Does EA once again deserve our respect?

This year they have put out new ip's which have ended up costing them money. They're now going through some troubling times with the downturn of the economy (like many others). At least they tried to bring something new to the table when they could have got by with just the usual yearly installments.

Without naming names, I think EA deserves our respect and certain other companies deserve less for they are the ones who get the big money out of yearly re-hashing.

after dead space, hell yes. IshmaelSonata

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^ Mirror's Edge was innovative but was a poor game.

Dead Space great ?!

Anyone who thinks that ever played games like System Shock II, AvP, Doom III, Prey ?!

Dead Space great ?!

Anyone who thinks that ever played games like System Shock II, AvP, Doom III, Prey ?!

DOF_power

My thoughts exactly - it was a solid shooter, but didn't do enough to make it stand out from every other sci-fi horror shooter ever made.

after dead space, hell yes. IshmaelSonata

NFS UC sucked pretty hard for ps3 though. Game is dang near unplayable with all the framerate problems.mbrockway

Yet I bet it sold really really well and made the company a big return.

NFS games generally do really well.

Its worrying though, what message is this sending the company when its great new games sell badly and its re hashed rubbish sells millions.

[QUOTE="mbrockway"]NFS UC sucked pretty hard for ps3 though. Game is dang near unplayable with all the framerate problems.angryfodder

Yet I bet it sold really really well and made the company a big return.

NFS games generally do really well.

Its worrying though, what message is this sending the company when its great new games sell badly and its re hashed rubbish sells millions.

As long as they produce good games, they'll have my respect.

I do agree that Ubisoft has become a shovelware company this generation, minus a few good games.

No, EA doesn't deserve a bit of our respect. Look what they did to the SimCity series... ruined. Look what they did to the Need for Speed series... ruined. From what I have read, they also held back Spore too. The only thing EA does right is sports games and they should stick to them. _Pinbot_

No, EA doesn't deserve a bit of our respect. Look what they did to the SimCity series... ruined. Look what they did to the Need for Speed series... ruined. From what I have read, they also held back Spore too. The only thing EA does right is sports games and they should stick to them. _Pinbot_

after dead space, hell yes. IshmaelSonata

As long as they maintain the lock on the NFL license, I will never play another Madden game, but it's encouraging to see that they allowed Criterion to release amazing free DLC for an entire year. And Dead Space was awesome, It didn't have an original bone in it's body, but it was a solid game with great graphics, sound and controls. I just started Mirrors Edge so I really don't have an opinion on it, but I'm glad they at least tried something different.

Looking at how they handled the purchase of Criterion, It gives me hope that they will do the same with Bioware and let them do their own thing, which is crucial given how much I love Mass effect.

after dead space, hell yes. IshmaelSonata

heretrix

I think they do

There a great publisher and an up an coming developer there not the EA of last gen that just spewed out LOTR,NFS and Sports sequels like clockwork. If anything Activision is this gens EA with very little innovation and just releasing sequels to popular franchises every year.

[QUOTE="heretrix"]killerfist

Yes. I rented the 360 version from Gamefly and DL'ed the PC version from the godly Steam service.:)

[QUOTE="killerfist"][QUOTE="heretrix"]heretrix

Yes. I rented the 360 version from Gamefly and DL'ed the PC version from the godly Steam service.:)

after dead space, hell yes. IshmaelSonata

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[QUOTE="killerfist"] You played two different versions of Fallout? Your sig shows it twice:osupercubedude64

Yes. I rented the 360 version from Gamefly and DL'ed the PC version from the godly Steam service.:)

They're improving. Ubisoft and Activision are far worse than EA now.Parasomniac

ubisoft has been terrible this gen imo

and activision doesnt like new ips:(

They are picking up their act.

I'm sorry, but am I the only one that found Dead Space to be overrated?

They are picking up their act.

I'm sorry, but am I the only one that found Dead Space to be overrated?