That headline.
I've been wondering about all the hype around these CGI trailers that show zero gameplay. When The Order was announced there was literally zero known about the gameplay yet people were losing their minds about it.
Then the Uncharted trailer pops up and it's lauded as the greatest graphical achievement since the invention of the eyeball. SMH
You don't have to be a hater to wonder why people get so excited about what amounts to nothing more than...
"i mean what if uc4 bombs.."
The N4G comment equivalent of decapitating a puppy.
Haven't you heard of the new $20 game genre?
They all have exactly the same gameplay elements, same length, same production values, and are just so downright twenty dollarish in the way that they are.
I'm really surprised more people haven't heard of this exciting new genre.
"the news will actually be relevant and not this trash."
I think about this every time I see 300 comments on an article about a game's resolution and zero comments on any articles about that actual game's gameplay/story/development/etc .
Prediction: People buy the game on Xbox One. People buy the game when it comes out on PS4 and PC. Life goes on.
The end.
I played that game on the NES back in the day. #pipedream
@1nsomniac
After re-reading your first comment I have to admit I projected a bit in my interpretation of your words having read so many people complaining about the level cap. My bad.
Having said that I think it's premature to assume that 4 areas is a useful indicator of game size. Skyrim, for instance, basically had one area. It was huge.
I'd love to be able to go somewhere other than Russia on earth, having spent so much time ...
The article specifically references Steam's gifting method. What you describe is something completely different.
Digital game gifting is already possible. Purchase a digital code on Amazon, give the code to a friend. This is a problem that has already been solved.
Edit: I do think it would be in Microsoft's best interest to implement similar purchase options to Steam. I've been so enamored by certain games on Steam that I end up buying multiple copies and gift them to friends just to get them to play them.
Actually, their response to complaints that the game is small was bascially "It's not small, you have no idea how big the game is having only experienced a very limited version in the alpha and beta."
What you quoted has nothing to do with the size of the game, unless you actually believe an arbitray number like 30 or 50 or 20 or 100 in some way indicates game size.
@The Meerkat
DAMN IT!!!!
@The Meerkat
Your COD soldier can't even breathe the same air as my Diablo Wizard.
So you're a NIntendo fan and posit the following points:
1) Nintendo is incapable of developing outside their comfort zone.
2) Nintendo are a bunch of close-minded individuals that would pout and run if they didn't have a Nintendo branded brick running their games.
3) Moving to third-party would be some sort of failure or admission of defeat.
4) Nintendo developed films would be of a higher quality than any Ni...
"People buy Nintendo systems for their timeless first-party exclusives."
That just tells me that the only value to be found in a Nintendo hardware purchase is access to Nintendo's software.
So why do people not understand that gamers win if they can buy that amazing software without having to shell out money for a console that they have no other use for whatsoever.
I don't want to see Nintendo's quality falter, but...
"No good games"
Subjective and baffling. What kind of games do you game?
Also @busytoad,
You don't have to bash Ryse or Xbox in order to call out nonsense. I'm primarily PS4 all day long but I, along with many of my friends, have enjoyed what Ryse has to offer. Throwing Ryse around like some sort of pejorative is no better than blathering on about the PS4 having "no good games."
I agree. I've got Plex Pass as well. I love Plex, but Plex Pass is completely unnecessary.
I read the article and came to the conclusion that the use of the word boring applies only as a ploy to attract attention.
There are plenty of adjectives that would more accurately represent the approach Sony took with the PS4.
If an article is advertised as flamebait (see headline) it's kind of disingenuous to expect the majority of people on the internet to assume it has substance worthy of attention.
It's like yelling "...
From the article:
"Sometimes boring is the most business-savvy road to travel. Sometimes it’s a word that shouldn’t carry such negative connotation."
I'd add that sometimes "boring" is a word used by lazy "journalists" to attract hits.
So you're saying that anyone who plays COD online, even if it's just maybe 15 minutes or so a week isn't a casual gamer simply because of the genre of game they play?
I have to disagree with anyone that lumps entire genres into the casual vs. hardcore argument.
I'd suggest a better indicator of casual gaming is how much of a person's lifestyle is impacted by the video game industry. If you're interested enough to be educating yours...