| azrm2k said: It's not an invalid argument to say that sometimes reviewers just don't understand casual gaming. Titles like Endless Ocean are so radically different than the typical "game" we're used to that it's hard to judge them with the same criteria. That said there are still crap casual games and these are examples of such. No need to say these games got bad scores because reviewers don't understand casual games. These games are bad regardless. Look at the "Mega Brain Boost" game. It got a horrid score while Brain Age gets great scores from IGN. |
One of the problems is that everyone thinks all bad wii games are "casual." They just use that word (along with 'niche') as a convenient excuse.
What people need to learn is that most sites aren't reviewing these games poorly because they're "causal," they're reviewing them poorly cause they're bad games.
if your IR controls are broken, if your graphics are low poly and still manage framerate drops, if you camera system sucks, if your control (in game motion) is sloppy, if your sound is terrible/limited, if you lack a reasonable amount of real content, and you're still retailing at $40/50, your going to get a bad score. it doesn't matter what kind of game you are. That's why big name titles like devil may cry 2 and lair manage to score poorly.
People need to start actually reading the reviews. Most people aren't saying "it's casual, it sucks." Most people are saying "this game feels like it's half finished, it sucks." Being casual or simple has nothing to do with it.
