Chazore said:
When you look at the X1 version of PuB, it looks rather crap and runs like crap, but even so, the PC version isn't 100% the same either, so we could easily say that it made it's way to the awards based on how the PC version ran and how popular it was. Look at Nier, that game was popular on PS4, yet the PC port was crap, just like how the PC version of PuB runs and looks better than the X1 version (even though I think the design is ugly as sin). If we were to judge and enter a game based on the platform it didn't wonk out on, then we'd have to actually bother to create system category awards. Like one for Nitnendo, XB,PS multiplats. Really though, we should just make separate platform awards, since all we have are genre based awards as well as actor or writing. At this current time, I find it rather tilted, because I know at some point in the future, where a game that comes out to PC and then consoles, there is a chance it could be a good game and it not running so well on the other systems, then we'll be facing another "it doesn't deserve it", and it'll likely be based on how it runs, which is why I decided to talk about it recently, because I've seen this happening with ports over the years. |
So it seems we agree that the game that shall be evaluated for GOTY is that version and not the other ones that may be inferior? Ok. But still while PUBG is a preview access game it doesn't make sense to name it GOTY, even if it was running very up to standard, as you said the game is ugly and even on PC still suffers on performance. Maybe the final edition will deserve to be a GOTY contender.
Zekkyou said:
In general they get early (and on-going) access to a title, get to help fund its development (and often allow the final game to be larger and better polished), be a part of the community that helps shape the game's future, and sometimes get the game cheaper long-term (not applicable to PUBG, but it is to many early access titles). It's fine if you don't consider these benefits worth it, but many others do. It's also entirely fine for you to in general disapprove of early access, but again, others feel differently. |
Some of the points you listed aren't benefits to the customer but to the devs... no worry although I wouldn't pay for most early access (can't say I never would, because it could appear a game I'm very interested that I would take the chance to play it earlier). I'm just pointing concern for a disclaimer that protects the company much more than the customer.
Well let's not discuss what ifs and semantics, althought the disclaimer could have been made in a manner that doesn't seem like to totally excuse them from responsability. And sure I agree customers are free to decide even if we think it's a dumb decision. I also think it's dumb to buy year releases and certainly there are people that think it's dumb that I buy GTS and have a wheel.
AlfredoTurkey said:
It must be fairly taxing replying to people AND attempting to dig into their brains, trying to figure out their motivation for posting comments. I don't own the game nor have I played it. I don't know if it's good or bad and don't care. I was simply addressing the concept that a game which ships with multiplayer being so broken that it doesn't even WORK could be considered a functional game. I don't think it is... not as a whole. Games aren't judged and reviewed mode-by-mode. They're judged and reviewed as a whole and as a whole, the game didn't function or work properly. Some of it did, some of it didn't. It was a total fuck job imo. |
And this reply is something worth as a point and explain it, while the first one was just an attack and spouting lies, because as you admitted you never played it. Still it was off-topic and unecessary. And if you wanted to point examples you could use some from the same platform or several of diverse platforms.
duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363
Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994
Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."