Onimusha12 said:
Well aren't we ants at a picnic. Silent Hill isn't what it used to be? Understatement of the generation my friend. And Konami making great profits? Compared to what? Do we even know the kind of profits they were seeing in their prime? Of course their profits are going to look nice when the rewards of a massive game like MGS4 are reaped in just a few quarters when its total cost had been spread out over four years. Let's hope MGS5 is right around the corner or else this strategy of Konami's may not hold up, unless of course you're perfectly content with Handheld life support, which is fine too. After all it seems to be the only thing keeping Square afloat. Yes, that's right. Listen to Montana everyone! Pay no mind to the bursting bubble my friends, just enjoy your low investment handheld, cellphone and virtualware games, lol. Montana this is not an article to convince everyone I'm right but to offer a chance for people to express their own opinions on the matter, a forum if you will for discussion. Every person has a different perspective on the generation and whether its good or bad. If you dissagree that's fine, but I don't see the need for such belittling attacks. Notice how I'm not attacking people who dissagree, in fact I've only responded to you and that's because you singled me out. Tsk, Tsk. I do have to wonder though, if people like yourself are really enjoying gaming this generation then why are some so upset anytime its questioned such as in threads like these? Is it that hard to just ignore a thread of subject matter you don't care for? I can't help but get the feeling people are desperately trying to ignore the 800lb gorilla in the room. But maybe that's just me, such a pesimist I know.
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Understatement of the century? I could have said that it flat out sucks, but I haven't played a Silent Hill game lately and I was just going by your impressions. Konami is making great profits considering that the companies you mentioned (Capcom and Square-Enix) aren't doing so well. Capcom is losing money, while Square-Enix's financials couldn't possibly be from games if they're in the black. You claimed that Konami was part of a trio of Japanese companies that has fallen from grace and will soon face doom, and all I pointed out was that Konami is making money. Metal Gear Solid 4 was a successful game, but the profits of one game won't sustain a major company like Konami by itself. Just look at how Take 2 faired even after the release of Grand Theft Auto IV, or Electronics Arts after the flurry of holiday hits like Madden and Fifa. And I'm not trying to convince anyone otherwise. You're convinced that gaming is doomed and that various third parties will collapse and that gaming is no longer fun, and it's all so negative. Just play some games, enjoy them, and discuss them with others. Lots of people are having fun this generation, and a lot of great games are coming out. It varies between people of course, but since the majority of people who have responded disagreed with you, I have to wonder.
I could even understand all the negativity, but the main problem I have with your post is all of the insults. The way you insult Xbox fans, not to mention calling out other posters. And you're saying that I'm the one making belittling attacks? Let me pull out of a few quotes for you:
"It's primarily gamers who wouldn't be gaming today had the Xbox not lured them back with promises of Spike-TV style violence and hyper masculenity. Guns, guts and glory are the standard of the day and if a game doesn't feature a thick necked male archetype for them to project themselves upon or a sexy scantily clad woman for them to drule over then the game is almost certainly doomed to failure."
Sounds like an attack to me. If you were looking to stereotype an entire console's userbase (the userbase of the original Xbox being about 24 million), than you certainly succeeded in that regard.
"Also, in before Okey Dokey's hit and run trolling (lol), Stof's "Oh god, there goes Onimusha12 again, sigh..." or Ari Gold's trademark: "Nothing on the Wii interests me." ;)"
Well...that one is just shameless. And you actually say you're not attacking people who disagree? You just attacked me in your post because I disagreed with you. As for "people like me," which I assume refers to the many millions capable of having fun this generation, we are mad since you basically insulted anyone who has different tastes. Although I hate to speak for everyone, it seems you just lump us damn content gamers into one group. Painting the Xbox fanbase as a bunch of mindless frat boys is not the way to get people to listen to your argument. And if you're wondering why I don't just ignore this thread, well...why not just ignore everything? I'd love to live in ignorance and just ignore everything I don't like and everything I disagree with, but it's just not my style. Maybe you should ignore everything you're saying right now. Is that so hard? As for the 800 pound gorilla, I understand the expression, but your use of it is questionable.
