RolStoppable said:
super_etecoon said:
hmm..I would hope that gamers stay a little more informed about their hobby of choice. You don't have a lot of parents going on forums and arguing about games...unless they're gamers. These gamers may be making bad choices...but they're usually made after having read reviews and commentary on the game.
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That makes their choices even worse. So why would you put more blame on parents than gamers?
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I'm still maintaning that it is parents that buy these games more than gamers. That's why I would put the blame there. We've all seen it while we've been shopping: the parent looks cluelessly at the games on the rack, then smiles once he or she finds a name that they actually recognoze (and know the kid loves). Usually it's a tie in movie or cartoon game. I'm mostly speaking facetiously...my comment was a small jab at the uninformed masses regarding our hobby of choice. I've worked retail enough to see it in action. But yeah...gamers buying bad games sucks...but it's all relative and subject to a lifetime of experience for each gamer. Specifically I'm referring to broken games.
And actually...my comment was more about the developers, rather than the gamers. You can't fault a gamer for seeing a franchise they like and buying it, hoping to get some enjoyment out of it. I bought Other M and cringed through every spoken word of dialogue, and nearly every scene. I just had hoped for a better experience...but that doesn't make me uninformed or guilty for supporting a bad title.
Did the developer get too ambitious with the project? Was it rushed to meet a window? Christmas? Black Friday? Anything before Smash comes in and decimates the competition? Maybe they just assume that "kids" that play these consoles don't care about these issues. Maybe they have Spurge on speed dial and once he gives the ok they know they've gone gold.