Metallicube said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
Another thread on Mr. Malstrom, as the first one is just glitchy in the response alerts. Also, his name isn't misspelled, for those of you wondering.
You don't have to agree with him, but let's at least try to be civil, and understand that some people just agree with the guy, and not because he said these things, but because they see where he is coming from.
Also, I don't know how to embed Youtube videos (used to, until the new posting system), so I'll just note where they are, and you have to click the links to see them.
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Most people on this site don't agree with Malstrom, at first I was baffled why, since he seems to have far more intelligent insight than 99% of gaming "journalists" and analysts and provides a refreshing counter point to their near unified and narrowminded opinions of the hardcore. But now I understand why many people here dislike him/don't get him. It's because Malstrom represents the oldschool gamer/expanded audience, while most people you see on gaming message boards are obviously still active gamers playing modern games. So obviously they won't see eye to eye with him. Most of the lapsed/oldschool gamers like Malstrom don't really have their voices heard because they generally don't post on sites like this, and are generally not gaming journalists.
I see myself as somewhere in between. While I still do enjoy some modern games, there are less and less games that are catching my interest, and I find myself going back to many retro games, smaller XBLA/Iphone games and having more fun with them than with modern games. So I can definitly see where Malstrom is coming from.
I think he really has some valid points about how developers are really the ones leaving gamers behind, not the other way around. I find myself not having the patience to getting into the more complex/cinema heavy games these days.
He is also litterally the ONLY person that predicted the Wii to be a major success, which is something worth noting :P
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