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rf40928 on 29 August 2011
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Rpruett said:
Jay520 said:
 


Like I said, they're using Kinect to expand the userbase while leaving 3rd parties for the core. Is that a good idea? Possibly. As far as sales are concerned, they seem to be doing just fine.

I only count Halo 3 & Reach. What are you including? Halo Wars or ODST ? Even if there's been 3 releases, that would mean only 4 Halos this gen. (Halo 5 will be releasing two or more years after Halo 4, at which point the nextbox will likely be out.) Games like Uncharted & AC will likely be seeing 4 releases this gen, and I wouldn't call either of those milked. But then again, that's just my opinion.

No, if the quality is consistent, then I wouldn't say Halo is milked. But then again, my definition of milked is dependent upon quality, while yours isn't.

Halo 3, ODST, Reach (3 Full priced retail games).  Wars is a usage of the Halo IP but different game.  4 Halos so far with one releasing what ... this Christmas? Again you said that 343 Studios might not have the talent to make another game quality, yet you are entrusting them to take a game that has a high bar set for quality and making a quality game?   By your very words, you are saying that if 343 studios makes a poor Halo then it would be a milked franchise.

The other aspect to this story is, type of game.  Uncharted doesn't have a wildly successful multi-player component. Most people who purchase the game, purchase it for Single-player and the new treasure hunting story.   In my opinion, Uncharted would be slightly better then Halo for releasing 4 games based on this movie-esque dynamic to it that drives the fun.  However, Sony would still be milking it dry.

Four releases (minimum) is far too many for a game like Halo.  It tarnishes the image it has and the quality it has.  Just like it would if Nintendo released four Zelda's in one generation, or 4 Mario Platformers, Or 4 Mario Karts. 


Id say if you're putting out alot of games and people are buying them you've just got a winner.. The only reason to develop games is to sell alot..  The majority of titles on any given console never sell enough to ever hope to get milked... Most of these titles have a single release and they are dead in the water..

Without using the same words "Milking" Id think the ultimate goal of any developer is to make a game that can "milk" money from someones pocket.. For the reason of being fair:  Any good or great game accomplishes this - just some to more of an extent then others.... If a game can be "milked" I suppose they have a winning formula..