Microsoft Denies Core Gamers Hated Kinect

[Cipher1]

Please don't speak for me Microsoft.

 

[JasonKaotic]

I personally really don't like Kinect. Like someone said before, it may have been Yahtzee, I want to sit down and play games, not flail around the room. And you need to have infinite room space in order to play it.

 

[Citizen Snips]

I will say I got Child of Eden last night, and it's the funnest game I've played in a long time. The control are way smoother than anything to date with the Kinect, and the soundtrack is killer once you figure out how to play the game.

What is it with Japanese companies and their refusal to give a tutorial? I mean this type of game has literally NEVER existed before them, and they still only give you a 3 second tutorial WHILE you're getting pelted in the first level!

 

[MercurySteam]

It's not that we hate it, we're just probably no going to buy one.

 

[AssassinJoe]

Biased statement is biased. You'd think that a company that makes motion controlers would be more perceptive to gamers' input.

 

[Zhukov]

Oh yes! We all love Kinect!!!! We love to play it with the whole happy family!

In fact, I love it so much that I bought four of them, one for each of my limbs!

 

[Catchy Slogan]

Whilst I think there were a few people saying "We'd like some Kinect stuff in games" there was definitely an equal amount in the opposing camp saying "Kinect is lame."

But then again, a lot of people have been saying Kinect needs some core support, as opposed to just party games, which is fair enough really. Personally I think controlling your squad in ME3 with voice commands looks quite cool, but I realise I'm probably in a minority there.

Yeah, but that isn't exactly new, SOCOM did it, and you could play the entirity of End War with only voice commands. Why use Kinect when you only need a mic?

OT: I don't mind Kinect, but it definitely needs more support and decent games. I think it suffers from a lack of buttons, personaly, but it was fun when we had a bunch of drunken friends playing it at a party. But for what it is at the moment, it's not worth £100.

 

[Cheesus333]

I'm not opposed to it, but if Microsoft think I'm gonna shell out for a peripheral that boasts no appealing titles whatsoever, they've got another thing coming.

Once they start to use its potential for something impressive and worth playing, then I'll consider it.

 

[9thRequiem]

I wouldn't say I "hated" the Kinect. It just doesn't suit my tastes. I've no problem with it's existence, I can see the appeal for other people, and I'm outright impressed with some of the uses it's been put to.

Doesn't mean I'd buy one, or consider it for gaming.

 

[intheweeds]

I don't believe him. The response when ME3 was rumored to have Kinect support wasn't joyful, it was full of horror and anger. The majority of core gamers wanting the Kinect in all genres? Logan, I wouldn't really believe that. The creative director of a product that the company is pushing isn't going to say anything but positive things about his product.

Agreed. Also - anyone who has ever played with that voice activated Mario Party peripheral Nintendo did on the GC will realize what a stupid idea it is to include it in ME3.

 

[demoman_chaos]

Voice commands didn't do well in Socom on the PS2, they won't work in ME3 on the 360.

 

[thethain]

I wouldn't say I have contempt of it.. I don't like it very much.

 

[Weaver]

I will say I got Child of Eden last night, and it's the funnest game I've played in a long time. The control are way smoother than anything to date with the Kinect, and the soundtrack is killer once you figure out how to play the game.

What is it with Japanese companies and their refusal to give a tutorial? I mean this type of game has literally NEVER existed before them, and they still only give you a 3 second tutorial WHILE you're getting pelted in the first level!

Wait, I thought it was basically just a REZ sequel? Is there more to it?

 

[Ranorak]

As long as they make something a little more....revolutionary as this:

I'm all up for potential and the genius that might be uncovered with Kinect gaming.
But they'd have to do better then this.

 

[Papadam]

Kinect is fun for dancing games and nothing else... Is that supposed to mae "core" gamers happy?

It's the greatest example of that you can sell anything with enough marketing.

 

[AlohaJo]

Microsoft also said that Vista was a good OS, that there wouldn't be any problems with the Xbox 360, and that the Zune would be bigger than the iPod...

This reminds me of the story "The Boy Who Cried Wolf".