Confidingtripod said:
People like to argue, there is a slight bit of fun explaining your views and trying to convince others of their validity but I think we all know a few arguments that seem to always crop up again and again with no concensus or settlement ever developing between arguing party's.
One I notice alot is the "(Bioware sequel) is better than (Bioware Origional)" I'n my own oppinion they heve a tendancy of moving away from what made the origional popular but people enjoy the new ones and I dont blame them, it is annoying but they just like the game.
So, what arguments do you see often coming up and what are your views on them?
"PC is better than console" - This is opinion, not actually a fact. The ability to have shinier graphics and better processing power do not make games more fun. A player is the ultimate judge of what is better, and thus is opinion. Now if the argument were "PC has better hardware (options) than console" then it would be fact.
"Minecraft is better than everything, Mojang and Notch are the best dev's out there" - Well I'm a little biased since I don't enjoy Minecraft and I seriously believe everyone jumped the gun on MM2011 by voting Mojang best dev of the year considering from what I hear people don't like the "final" release as much as they did the beta.
"EA is a horrible money grubbing company" conversely "VALVe/Steam are wonderful and aren't an evil money grubbing company". They're both corporations, both have different tactics for emptying your wallet, and both aren't interested in what you say. If VALVe did, they would have developed and released either or both HL2:EP3 or HL3. EA is a money grubbing company, just like EVERY other corporation out there. They just have a horrible PR department. Maybe they should offer VALVe's PR department a crapload of money. Also, for VALVe: have you seen the insane prices on the hats and other things they sell for TF2? You think thats not dirty tactics?
"Bioware is ruining x series by 'dumbing' it down for stupid console players" Ok I don't believe the Dragon Age series or Mass Effect series have lost any of their luster by streamlining the inventory systems and making combat a little bit more action packed and a little less slow. I'm not inviting a flame-war, to each his own but I liked both series, both sequels and hope that ME3/DA3 will be just as much FUN. because thats what games are about, fun.
"Graphics don't matter" (I saw someone else post this and I want to add my view to it). They really don't. I've been playing X-COM UFO defense, an old-ass game with awesome gameplay and bad graphics by todays standards yet it is still fun. I think this argument should be turned to this. So yes I agree with this, graphics don't matter. But I think that games that have beautiful graphics and still suck balls only re-affirm this.
"Nintendo sucks because they put out the same games and never innovate" Yes they do put out the same games. But never innovate? Wasn't Mario 64 one of the first semi-open world games in a 3d environment? Even though the Wii controller wasn't 100% successful in 3rd party development, it still did open a whole new door for gaming through motion controls. And people still buy the Wii despite it not being HD and STILL buy every Mario/Zelda/Metroid version that comes out. So they most definitely do not suck, nor do they not innovate. They may not be successful all the time though, thats the way of things. Example: How many formats did Sony push on us before they finally won the BluRay/HD-DVD war?
"CoD sucks and only stupid frat-boys and 12 year olds play CoD" No, thats not true. You don't like CoD and you want everyone to believe your view of the world is the correct one. This attitude is what starts religious wars so thank God gaming is not a religion. Everyone is entitled to like or dislike what they want, and more than frat-boys and 12 year olds play those games. And they're entitled to. Gaming is not an exclusive social club, this isn't the 1950's, you can't keep black people off your golf course except if they're caddies. Yes I'm likening CoD hating to racism, because its VERY similar. I hate elitists.