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11/20/09
11/20/09
I suppose I shouldn't mention that of all the games in the series, I had the most fun with Renegade.
11/20/09
11/20/09
That guy looks like Dr. Suresh from Heroes.
11/20/09
11/20/09
The real issue I think is that gaming is seen to have only that element. The others have some kind of visible positive societal benefit. Until a) the gaming medium develops to create games that have a similar societal benefit or b) people change their beliefs and realize games already have societal benefit (teamwork, problem solving, newb pwning, etc) then this "unbalanced gamer" argument will rage on.
11/20/09
The problem isn't that gaming is seen to have only that element, but that other games aren't seen to have that element.
"Chess players are great people but some of them have very little balance in their life. So their enjoyment is entirely derived from smashing another human in a board game."
"Monopoly players are great people but some of them have very little balance in their life. So their enjoyment is entirely derived from bankrupting another human in a board game."
"Football players are great people but some of them have very little balance in their life. So their enjoyment is entirely derived from smashing another human in a sport."
"Dodgeball players are great people but some of them have very little balance in their life. So their enjoyment is entirely derived from smashing another human in a sport."
"Thumb war players are great people but some of them have very little balance in their life. So their enjoyment is entirely derived from smashing another human in a playground game."
11/20/09
Honestly, its no different from any kind of game you play against someone and find yourself losing or really into it. I think back to when I was younger, and all those games of Monopoly that ended up in a few sibling fights on more then one occasion.
11/19/09
11/18/09
Why the fuck I'm even willing to play an RTS on a console is beyond me, but SupCom on the 360 was an unplayable mess.
11/18/09
I like my 360 and i like strategy games, but somehow i always had problems with the outcome of the controls of those games on the 360.
Mostly it was all an absolute stupid mess when trying to pull of more complex strategies.
How do they plan that someone plays THIS up there correctly and to its full strategical purpose?
As epic as it looks i have to see and more importantly play it before i believe in its playabillity.
EDIT: Oh yeah and please include a recording feature in it so that i can watch the epic mess that had happened. ^^
11/18/09
It doesn't work on an xbox. With the 360 controller, I can manage two front attack strategies or en masse (just about the only two strategies I can handle) but thats about it. And I can still have fun.
SupCom does. Not. Work. Not on a strategy level, but even if, IF, you could somehow push through that... it doesn't even work on a hardware level. A console won't do it any justice unless its ripped apart and rebuilt from the ground up.
11/16/09
11/16/09
11/16/09
it's funny you should say that because i feel the same way about assassin's creed 2... #commandconquer4tiberiantwiligh...
11/16/09
They need to make an RTS game with a mode for one who lacks tact, akin to Nintendo's "demo play", perhaps with slightly more interaction.
"How did you manage to turn your PC on?" mode.
11/16/09
11/16/09
Now, I'm not trying to bash the game, don't get me wrong. They've taken a lot of right steps with the series but for me, the gameplay is too archaic when we have offerings like Company of Heroes, Supreme Commander and Dawn of War to name but a few.
11/16/09
i kinda like its traditional feel to it. Very fast paced arcade style RTS. And I think it only feels right with CnC and Starcraft games. #commandconquer4tiberiantwiligh...
11/16/09
C&C 3 was, in my opinion, one of the better offerings of the RTS genre, and it's one of my favorite genres... Since Blizzard is only going to release one Starcraft title per 10 years, it's nice to have the C&C guys churning out title after title, even if some of them aren't so good.
11/16/09
11/16/09
I can and do enjoy C&C now and again though, I just find myself gravitating back to more modern RTS games no long after. #commandconquer4tiberiantwiligh...
11/17/09
11/18/09
11/12/09
Because anyone who preorders a game was likely going to buy it anyways. Offering bonuses and early access to demos isn't going to generate new sales. The "Hey-I-Wasn't-Going-To-Get-That-Game- But-Now-I'll-Preorder-It-To-Get-An-Exclusive- In-Game-Clown-Costume" person doesn't exist. No one who is on the fence is going to be swayed by the promise of an extra level or a new fuzzy hat.
My only thought is that pumping up preorder numbers is a marketing gimmick. Using L4D2 as an example, they got to issue a press release that said the game was preordered 4 times more than the previous version. That, in turn, can get people interested - "Huh, everyone's getting this game and it isn't even out yet. I might want to check it out."
But that's just a guess. Anyone else have thoughts on why preorders and preorder goodies are such a big deal?
11/12/09
It converts people from a "I'll-buy-it-when-it-comes-out" customer to a "I'll-go-ahead-and-preorder-it" customer. This helps lock customers in, dedicate them to you game, you could say. It also builds hype, since you get extra swag. #commandconquer4tiberiantwiligh...
11/12/09
11/12/09
Additionally, with preorders, the sale still isn't made until the day the game actually comes out. You put a deposit down, but you can get it back if you want it. The company doesn't experience any early revenue.
So I think it is, as you say, part of the hype building. That's the only benefit I can see, other than providing a perk to your loyal customer base. #commandconquer4tiberiantwiligh...
11/12/09
And GS's $5 deposit is just a silly way to trick naive customers into thinking they HAVE to buy the game or lose their deposit. You can cancel at anytime and get your $5 back. #commandconquer4tiberiantwiligh...
11/12/09
Which option would YOU choose? #commandconquer4tiberiantwiligh...
11/12/09
11/12/09
Exclusive pre-order bonuses also mean you can punt some of your marketing bill onto the retailers (case in point GS's ads for ODST and L4D2). #commandconquer4tiberiantwiligh...
11/12/09
11/12/09
11/12/09
Also helps for predicting server capacity for online games that require some hosting by the publisher/developer.
Of course this is just conjecture, but thats what I would do. #commandconquer4tiberiantwiligh...
11/16/09
11/12/09