Games can't "dilute" other games. It all comes down to what the person wants to play. So if they don't like CoD then other options are easy to find.TheLefty said:
Poll: Why I think Call of Duty is Poisoning Video Game's Image (besides the fact that i don't like it).
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This isn't quite what I meant, maybe I could have worded it better. I'm not completely blaming the game, I was trying to say that it's gone a bit over board. Maybe you're right, they probably would have used Bad Company 2. I'm not blaming all the world's problems on it, I'm just saying it could be reigned back a bit. I'm really not blaming any problems on it, just saying it's annoying. You and your bad words are taking this too seriously.666Chaos said:
It may not be just where you live, but maybe it's just people you know. It not as bad as you think it is. Where I live, playing MW2 means you have some sort of mental defect. And other games are definately not being passed over for Call of Duty. Bad Company 2 is already widespread acknowledged as being better than CoD. To be insulted for standing up for BC2 just means that they know you're right or that they're annoyed that you can be so intolerent towards their game as to say one 'realistic war shooter' is better than another.TheLefty said:
Exactly, before it was GTA, before that it was Mortal Kombat, and before that I don't know what order games came out in.TinCynic said:
People just *****.
Did you know they used to complain about theater? Yeah, that theater. New mediums are always considered evil by most people of the previous generation, at least for a while.
Does no one like Pacific Assault?orangebandguy said:
OT: I very much dislike the idea that "video game" is synonymous with "CoD". It's why I'll never find love, because everyone generalises my shit up.
But, New Hampshire's supposed to be smarticals! Have I been deceived by The West Wing?TheLefty said:
I guess we're from different demographics. This doesn't describe either the behavior or the perception of video gamers that I'm aware of in the slightest.
If there's anything Modern Warfare is at fault for is it's own success has destroyed it. MW2 was nowhere near as good as MW1 and with the massive success of MW we have seen a massive boost in the amount of shooters and first person games that want a slice of the pie.
You people are just as bad as your peers. They praise it up to the hilt and you flame it down to hell. Stop it. Seriously, have you stopped to consider how irritating it is when people go "Wahh the world keeps worshipping Call of Duty" compared to "Omggg Call of Duty is amazing"? Sounds the same, doesn't it? I said it before, and i'll say it again. All the hatred of CoD (particularly MW2 right now) is nothing more than zeitgeist and the "cool" thing to do. It's like you think it makes you some kind of connoisseur of video gaming just because you denounce the most popular mainstream title. It doesn't, it makes you look more like a snooty arse.
I like Call of Duty. I think it's a solid, streamlined game with good controls, good graphics, and astounding framerate. I enjoyed the story of both MW games and i think the guns have a fantastic feel to them when you fire them. It's as accurate as i am, and that's what i appreciate, as opposed to the actual gun being shitty and all over the place.
Edit: To all the people whining about the story, it's a first person shooter. What the hell are you expecting, Final Fantasy? Story in shooters is just context for you to go and kill baddies in, unless stated otherwise. Bioshock's focus was atmosphere, environment and story. This is shown in the five to ten minute introduction where you have to wait a fair while until you get a firearm. But this is a game about war. War. War doesn't have a particularly big plot to it when it's so closely tied to a non-fiction setting in the modern day. Be glad they put any story in it at all rather than "We're at war with because we don't like them, go go go!". People who expect ANYTHING revolutionary from a story in a military shooter has their head in the clouds.
I like Call of Duty. I think it's a solid, streamlined game with good controls, good graphics, and astounding framerate. I enjoyed the story of both MW games and i think the guns have a fantastic feel to them when you fire them. It's as accurate as i am, and that's what i appreciate, as opposed to the actual gun being shitty and all over the place.
Edit: To all the people whining about the story, it's a first person shooter. What the hell are you expecting, Final Fantasy? Story in shooters is just context for you to go and kill baddies in, unless stated otherwise. Bioshock's focus was atmosphere, environment and story. This is shown in the five to ten minute introduction where you have to wait a fair while until you get a firearm. But this is a game about war. War. War doesn't have a particularly big plot to it when it's so closely tied to a non-fiction setting in the modern day. Be glad they put any story in it at all rather than "We're at war with because we don't like them, go go go!". People who expect ANYTHING revolutionary from a story in a military shooter has their head in the clouds.
I have to admit I was disappointed that CoD MW 2 became the top-selling game in gaming history. I didn't want THAT to be the shining example for video games. Then again... it's not like Twilight: New Moon (the film with the biggest opening weekend ever) is a shining example for movies.
Success and greatness do not necessarily go hand in hand... unfortunately, while most people can discern that Twilight is not a good example of great filmmaking, not many people can discern that CoD MW 2 is not a good example of great game making.
Success and greatness do not necessarily go hand in hand... unfortunately, while most people can discern that Twilight is not a good example of great filmmaking, not many people can discern that CoD MW 2 is not a good example of great game making.
does it really matter how it percieved?
if you dont like it dont play it.
its not like because its been released that it will affect all future game and that there will never be another good game.
if you dont like it dont play it.
its not like because its been released that it will affect all future game and that there will never be another good game.
While you have a point, there will always be the poster boy, no matter what you do. GTA has had its many turns there, almost all mainstream very popular violent games will do the same thing. Tis the way of life.
Meh, I liked it. The Spec Ops missions are just a blast, and yea, the multiplayer can be very rage inducing, but it can also be very fun. If I feel like working as a team, I'll pop-in BC2. If I feel like having mindless fun, Halo 3. If I feel like doing horrible things to foul-mouthed children on XBL, I play MW2. It's gratifying to hear them calling me immature names as I snipe them, it really is.