I feel like I'm the only one who likes AAA games [rant]

[Vault101]

But then 'hardcore' gamers would moan about how developers aren't trying anymore, and that there's no point buying new consoles if the graphics are going to get better.

better hardware can do more than graphics...

[quote/]Developers and publishers only put so much relentless emphasis on graphics because it's what general gamerdom clamours for.[/quote]
less grapically intense games can be popular (like Borderlands 2 although that did have the whle range of PC options)

[quote/]I'm talking about the fact that they are the only hardware developer to have focused on gameplay over graphics. Mario Galaxy, Skyward Sword and Metroid Prime Corruption may not the most technically impressive graphics,[/quote]
yeah I wasnt talking about their graphics

[quote/]but each has created some of the best gameplay of this entire generation. That is what's important to games, and very few other companies seem to realise it.[/quote]
again...whoop de fucking do! thats like 3 games over a period of how many years? how great was the gameplay in wii sports or wiiplay?

[quote/]As for the Wiimote, Metroid Prime Trilogy would like to take your assumption about its inherent crapness, and throw it out the window. There isn't an FPS game on 360 or PS3 that controlled as well as the Metroid FPS games with a Wiimote, because you could actually aim in those games, rather than being dependent on large amounts of auto-aim and aim assist.[/quote]
yes, that did work well....but not implemented nearly enough

Ok Sparky, here's some news for you... whichever console leads the generation, it always attracts the most shovelware. You want proof? Look at the PS2's library.

your seriously trying to compare the PS2's libary with the Wii's? the PS2 had almost every game under the sun (thats why 3rd party support is essential) the percantage of wii games that werent shovelware or ports simply doesnt stack up

Just as people think about the Wii, and remember games like Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Xenoblade, The Last Story, Skyward Sword, Kirby's Epic Yarn, and more. Those are all some of the absolute best games this generation, and the Wii fucking well justified its existence with them.

ehhhh......each to their own but I fail to be impressed or convinced and IMO that doesnt give the wii a free pass, if you had a Wii and ONLY a wii then you would miss out on so much...vice versa?...eh

Oh, and they're also financing Bayonetta 2 and The Wonderful 101 by Platinum? And doing a Fire Emblem/SMT crossover RPG? But none of those games are Mario or Zelda either.

again..people act like thats all a big deal...sure mabye but I fail to see it

Nintendo has currently got more exclusives lined up for the Wii U this year than Microsoft has for the 360, and about as many (if not more) than Sony has for the PS3.

I dont put much stock in exclusives....prefering the PC I focus on multiplatform titles

Ninendo didnt "put gameplay over graphics" on the Wii..they focused on casuals over core audience

 

[Vault101]

That is just my way of looking at it, but yeah the majority will still continue to act like sheep and buy Diablo 3, and Sim City, and Dead Space 3, and support the horrible practices these companies are employing inadvertently.

I dont agree with being called a "sheep" if I really want a game then I'll get it

You sound like a bit of a whinger lad, grow a pair.

don't fall off a building now....Butcher

 

[Auron]

High res graphics do not make games more expensive, games could still be 50, with digital distribution they could be even cheaper. Games became more expensive because of some asshole publisher(activision?) which simply decided it was a great idea and it caught on. Games had great graphics before that, Every Unreal 3 engine game had amazing graphics when the engine was new for example they were all 50- dollars.


Attacking high profile games and graphical development(which could be ahead but has been sadly hampered by the consoles for a while now.) seems to me as a way to try and defend Nitendo's pitiful performance since the wii. Might as well go full indie retro if you don't care for graphics. I mean it's not like I didn't try the wii, red steel handled like shit and didn't get many followups from what I heard, the motion detector was a gimmick. Nintendo is not the answer to

Ninendo didnt "put gameplay over graphics" on the Wii..they focused on casuals over core audience

And I hear it's biting them in the ass with the wii u too.

The Walking Dead: yes, it's indie, so a point there.

wtf? no it's not, Telltale is established and professional with high level voice actors and what-not. They have a rather large catalog of episodic Adventure games by now.

