit isn't everything, just most of it, but making good games is great too!
Well done EA.
Damn You Activision!
A lot of people seem to say 'He's right, sequels are good' but overall I'm certain that the majority of gamers (that's people like us, not the house-bound mother wii player) love to see new, fresh games. Of course I'm going to play MW2 but it doesn't mean I prefer it to new things like LBP and Fat Princess. I for one am looking forward to new games such as APB and MAG over the 'sequel to the sequel of a game you liked' stuff that's flooding the market.
As long as the games add something new to the mix, and i will be happy to buy sequels. But new IP's are a risk. for example, I bought both army of two and [prototype] within the first week and I was sorely disappointed. But i had a blast with gears of war 2.
What gives me the creeps this time around about this guy is his open statement of having his eye on WoW...just makes me think he's gonna stick his hands in it and muck it up, then blame it on Blizzard and shut them down. As the great Yahtzee said, 'Dont stick your dick in a pudding, true it remains a pudding but everyone knows you stuck your dick in it!'
Kotick speaks common sense. People are too quick to demonize him: sure, he may be focused on the business side of things, but that doesn't make him a bad guy: just someone DOING HIS JOB.
He's the head of a company, one which needs to profit from it's product... and what's the best way to do that? SEQUELS. New IPs can easily become big failures, and Activision (just like any other company) can't be putting out duds all the time.
He's the head of a company, one which needs to profit from it's product... and what's the best way to do that? SEQUELS. New IPs can easily become big failures, and Activision (just like any other company) can't be putting out duds all the time.