Once the initial swell of sales fades, will Spore continue to sell and match the success of The Sims. This article at gameplayer examines the uphill battle that Spore is facing to succeed in its small window of opportunity between The Sims 2 and The Sims 3.
"Not bloody likely! In fact, despite its truly awesome premise, Spore could tank. It could be gaming's Titanic, a technological marvel defeated by its own grandiose nature. Let us explain…"
From Xfire: "Anyone who's played video games for a couple of years has stuck around long enough to stumble across a few weird ones. Some are even quite popular, which is all the more reason why you'll wonder what made the developers think about making such a game and why people are loving it, despite its weirdness anyway. Not all weird video games are head-scratches. Some are actually quite good."
The stick of truth is a must have for any South Park fans. I spent a good afternoon on Goat simulator, a rare real open world. I planned to try hatoful boyfriend since it was free on Ps Plus. Disco Elysium is on my radar since the final cut came out; as soon as there is a discount, i will take it. Like movies, i like weird games too :)
From Xfire: "The four-hour director's cut known as Zack Snyder's Justice League has led to the discussion of movies in the past that might have fared a whole lot better had they been released to be more in line with the original vision of their creators. But, as it turns out, cut content doesn't just happen in movies. In fact, the act of cutting content before the release date happens arguably just as often in video games as it does in cinema."
I can't believe they cut stuff from Skyrim. At release, it was a barebones game with a slight improvement in graphics.
"Now, before we proceed, we'd like to say that Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is one of the best video games ever made. It's not just a fine piece of gaming. It's one of the finest there is"
Really?
MGSV is easily the worst main line MGS game and not just because of cut story content, the open world is bare bones and there's hardly anything to do. It's repetitive, samey and is just lifeless. I appreciate the stealth mechanics, the animations and the way you can go with combat but it's not enough to keep me engaged the full way through.
Kojima should have done a twist and make the main chunk of the game a Metal Gear & Metal Gear 2 remake to bring the story full circle.
Story issues aside, V has amazing gameplay. I'm not sure what you're wanting out of the world in terms of "things to do", it's all the great gameplay the series has always had. Useless filler that other open worlds have like collecting flags and petting horses would have added nothing to that game.
THE TRUTH! I don't even know how that game gets praised. The previous ones were so much better.
While we have witnessed a lot of remakes, remasters and even sequels to games a decade old. There are still some gems that are close to my heart that are lost to me. Here are some classic games that I'd love to either see remakes or remasters of, or even a sequel on new hardware.
I have watched the videos of the game. And I can't figure out why anyone would want to play the game. But then again I never saw the point of any any Sims game other than SimCity and SimCopter.
Personally, I hope EA suffers greatly for this. That will serve as a warning to other publishers not to overstep consumers rights.
Let's face it, the question is really why would I pay for this if it is easier (meaning less hassle) to download the darn thing. If I owned a legitimate copy I would spend $50 hard earned cashed, then potentially might have to deal with EA customer service and potentially be treated like a thief. Oh, and customer service is only open on weekdays....
Downloading it is free, no re-installation hassles, no DRM software making my computer run slower and I get the game likely faster than I can receive the game from an online purchase.
Let me see, what to do, what to do....
Now, I in no way support piracy and am a software developer myself. I'm also a shareholder and understand business owners motivation. However, this is not acting in the best interrest of the shareholders or employees by punishing the very same people you are selling to.
Want to curb piracy, include a major online component or provide follow up support in terms patches and dlc to only registered users.
I just don't know how managment comes up with these ideas and constantly try and push DRM again and again at consumers. If I were an EA shareholder, I would look for the exit. This alone tells me they are not acting in shareholders best interrest, but rather for the short term profit goal (if any). We continue to wonder why one of the largest video game publishers shares are doing poorly?