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Akvod on 07 June 2009
monlosez said:
Akvod said:
RVDondaPC said:

The futuristic science fiction super armor wearing super soldier? 

I guess it sells with their core base so they should stick with it. But its lack of diversity in main protaganists really hurts it's appeal to me. 

However Alan Wake is on the horizon!

Hopefully it starts a trend of appealing characters that are not just recycled parts of what they already have. 

The original futuristic science fiction super armor wearing super soldier:

(Ok, he's not a space marine, but at least he's an Nazi ass kicking, bad ass, mofo!)



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9Chiba on 07 June 2009
RVDondaPC said:
heruamon said:
Last time I checked...publishers make game that sell...the question isn't why M$ is in love, it's why consumers are in love, since we are the ones who decide...

Yes Publishers make games that sell. However first and foremost Microsoft is a video game console manufacturer. Their main goal is to expand the userbase. Not that it is not expanding (price cuts and such have worked great), but there is more to publishing games when you are the console maker than just selling games. 

 

actually, microsoft is first and foremost a PC software manufacturer. their main goal is to take away from sony's userbase. anyways, if a character is likeable enough, it by itself CAN sell consoles



1337 Gamer on 07 June 2009

the same reason Nintendo loves mario and zelda. Because there are people that will buy it based on their love of the franchise. Every single publisher is the same way



Long Live SHIO!

AFFLICTION on 07 June 2009
AFFLICTION said:
its a testosterone filled armor plated big guns shooter world :)

ya lol



SnesTea on 07 June 2009
Akvod said:

The original futuristic science fiction super armor wearing super soldier:

 

Gotta love that death metal claw hand.



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AFFLICTION on 08 June 2009

why the fuck did it just quote myself and not shadowblind lol



Carl on 08 June 2009

They sell. Hence they make more.



                            

JRPG on 08 June 2009
RVDondaPC said:

The futuristic science fiction super armor wearing super soldier? 

I guess it sells with their core base so they should stick with it. But its lack of diversity in main protaganists really hurts it's appeal to me. 

However Alan Wake is on the horizon!

Hopefully it starts a trend of appealing characters that are not just recycled parts of what they already have. 

Microsoft is an American company, American men like to watch movies and play games where the hero is a badass, space marine (or something similar) who kills people.

 

 

Its a cultural thing. In Japan they like girly metrosexual men, thats why most game heroes in Japanese games look like women.



Nightmare24 on 08 June 2009
RVDondaPC said:

The futuristic science fiction super armor wearing super soldier? 

I guess it sells with their core base so they should stick with it. But its lack of diversity in main protaganists really hurts it's appeal to me. 

However Alan Wake is on the horizon!

Hopefully it starts a trend of appealing characters that are not just recycled parts of what they already have. 

Why is nintendo a bunch of greedy buisnessmen with milked franchises to hell and back?



alephnull on 08 June 2009

I think Bungie were going for a Japanese look with Halo, which is why it looks like a Power Rangers video game.