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"call them exploitative and shady but don't point out why exactly it is exploitative and shady. Because fans will buy it is exploitative? Because it has a higher margin it is shady? You can't just throw out these terms without any clear explanation o"
Monday, July 20, 2009
"the other hand, it saddens me that more developers are opting out of making great role-playing games for the 360 and PS3, because I still feel a desire for some beautiful-looking RPGs on my HDTV. "
It isn't that they are opting out of it, it is so expensive to develop so most can't afford it--something you even say in the article.
Also, I highly suggest you check out Valkyria Chronicles. It is the best JRPG I have played from this generation. It is a turn-based strategy RPG that does so many new things and makes it so much more accessible while still keeping the chal"
Monday, July 06, 2009
"iked the idea of what you wrote but it seemed underdeveloped. For example, these two sentences:
"Unlike any other pursuit, games combine all of these factors -- story, challenge, and fun -- better than any medium or hobby out there."
You don't really explain why or give support for this statement.
"It's this breadth of experiences that draws me to gaming, and I hope that as the medium grows, matures, and -- yes -- changes, gaming will always call out to me."
This statement doesn't explain why the breadth of video games draws you in. Surely you would agree there is more breadth in literature and"
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
"an't believe this article was posted on the front page. Your source of sales data is vgchartz, which is notoriously inaccurate. Your use the term "bomb" makes it read like an uninformed neogaf sales thread.
The success or failure of a product isn't something you can draw up a formula for. It is something that must be looked at case by case, factoring in more data than you use--data that is extremely hard to come by, something you acknowledge.
Also, you don't account for how long a game has been released. In your, "TOP 25 CURRENT CONSOLE GENERATION CRITICAL HITS/RETAIL BOMBS" list, look at the titles that are on the top and look at their release dates. Of course a game that hasn't been released for very long isn't going to have as high as sales. A majority of those titles have not been on retail shelves for more than a year.
You cannot try to draw trends from statistically incomplete and inaccurate"
Monday, June 15, 2009
