--- This Is Why We Cant Have Nice Things... (In Gaming)---
Im an old school gamer, and as such I have old school values. Call me an old fogy if you will but i believe there are certain standards which were set "back in my day" and even further back that define the gaming experience.
Old School Gamer
I recently read an article by DESTRCUTOID.COM regarding the new Avengers video game. Being that im a comic book far from way back , im interested in all things comic conversion related, be it movies, cartoons, art , novels, board games and much more. Video games and comics are a perfect balance of two things I love and hold dear to my heart.
However.... The gaming industry has fallen incredibly far from grace, particularly over the last decade. As gaming became more mainstream, and not just for nerds, the industry grew massively in size. This shift bought a lot of good things to gaming, but it also bought the bad.
Standards
Is this really the standard we are expecting from gaming companies right now? Praising a developer for delivering a complete game on launch ? Writing an article on that ground breaking goal? come on...
A quick skim of the comments section of the article shows that many share the same sentiments, but still here we are. How did it get this way i hear you ask ? well its simple really.... we let them do it.
Yes its all our fault for buying the crap they release as games which are, incomplete, cheap, glitchy, money grabs. Slap together games that they 'fix' via patches, upsell via payed DLC, etc.
Snake Oil Salesman
If we didn't buy the crap they wouldn't make money on it and would have to stop doing what is not profitable... i wont hold my breath though.
I would say the icing on the proverbial cake is the fact that if you read beyond the surface value of the statement being made regarding this particular video game, its full of contradictions, smoke and mirrors and double speak (again refer to the comments on the linked article).
What does this mean ? Well it means they are talking out their respective poopie holes regarding what they plan to deliver... and we will buy it.
Iced Cake
Until we refuse to accept this kind of product and behaviour, dont expect it to change... its up to US as consumers to take the stand and force them to deliver something which is acceptable.
If there is one thing to take away from this article it is this: We really need to take a good look at the video game industry if a developer saying they want a fresh release game to "feel COMPLETE out of the box", is something we revel in as though it is a revolutionary concept.
Mic Drop... Im Out
I agree! Why do we support unfinished games? They promise upgrades and tweeks but TBH I just want to play the fugging game. I am also from 'OLD SCHOOL' and find it aggravating that these chumps who develop games release them KNOWING it isn't finished! Betas are one thing but when thats your whole GOAL to just keep working out the bugs on the public who paid for it..SHAME ON YOU!
It is called INTEGRITY and PRIDE...hard to come by SIR COPE.
~RESPECT~
i know right ? these mofos take us for all we are worth and dont even give us the courtesy of a reach around.
i just retro game and leave these suckas behind, they only get away with it cause we let them AND we keep buying the crap they pedal.
I'm basically at the point now where I only buy indies and even those are generally on sale. Never buy a tripple a game that isn't a "game of the year" or "ultimate edition" unless you are 100% okay with even the best developers fucking you most of the time. CD project red is about the only dev that hasn't royally sold out into the cashgrab industry that produces tripple a games at this point I think. Who knows, maybe Cyberpunk will have a fucking season pass... it wouldn't surprise me at this point.
im only retro gaming now, i dont bother with the new releases, especially not AAA titles, yukky.
just give me a complete game from release... its not hard, lol