richardhutnik said:
Jay520 said:
richardhutnik said:
sethnintendo said:
Do Sony fans hype a lot of games? Yes and some of the hype probably isn't warranted. However, I have seen them hype games that deserved it on a few occasions. I am thinking of Valkyria Chronicles mainly. Too bad turn based strategy games are more of a niche so the title never exploded in sales that it deserved. At least it got past 1m.
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There is a problem with people hyping games who are console partisans. The hyping is a hopefest that they have some sort of "killer app" that will draw people to their console of choice. The XBox 360 was pretty bad with this also. I remember one Jonah Falcon posting on Usenet regarding the 360 and about every single release being all that. Out came Viva Pinata being hyped. Boogie Bunnies got hyped also. And others also. It got to be pretty horrible. There is also some rants by selnor on here also (graphic hype threads get old). Valk might be a good game, but I personally bought it on hype and like a guilt campaign of needing to support it, and it just wasn't my thing (did get traded in. Sorry, I am not a fan of tactical combat).
This hyping makes people make bad decisions, and people regret the entire thing.
Of course, campaigns that make a company actually release something in a region it may never be released in, is good. The getting Nintendo to actually release RPGs it was sitting on, is a good thing. But hype for titles to be ammo in console wars is not.
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If a person makes a bad decision with THEIR money based on OTHER people's satisfaction, then that's that person's fault for not doing enough research on the game. |
People look towards others for opinions, and the reason is to end up trying to affect console buying patterns. You try to make buzz for as much as possible, so people think the console of choice ends up being a relgious choice, whatever is in the best interest of others be damned. The point here is the focus on how people spend their time, and its impact.
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Again, you shouldnt base a significant amount of your money on hype. There's reviews, videos, and you should also consider what people say who disliked the game. When hype is your primary measure, then of course you're setting yourself up for failure.
