I'm thrilled that it's so popular. Anything that better helps people understand why games are so fantastic is a good thing in my book. Plus, the red bird makes me laugh. The eyebrows. So angry.
Poll: Okay, Angry Birds has become WAY too popular
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The game just happened to be the "perfect storm" of:
1. An easy-to-grasp-but-harder-to-master concept, even if it isn't original.
2. Exactly the right type of game for the platforms that have been exploding in popularity.
3. A far more marketable presentation of the concept (Birds > Knights for merchandising)
Is it a "serious" game? Not a bit. Twinkies aren't "serious" food, and you wouldn't want the world to try to live on them alone, but dammit, don't you just want a Twinkie sometimes?
Just because this game got popular doesn't mean "serious" games are going to stop existing. Most of the hatred toward Angry Birds comes back to one thing: Why the hell can't I be the one getting rich off of something that stupidly simple?
1. An easy-to-grasp-but-harder-to-master concept, even if it isn't original.
2. Exactly the right type of game for the platforms that have been exploding in popularity.
3. A far more marketable presentation of the concept (Birds > Knights for merchandising)
Is it a "serious" game? Not a bit. Twinkies aren't "serious" food, and you wouldn't want the world to try to live on them alone, but dammit, don't you just want a Twinkie sometimes?
Just because this game got popular doesn't mean "serious" games are going to stop existing. Most of the hatred toward Angry Birds comes back to one thing: Why the hell can't I be the one getting rich off of something that stupidly simple?
Does this honestly matter? It's a fun little time-killer, and very casual. Hence a large crowd. How is that a problem? Has its popularity offended you somehow? I really didn't think I'd see someone start a forum over it...
Still, better than another Mass Effect forum
Still, better than another Mass Effect forum
Sorry, I don't see what we're supposed to be upset about? An indie developer has made lots of money off the back of a simple but addictive game, isn't that the dream?
I don't understand people who get upset about popularity. I mean, I don't understand why Family Guy is so popular now when as far as I can see it's just devolved into a vehicle for Seth MacFarlane's Broadway career, but I don't let it ruin my day.
I don't understand people who get upset about popularity. I mean, I don't understand why Family Guy is so popular now when as far as I can see it's just devolved into a vehicle for Seth MacFarlane's Broadway career, but I don't let it ruin my day.
I think we need to be asking more important questions. Like, why do these birds need a catapult to fly? Why are the pigs green and just why do the (arguably male) birds covet their eggs so much when they aren't even fertilised? And if they are fertilised why do the pigs want them because they won't make very good fried eggs...
Arghh! The conundrums!
Arghh! The conundrums!
Angry Birds? What's that?
No, but seriously. I don't know how it's become so popular, but if people like it, good on them. Nothing to be upset about.
No, but seriously. I don't know how it's become so popular, but if people like it, good on them. Nothing to be upset about.
I've personally always thought that Angry Birds was Crush the Castle, only, ya know, ACTUALLY GOOD, and much more creative. You can yammer on about Angry Birds, especially the new Angry Birds Space, being way to popular, but you forget the fact that in the latter game, there's a button right in between Pig Bang and Cold Cuts that, when clicked, says: "Do you want to learn more about NASA?" THAT is the kind of thing we need more of in gaming. Games should be games, yes, but they reach a HUGE audience, and by doing stuff like Rovio did with Angry Birds Space, we could improve the world a hundred fold.
Angry birds is like avatar (the James Cameron movie). Not original in the slightest, but it is presented well polished and it looks good. We have had buckets of "shoot x at y until y falls over" type of games before angry birds, and they will continue to come out. And at the end of the day, there really isn't all that much special about the game.
Yes, I think its outlived its popularity. It's a fun game, but its not all that revolutionary. Honestly for me its not that many steps above zynga games.
Yes, I think its outlived its popularity. It's a fun game, but its not all that revolutionary. Honestly for me its not that many steps above zynga games.
At this point I kind of see Angry Birds as being the iOS equivalent of Furby, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Sure, I don't "get" why some people I've seen wear bright green shirts with the green bird's face on it, but to each their own. If they're enjoying themselves, good on them.
... the only real downside I see to any of this is how some members of Rovio seem to have gotten a case of "small name, big ego" with the app's success and have gotten... let's say "vocal" [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/108848-Angry-Birds-Dev-Fires-Feathered-Salvo-at-Nintendo] with their opinions, but that's just me.
... the only real downside I see to any of this is how some members of Rovio seem to have gotten a case of "small name, big ego" with the app's success and have gotten... let's say "vocal" [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/108848-Angry-Birds-Dev-Fires-Feathered-Salvo-at-Nintendo] with their opinions, but that's just me.
I played it for a few days the first time I got an iPad, got bored of it, went back to Mass Effect 2
Well the newest version of angry birds is in space, with gravity effecting the arc of the birds.Hectix777 said:
Let alone new types of birds, there is one that kind of boomerangs and another similar one that acts kind of like the yellow one mixed with the boomerang one ... you tap the screen and it changes it's angle to where you tapped and goes faster.
So it's not like it's stale just yet.
They are just milking the product for all it's worth, companies have been doing that for years!
Eh, it gets more credit than it deserves, but if people want to play it, let them. I never understood how it became so popular, but I just ignore it. I recommend you do the same if it bothers you.
We don't have to be.Hectix777 said:
Besides, many franchises have spawned in this exact fashion (Not just from an indie game) Spongebob took over television back in the early 2000's and had a movie later. The Simpsons exploded in the 90's. Harry Potter has Also done this in the early 2000's. Even mario Exploded in the 90's, too bad we got the mario brothers movie. And don't get me startede on TMNT, we got the worst band ever.
WHY IS ANGRY BIRDS ANY DIFFERENT?!?!?
Besides, we get cute shit like this:
And it encourages indie developers to reach that level.
May I direct you to:Hectix777 said:
Exhibit A:
Exhibit B:
One of them is a mideval Wheeler from captain planet
Another one is a story about a clutz wanting to be the hero to his friends.
While I don't like the commercializing of it and they way that it is everywhere, I really don't think there is such things as "Too popular". People enjoy it, let them enjoy it. Let them give their money to Rovio. I think they kinda deserve it from a business standpoint, even though I dislike the commercializing.
Plus: They are a finnish company, so as a Finn, I kinda have some kind of a natural connection to it. Doesn't matter if I like it or not.
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Plus: They are a finnish company, so as a Finn, I kinda have some kind of a natural connection to it. Doesn't matter if I like it or not.
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Its not really effecting my life at all, so i'm not bothered.
I hate when shit songs get really popular and I hear them every where, but people playing games doesnt effect me.
I hate when shit songs get really popular and I hear them every where, but people playing games doesnt effect me.
Considering the 80's created cartoons for the Rubiks Cube, Rambo and Chuck Norris, and the nineties gave us Earthworm Jim and two different sonic cartoons...RJ 17 said:
I think its fair to say plot will not be their primary consideration going into this.