Seriously. All the boxes I've seen since CoD 4 have 'THE BEST SELLING FRANCHISE OF ALL TIME' plastered on it. And every year the box shows less and less, and more dickriding from reviewers about how 'good' the game is.
Why does Call of Duth have to keep reminding us it's the best series of all time?
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No its not. COD1 and UO were only good one. then series going downhill but become more mainstream.
its a mainstream franchise praise by corrupt mainstream media because its popular.
its a mainstream franchise praise by corrupt mainstream media because its popular.
Probably because it IS the best selling series of all time? They're trying to sell you a product and if your product is one of the best selling products in your field, you sure as shit are going to advertise that fact.
I don't know about you but if I was determined to be the best human of all time, I'm pretty sure I'd put billboards up all over the place and tattoo that shit to my forehead.
"Oh hey guys. Yeah, don't mind me, you're just hanging out with a fucking LEGEND!!! Best human of all time. Yeah, it's not that big of deal but I am pretty awesome. I try not to brag, you know, stay humble. Now here are your complimentary 'tippy2k2 is the best human of all time' t-shirts"
I don't know about you but if I was determined to be the best human of all time, I'm pretty sure I'd put billboards up all over the place and tattoo that shit to my forehead.
"Oh hey guys. Yeah, don't mind me, you're just hanging out with a fucking LEGEND!!! Best human of all time. Yeah, it's not that big of deal but I am pretty awesome. I try not to brag, you know, stay humble. Now here are your complimentary 'tippy2k2 is the best human of all time' t-shirts"
I wouldn't refuse to note that I have the best selling franchise if I did.
But I must admit that you do have a point. I could go into the other room and check my copy of Blops II, but I already know that the only stuff on the back is three pictures of the different modes with "Singleplayer", "Multiplayer" and "Zombies" written underneath them. There's also a note saying that because I pre-ordered I get Nuketown 2025.
That back of Ghosts looks even more bare.
There's not even any critic saying how awesome it is (or the series is) on the back, it's just pictures. I will check when I go back on my 360 and edit this post if it turns out that I'm wrong.
But I must admit that you do have a point. I could go into the other room and check my copy of Blops II, but I already know that the only stuff on the back is three pictures of the different modes with "Singleplayer", "Multiplayer" and "Zombies" written underneath them. There's also a note saying that because I pre-ordered I get Nuketown 2025.
That back of Ghosts looks even more bare.
There's not even any critic saying how awesome it is (or the series is) on the back, it's just pictures. I will check when I go back on my 360 and edit this post if it turns out that I'm wrong.
It's just advertising.Same reason movies will list how many awards they've won/been nominated for on their dvd cases or posters or books will have things like "international bestseller" or "new york times bestselling author" on the cover.The idea being that people will look at the product and say "oh it's a bestseller/multiple award winner so it must be good so i'll buy it"
Everyone else has said it, but I'll throw something else in. Failing to advertise that your brand is the most popular one would likely get you fired because you'd be terrible at your job. Argumentum ad populum is very effective in marketing.
I'd be more annoyed but then I realised something. Has anybody tried playing Call of Duty 1 and 2 these days? They've aged so badly.Gundam GP01 said:
Call of Duty 3 at least has stayed the same, even if the game itself wasn't anything special.
Well it says best selling first person action franchise of all time which is quite select and probably accurate. It doesnt say the game series is the best because they have nothing solid to back that up nor is it the best selling franchise of all time or even potentially the best selling first person franchise of all time.
The series has sold a lot they are advertising that although I cant help but think that they are mostly preaching to the masses i.e people who would buy it anyway but I feel its ticking boxes likely to appease some shareholders who dont play games and have no idea on those who do. No doubt they found someone who did not know about COD and were so incensed that they felt everyone should know how great and popular it is by printing it in bold on the back of every box.
Basically marketing but here its mostly more marketings sake. Other games have awards plastered over them to try and convince you its good each one as worthless as the last.
The series has sold a lot they are advertising that although I cant help but think that they are mostly preaching to the masses i.e people who would buy it anyway but I feel its ticking boxes likely to appease some shareholders who dont play games and have no idea on those who do. No doubt they found someone who did not know about COD and were so incensed that they felt everyone should know how great and popular it is by printing it in bold on the back of every box.
Basically marketing but here its mostly more marketings sake. Other games have awards plastered over them to try and convince you its good each one as worthless as the last.
Well...because it's true. The whole "best-selling" part, I mean. Like it or not, games from the franchise sell like hotcakes, and there's no way their PR firm is not going to use that as a selling point.
As for focusing on less and less, it's probably because there's progressively fewer new features with every installment. Also, by now the target audience pretty much knows what they're in for by now when they buy a Call of Duty game, so trying to explain it might be a waste of time.
As for focusing on less and less, it's probably because there's progressively fewer new features with every installment. Also, by now the target audience pretty much knows what they're in for by now when they buy a Call of Duty game, so trying to explain it might be a waste of time.
The trailer for Destiny is already advertising its won more than 180 awards, and its not even out yet. You gotta laugh.bishopzz said:
Does anyone read the back of video game boxes anymore? The description of the games is always cringe inducingly horrible. If anything I like the CoD box because it doesn't say anything at all. sSean Hollyman said:
Picking a game I only got from Amazon this morning:
It's not exactly doing the medium's claims to maturity any favours...
Wow, it required the use of three "mainstreams"! That's how you know something is truly bad!Diesel- said:
Everything popular must suck right?
I reckoned it was some super-old NES/Atari hardcore RPG with Duth being the evil wizard at the bottom of the dungeon. Imagine my surprise when all I saw was Dog AI.AkaDad said:
Because it is the best selling First Person Shooters in the industry, that's why. Have you seen the sells figures anytime one of the games comes out?
In MGR's defense, the whole point of the game is that it's over the top as fuck and crazy, so the description kinda fitsLaoJim said:
