| rocketpig said: This is for the people who have become disenfranchised with the industry lately... I have a few questions for you. - What has happened to the industry that makes you find other hobbies to occupy your time? Im not playing games less, its just that im going through a phase where im not enjoying games like I used to. I haven't been able to engage with as many games in this current generation like I was able to before. Maybe I play too much? Im not sure. I think its the increase in "shallow" content within the industry. I feel a bit frustrated to find some of my favourite games this generation draw me in and then ruin the experience somewhat in the final third of the game. I find many games are "front loaded" to draw you in, but lack the same consistant quality and pacing throughout. It seems to be an issue for me with too much "filler" slowing down the game to give the appearance of value that can be ruinous to a good experience, or a lack of care and attention given to the final stages of a game. Crysis, Bioshock and MGS4 are examples of this for me. - How long has it been going on? I've noticed a marked increase this generation, although I may just be more sensitive to it. - What are a few of your favorite games? This generation. Crysis First 2/3rds, Bioshock (Until Andrew Ryan), Metal Gear Solid Act 1/2, Halo 3/Gears of war - multiplayer, Metroid Prime 3, Condemned 1/2, Lost Odyssey (Far too long though), Ninja Gaiden 2, Genji 2, Dark Kingom, Heavenly Sword, Resident Evil 4 (Wii), Civilization IV, Black Mirror, Fahrenheit, The longest Journey, Mass Effect - What do you want in your "perfect" video game? Innovative controls, story, gameplay length, etc. I want a game which I can interface with easily in terms of controls/layout/graphical style which draws me in with an interesting story that makes me feel that my actions within a game serve a purpose within an open world which gives me room to explore possibilities and designed in a way that I won't flounder and get lost for 2 hours because I don't see a little detail or read a little piece of information. I don't want to "Fall off" the story and find it difficult to get back into the main thread of the story, I hate getting lost! I find I would rather play a game thats "too short" than play a game thats too long and excessively drawn out, so I perfer the game to be no longer than it has to. - What other media do you enjoy? TV, film, literature, etc. If you want to mention some of your favorite books, movies, etc. even better. I like Heroes, Supernatural, Kyle XY, Reaper, Star Trek (LOL), Babylon 5, Terminator the Sarah Conner..., Scrubs, Everybody hates Chris. - How old are you? 23 If your interest in videogames is as high as ever, please disregard this thread. I'm not interested in hearing how much you love everything. Thanks. BTW, I'm being prompted to organize another editorial. That's what this is about. Apparently my GTA IV editorial grew new legs and I guess it's time for me to get off my rump and write something new. Since I missed my opportunity to give a beating to MGS4, I'm going for something different. |
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