Give me a break. Bungie games being as big as The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars? Seriously? These guys should take a lap. In no way, shape, or form can this game franchise amount to the immense success that is Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings. Your're talking about Tolkien's books and the billion dollar, academy award winning movies that Peter Jackson and George Lucas created. You're talking about a cultural medium that was set for genres in literature as well as film itself. If these guys believe they can get to even a fraction of that success, they are fools.
Face it people, this was gunna happen eventually. All you have to decide is if to support them or not to. It's your money in the end. I will definitely not be buying this game as I feel micro-transactions are a business gimmick in order to get more cash flow after the initial release profits. Plain and simple, this is intended for the business and in no way the consumer. Any one who says other wise hasn't played games from ten years ago.
While this article raises the concern on video games and other media once more, it is clear that this whole thing is just a blame game and a need to justify the crime rate in simplist terms. Put it simply: it's easier to blame a medium such as video games or film on something that invokes violence within its audience as oppossed to actually reflecting as a society and realizing that there are multiple causes. While these mediums do invoke extreme forms of violence, it has always been about the perception of these events, not that the actual game that causes violence. We are free people aint we? So how can we be forced by a medium to do such crimes and injustices? What I also propose is historical fact, something that actually proves that games or books are not the main cause of violence. The cause lies in human nature and psychology. I mean, look at the Dark Ages after the fall of Rome. You're talking about millions upon millions of deaths of innocent civilians, destroyed due to the barbaric desire of another. Look at World War II, look at the Crusades, look at any past event. Video games weren't invented then and some of the worst crime rates and death rates occurred. And still, after all this, the politician or the social worker says its all on the games and the movies and the songs and the books and the paintings and just about every artisitc medium out there? I say it's a bunch of balony.
I have to say I completely disagree with this article. In an indistry riddled with cash cows, Nintendo is extremely innovative and gives its fans plenty to be excited about. Producing more Mario Karts and Super Smash Bros. games is definately a good thing as they are staying true to their roots, dishing out games people want to play and will cherish. Moreover, these games are more often than not fantastic quality, so I don't see how it's a problem if Nintendo chooses to expand on franchises who have recieved 9's and 9.5's from Gamespot themselves. Honestly, this is both a very negative and hypocritical article, bashing Nintendo with flawed arguments. You don't have to be a fanboy to realize the brilliance of a game or a company, it's just being open minded.
I too am one who has played Need For Speed since the beginning (Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 3) and gosh does it bring back memories. Just the nostalgia alone gives me chills, remembering the beautiful tracks and cars. I hope Forza Horizon can pull it off, though it might be a tough task considering how awesome the classic NFS games were. Regardless, a great e3 and I love your list, pretty much the same as mine :D
I prefer the original single player experiance and the online shooting games for social. I'm not that into this whole "social gaming" experiance where everyone can bring along the hundreds of fake friends they have on facebook and play games with them. I think it might work in terms of selling, but I don't buy into it nor do I care about it. This is just my opinion, feel free to differ.
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