12-10-2008, 09:41 AM | #21 | ||
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If there is no company, then there is no product. :/
Emulator for X360? Riiiiiiiiiight. |
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12-10-2008, 11:31 AM | #22 | ||
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and yeah, try emulating xbox like tulac said
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12-10-2008, 01:18 PM | #23 | ||
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If you want more games, you support the companies, capiche? EDIT: Oh yeah. Emulating 360/PS3 version? Yeah, right! Last edited by TheChosen; 12-10-2008 at 01:24 PM. |
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12-10-2008, 01:44 PM | #24 | ||
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and now we PC'ers have to wait another year before we can play GTA.:notrust: |
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12-10-2008, 02:30 PM | #25 | ||
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Personally, I don't mind having the releases later than the console versions, as it can mean extra content or bug fixes. It also has the added benefit of allowing you access to many more peoples opinions, something that seems more important to me given the occasional failings of the professional game reviewers.
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12-10-2008, 02:53 PM | #26 | ||
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12-10-2008, 03:41 PM | #27 | ||
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Kane and Lynch was a classic example, even if no wrong-doing has ever been proved, to my knowledge. People are generally just suprised at some game scores, and the first question now tends to be, has the lure of more advertising cash or exclusives on new titles swaying the reviewers? I have a particular issue though, with games like Oblivion and Bioshock, that are massively hyped as having particular features, but no review calls them on it. In Oblivion in particular, they hyped Radient AI, but the end product was rather poor compared to the gameplay videos they previewed. In Bioshock, it was claimed that it was a genre hybrid, but ended up being a shooter. Games journalists are supposed to find out this sort of stuff, but there are some that seem to enjoy being industry best buddies... Anyway, I have rambled, did mean to say I wasn't picking on particular people though... turned into a rant! |
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12-10-2008, 04:22 PM | #28 | ||
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I myself had a similar experience. When I got Turok for review not so long ago, my boss told me the publisher told us if we can't write a favorable review we shouldn't publish any. I wrote the review and tried to concentrate on the good side of the game and leave out the worst parts, but it was painfully hard for me. After submitting the article, I told my boss, that this the was the first and last time I got pressured into writing a 'favorable' review, and he should fire me if he doesn't like it. I value objectivity above all else, and people should know if a game is sh*t. He told me that it's okay, and he won't accept any more games with strings attached. Quote:
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12-10-2008, 05:39 PM | #29 | ||
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While I like to have games, keep coming out - piracty for me, is not a way to destroy companies/get new games - but to replace/find games which are impossible to find, nowdays in major retailers. But IMHO, piracy isn't a killer of the PC gaming. Hell, in the firs tmonth, crysis was more pirated than bought - and after another month or two, it sold million copies. I am not trying to make piracy look good, but thinking that the already established company will die due to piracy, is idiotical. I have seen plenty of people suggesting alternatives to stop the piracy - and believe me, those ways actually make more sense.
Also, do not blame the reviewers. They can also be under the hype, just like any other normal person. As he said - boss and advertisments are the main parts. Remember - if you give a game, too low of a review, the company which produced it will stop giving out information to you, will not give you interviews, et cetera.
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12-10-2008, 06:15 PM | #30 | ||
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@gufu1992:
In terms of abandoned games e.g. that which this site has available, then it's not piracy in the same sense, as they are not preventing the company from making a profit, as the games are old and out of print. This site is very responsible in that sense. With other games, in particular current generation titles, it causes negative reactions, including higher prices, and DRM. This causes legitimate buyers to be inconvenienced and out-of-pocket, and doesn't solve the piracy problem, which has led in recent years to a kind of feedback loop, where now games like Spore have limited installs but despite this rental agreement, dont have reduced cost. As for hype, reviewers should be doing their best to cut through it, thats their job after all! @Playbahnosh: Thanks for the insider info, it's always great to hear from people who can give examples of how things are seen from the journalism industry point-of-view. Thankfully for most people, you can "shop-around" for reviews, unlike in my youth when I just had one monthly game magazine subscription! |
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