mydadsdirtysock's forum posts
Well I guess it could have been way worse if you look at it. We could have had Halo Kart, Halo Kombat, or even Halo Hero. Ok ok.....I concede. Halo Wars isn't the worst thing they could have done. I'm just not a Strategy kinda guy. Shouldn't bash what I don't know. My bad.I stopped reading after the Halo Wars hate popped up. I'm not saying you have to like the game, but you have to at least realize that it was an interesting way to expand the series. If anything, that's exactly how developers should handle their franchises.
AtomicTangerine
\ My solution for this is using these simple words........ the new game being released by Midway could have "From the makers of Mortal Kombat" somewhere in Bold print. New game by Bungie could read............"From the guys that brought you Halo: CE, Halo 2, and Halo 3" People buy into those little statements. Now to make that a perfect scenerio, the games can't suck or their reputation gets crushed for trying to pawn off a new title with the help of the Halo or Mortal Kombat name. It works for movies and tv shows. Why not games? Just a suggestion.I agree with your points 100% but there's a few things to add.
Problem is the economy is tough, look at Midway, your example. Dishing out something new and expinsive that may not work is a huge risk that can't be taken by any publisher/developer. The fact is many are losing sales and getting less money so the only way to survive till the economy develops is by garunteeing money ie. milking the current franchises with an established fanbase that's guarenteed to buy the game. This strategy sucks but keeps business running and seeing how the cost of the game is rising they need to either raise the price which if your not a CoD, Guitar Hero or Halo game is something that will kill you so the only thing is to ensure high sales figures and piracy doesn't help.
CyberAltair5
Look what happened to Midway. It's pretty much non-existent now.mydadsdirtysockI don't think that was directly and only due to rehashing Mortal Kombat... [Yeah, the fall of Midway wasn't directly Mortal Kombat's fault. Wouldn't have hurt if they would have tried to go a different direction for a change. Then some fresh ideas could have led to a new franchise being introduced that could have gave them life before death. I know that's just a maybe, but that approach could have worked better than firing up a Mortal Kombat reincarnation party every 2 or 3 years. Oh well, what's done is done.]
So the point I'm trying to make here is, instead of making hundreds of games and having a few gems and new originals in the mix that are worth it, why don't they devote more toward a game that gamers will almost definitely buy.mydadsdirtysockSo, you complain that people buy trash, and then you complain that companies need to make games people will buy. According to you, they already are. As consumers in capitalism, we vote with our money. If you don't like the gmae, don't buy it. If enough people feel the same way, the company will seee that the consumer isn't happy. If people are happy with new installments in gaming worlds they enjoy, why do you have the right to say they are wrong. [Not did not once say people buy trash. Obviously some people do, but I never said that. For example, the Xbox 360 only had 20 games in the last 6 months with a rating of 8.0 and higher here on GameSpot. Only one reaching 9.0 (Street Fighter IV). Now either GameSpot is being harsh on the rating or the quality is lacking Imagine if only 10 of the 20 games were made. And of the 10 titles that were dropped, they came over and helped the 10 that were chosen to stay. My idea would be that those 8.0's had a chance of becoming 9 and higher with a little bit more time and devotion. Like I said before, less titles that are well polished will most likely have gamers picking those titles up. Rather than making the mistake of trying a new game and having that be the garbage I spoke of earlier. Once again, it's my opinion and I love to argue. Lets rock! To those of you who agreed, Yay for you!]
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