 

[rbstewart7263]

I have a problem, you could say.I hear all this talk of the big evil corporations being big and evil and AAA is a big evil awful thing and I feel conflicted

Conflicted particually after Jims peice featuring Dead space 3, I'm the same in that I love dead space but this micro transaction BS is a step too far...oh I'll probably still get it but I'll feel kind of bad, but that said it doesnt have to be a game killer in terms of the game (ethically though)

people are predeicting and even calling for another crash if not of the AAA model then of EA,EA crashing actually wouldnt bother me at this point....but anyway

I feel kind of frustrated, when I play games I play for a certain expereince, the big worlds, cinematic storys, and (in a perfect world) fun gameplay, do all games tick thesse boxes? no of coarse not, but I sure as hell did not spend as much as I did the other day on a new computer so I could play "retro graphics indie wankfest"

so whats my point? I dont know, I think I forgot my point

actually I think my point is the frustration felt when somthing I like (I guess you could say somthing kind of important to me) is met with such hate and negativity,

its not that I understand, I do....but whats the answer? does "voting with your wallet"? make any difference? It didnt for Diablo, it didn;t for ME3 and I doubt it will with DS3 I dont know what the answer is...except for complaining...I think we should complain more not to ourselfs on forums but to the companys themselves...

I get a little mad when people label people like myself as idiots...hey fine, dont get the fucking game if it makes you feel good, but its my money and I'll do what I damn well please with it, I'm not an idiot, my principles are just different...and SURE "retro graphics indie wankfest" is great for you but its not my thing

Just do what I do. Get it used and then send a pic of your used copy to the company. Ill be doing that for devil may cry first chance I get.


DAMN YOU CAPCOM I JUST WANTED MEGAMAN LEGENDS 3!!!!!

Also this is a site that is full of hipsters and people who fancy themselves more progressive and better. So yeah elitism and lefty pandering/circle jerks (EVEN ELITISM AGAINST ELITISTS ARE HERE) are rife on the escapist Im afraid.

 

[Baron_Rouge]

I like AAA games. I'm not going to let the fact that they're big budget games from big corporations stop me from buying them if I think I'll enjoy them. CoD, Assassin's Creed, Infamous, Red Dead Redemption, Skylanders, and Playstation All-Stars (if it counts) are AAA games that are hugely enjoyable to me, and I too find the scorn that sometimes gets directed towards my opinions and personal tastes quite frustrating. Just because I'd rather spend my money on something I enjoy rather than something like Braid, which came off as pretentious, artsy, and extremely boring (to me) doesn't make me an idiot, it doesn't mean I'm being scammed, and it doesn't mean I have worse taste in games than anyone else. I do enjoy an indie from time to time, stuff like Journey, The Unfinished Swan, and Papo & Yo, but on the whole I prefer AAA.

Some people like AAA games, some people like Indies. It's all down to personal preference, and I think if people from each crowd stopped being so negative about the opinions of the others, we could have a much nicer atmosphere

 

[Vault101]

Just do what I do. Get it used and then send a pic of your used copy to the company. Ill be doing that for devil may cry first chance I get.

whats wrong with DMC?

High res graphics do not make games more expensive, games could still be 50, with digital distribution they could be even cheaper. Games became more expensive because of some asshole publisher(activision?) which simply decided it was a great idea and it caught on.

I'm not sure I can agree....thease days doing not only highly detailed models but also extra wiz-bang effects does cost time and money (and extra costs like licences and getting your game on the console)

thats not to say devs shouldnt work on their effciency with rescources though

[quote/]Ninendo didnt "put gameplay over graphics" on the Wii..they focused on casuals over core audience[/quote]

And I hear it's biting them in the ass with the wii u too.
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and I'm not even saying that Nintendo focusing on casuals is inherintly bad (well...mostly) I am saying most attepmts to gloss over that fact are pretty poor

 

[rbstewart7263]

nothing i like that game its capcom canceling megaman legends 3!lmao