Okay let me begin by saying I'm a game programmer and do actually like to point out why I don't like .
Nintendo-Mario, Sonic, and anything else that might come out of that industry is just outright garbage. They use kids and the whole idea of kid friendly games absolutely wrong, "If we keep making games, people will buy them despite being utter crap made by complete amateurs, and to add to it...LET'S END ALL SUPPORT FOR THEM, YEA!".
Seriously, I'm sorry but I hope the dies in a fire somehow, it is a great idea turned so horrible I can't even explain it because anything with a great idea that made on to this platform became rather garbage. Level design is terrible, and most games are labeled drinking games because they are so bad that either kids that do not understand 1+1, or those too intoxicated might enjoy from laughing at its stupidity.
Nonetheless, I enjoyed Mario when it first came out, it is true, however please let it stay that way for me, and don't milk the serious for money you don't need you greedy hog Nintendo.
Gears of War. I played the first one, played the multiplayer, tried co-op. Needless to say I was dissapointed in how crappy the game came out. It looked polished with gritty graphics that made it a "Real" warzone, the characters are pumped so full of steroids you cannot possibly imagine to relate to such characters making it into just a killing fest for the insane. Kill this, kill this some more, enjoy your refreshing cool-aid on your face as you wait for your teammate to come by. Oh wait....the camera is not working in that corridor? Well too bad enjoy mindless gaming.
I was so utterly dissapointed in this game, and how it utilized such a great engine. The story is made so that the game would milk your money as you buy DLC, among other things to think you'll ever be as cool as a steroid junkie. Seriously, where does all this money go? Instead of actually polishing every last bit of dirt in this game I do not know where it all went. Neither do I care because I hate that game.
Multiplayer....go jump around with a shotgun some more, you skillfull bastard, oh wait the maps are so small that all you need to win the game is "Who's first to get the rocket-launcher?" Very intuitive. Crappy level design for the maps and the whole idea of this cover based shooter that turned into who can jump around for longer is ridiculous. That's contradicting the entire main parts of the game, using cover and using strategy to get to the objective.
EA games. I'm starting to lose hope with every single game that comes out of this giant's mouth. Give us your money and we'll continue feeding you crap as we will continue to buyout or drop every studio that might come across an idea for a good game...feels alot like a monopoly giant that can do whatever it wants, and does it. Almost the same as Nintendo except they actually provide support...for a year. "Oh what Battlefield 2142 needs a patch to balance it? I've never heard of that game, oh wait I think we released some kinda DLC that nobody bought, maybe."
In any case it's like a conveyor belt full of crap that people continue to buy because everyone else is afraid to go up against it.
Sports games, I think another person had in fact talked about this and I do agree, I will not spend 60$ for a game when in real life I'll spend the 60$ bucks on proper gear and play that sport and have actual fun.
In any case, I think what really broke to make me want to get into the game making industry myself is Activision. Never have I seen such a blatantly corrupt business in even history of mankind. This stupid conveyor belt of Treyarch then Infinity ward is increasingly annoying as it is a waste. They are both teams with ups and downs, the story's they make are excellent...so why can you not combine them to make the best of it? more money? for what? a life-sized Warthog garage with real 50 cal machine guns on them?
Despite being two teams that keep on taking each others ideas and making it into some kind of stupid rivalry, per example: Call of Duty 4 had a great engine, and what does Treyarch do? Let's take the same engine, make it worse and slap on Call of Duty on it, GREAT IDEA!. And then fire two great game makers for reasons that don't make any sense? Really Activision? A dispute about your money that was probably your mistake somehow?
