All I hear about EA is that they don't try anything new. They just recycle old games and spit them out year after year, like the sports franchises. Most of these complaints come from critics and such but when i hear a fellow gamer complain, I begin to wonder, for two reasons, First why is it soo bad to release a new title each year? and second when a new fresh title is released, why does no-one really buy it?

This isn't just about EA though, many other companies do the same, they release recycled games, but even when these games are redone and in a good way, those that do not play them still say the same, though they would lash out if another person were to insult their company. It makes me wonder why, sure personal taste free speech, but if you don't know about something, should you really say something? My answer is a solid no. I have always played EA sports games because that is what I was bought and what I bought, but I never insulted 2K games because I didn't know anything aobut them, and I have always enjoyed the new game each year, because sometimes they added new gameplay, new graphics, things like that. I never got mad at spending that money each year because they always delivered something new, now if it was the same game, I wouldn't be playing it because even when I was young I knew some stuff about good games and bad games.

Now that whole paragraph was about setting up this one, people complain when EA does this, they release a sports game for many sports each year, yet we all buy them so we encourage it. But when a game like Mirror's Edge comes out, a new type of game, something DIFFERENT from EA, we shun it, we don't buy it. Is this because of reviews? I don't think so, I think no matter how much we complain about the old, we don't want to try the new. Mirror's Edge really changed my perspective on First Person games, because it was soo different. A new setting, a new hero, a new type of gameplay that didn't focus on killing, but running and jumping. That to me is a gutsy move by EA and a great one because they showed what they can do. I was thoroughly disappointed when it didn't do well, but as I said, no matter how much we complain, we stick with the old, and it's not a bad thing but it's not great because we may lose a great game. I'm reminded of Phsyconauts (a must buy btw) and it not doing well because it was DIFFERENT.

So next time you want to complain about a game being unoriginal, or just being recycled, remember Mirror's Edge and how the entire gaming world, didn't give it the chance it so richly deserved. But if you did buy it, thanks :P

And EA does recycle alot of games, but hey, no old games means no new games. Go and try Mirror's Edge, and Phsyconauts, who knows you might just find a great game you'll want to talk about.