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I have no hate for Angry Birds. Angry Birds Chrome is a GREAT thing to do while you are listening to podcasts.
With all the jackassery Rovio and Peter Vesterbacka say, I don't see them as anything more than guys who think everything they say is right and all sorts of crap like that.
I don't hate the game itself, I'm just disappointed that a lot of game companies put a lot of time, imagination, money and effort to make an astounding game with great story and characters yet struggle to make ends meet, while these kind of casual games are making millions.
I just don't like the precedent that Angry Birds (and the people that buy it) is setting for these kind of simple enjoy-&-forget games, the same way I don't like games that are only about farming or collecting items.
I just don't like the precedent that Angry Birds (and the people that buy it) is setting for these kind of simple enjoy-&-forget games, the same way I don't like games that are only about farming or collecting items.
Angry Birds isn't a bad game or anything but I just don't think it deserves all the attention it gets. Besides the Rovio CEO seems like a total asshole to me. Now if you told me Fruit Ninja or Doodle Jump or some of the other great mobile games I would be happier.
I think most people are just turbo jelly that Angry Birds is a success and yet it's so simple. I'm sure lots of people are like "Damnit! I could have done this! THIS GAME SUCKS MAN!"
I understand it as a mobile game, but I'm still kind of shocked people want it play it on their PS3s.
I understand it as a mobile game, but I'm still kind of shocked people want it play it on their PS3s.
Haven't a good portion of those downloads been free? Not that I care one way or the other, but is that really a meaningful number?
It's like the companies that develop web browsers bragging about how many downloads they've had when most of them have been automatic.
It's like the companies that develop web browsers bragging about how many downloads they've had when most of them have been automatic.
I don't like the pop culture references its popularity creates. I also think the companies CEO's are massive pricks. It'll be interesting to see if this ends up being a one hit wonder for them. I certainly wouldn't like being in the position of having to top the success of this game.
Also everything Gwendolyn said.
Also everything Gwendolyn said.
Also, hey Jim. If you're still reading this... what up with the Alice review? Are you doing it, is it forthcoming, etc? Not to rush, but this is one of the few times that I'm actually waiting on reviews before I make a purchase. I'm iffy on thsi one.
why hate angry birds for the simplicity or the people who are behind it... if i had a major video game company or just made a great game... i would be an asshole haha, i wouldn't give a damn.
So, does this make angry birds the game that has sold the most units now? Are does that belong to like tetris?
I just hate angry birds because now, I'll ask someone in conversation if they like video games, and they say yes, and I'm thinking "YES! I may have a common interest with this person" and they say, "I play angry birds and farmville all the time lolrofl"
I mad
I mad
Holy pigbait! Wasn't this like (only) 100 million a few months ago? Think about that number 250 million, my goodness.
@mojomonkey12
Yup, the equivalent of nearly the entire population of the United States has downloaded that game.
Yup, the equivalent of nearly the entire population of the United States has downloaded that game.
On second thought, they said "downloads" I can open google chrome and download angry birds right now.
On second thought, they said "downloads" I can open google chrome and download angry birds right now.
Well, seeing that the PSVita is now a place where iDevs can just dump their iOS ports/clones, I fully expect this to be a Vita launch title. umad?
Also, what llort het said.
Also, what llort het said.
I'm proud to say that I'm not one of those that downloaded it, there's plenty of other games exactly like angry birds that came before, so there was no reason for me to get it
So I finally got the chance to play this game,and it must be on of the shallowest games I've ever played.
games like Cut The Rope are much better.
games like Cut The Rope are much better.
See the thing is I don't hate angry birds... I just don't care.
Hating it would give it more credit than I think it is due, at best it leaves me perplexed. It really doesn't seem to be a substantial game but whatever, I wish it the best.
Hating it would give it more credit than I think it is due, at best it leaves me perplexed. It really doesn't seem to be a substantial game but whatever, I wish it the best.
I don't hate Angry Birds, I hate Peter Vesterbacka for his douchey comments. In my mind, Peter Vesterbacka is to Angry Birds, as David Cage is to Heavy Rain.
I don't hate it, I just can't for the life of me figure out why it's so popular. o.o Why did Angry Birds hit it big instead of something like Canabalt or Drop 7 or something? *shrug*
Downloads for a title like this shouldn't even matter to people. Namely considering it's free on the Android market.
The trend here is that developers of social games and cheap games are assholes. Companies that need to fail: Rovio, Zynga
I play it, I also play games on the 4 consoles I own and a PC. I don't see why people are getting upset. Damn near everyone has a phone, not everyone has a PS3, Xbox, or Wii.
@Gwendolyn
Your problem is with the "enjoy and forget" aspect? So are you telling me Tetris is different, or Pac-Man? Hell, what about Bejeweled and all the Popcap games?
All this hate is manufactured bullshit from people. Gamers are too damn cynical and self-entitled. Jesus christ, the company is quite indie in its founding, just three college kids and we STILL cant be happy for them? Haters gonna hate. Rock on Rovio.
Your problem is with the "enjoy and forget" aspect? So are you telling me Tetris is different, or Pac-Man? Hell, what about Bejeweled and all the Popcap games?
All this hate is manufactured bullshit from people. Gamers are too damn cynical and self-entitled. Jesus christ, the company is quite indie in its founding, just three college kids and we STILL cant be happy for them? Haters gonna hate. Rock on Rovio.
@AielSavage,
Agreed. There is no reason to "hate" Angry Birds. Hating a video game is no more stupid. I bought it (paid a whole buck!), played it, enjoyed it, beat it, moved on. It's nothing that changed my life.. but for a time waster on my phone it fit the bill perfectly.
And as far as cynical and self-entitled, you couldn't be any more accurate. I noticed Destructoid readers are particularly awful about that.
@ Drakengard,
"What Gwendolyn said. Nothing else really needs to be said about this."
Except.. the part where she should have made some sense.. because nothing there made any of it. Seriously, "play and forget".. what does that even mean? Why can't any game be called that? Why is that even a bad thing?
Agreed. There is no reason to "hate" Angry Birds. Hating a video game is no more stupid. I bought it (paid a whole buck!), played it, enjoyed it, beat it, moved on. It's nothing that changed my life.. but for a time waster on my phone it fit the bill perfectly.
And as far as cynical and self-entitled, you couldn't be any more accurate. I noticed Destructoid readers are particularly awful about that.
@ Drakengard,
"What Gwendolyn said. Nothing else really needs to be said about this."
Except.. the part where she should have made some sense.. because nothing there made any of it. Seriously, "play and forget".. what does that even mean? Why can't any game be called that? Why is that even a bad thing?
^^
"Hating a video game is no more stupid"
Haha, wtf. I meant "Hating a video game is incredibly stupid" or something along those lines. Oh well, whatever.
"Hating a video game is no more stupid"
Haha, wtf. I meant "Hating a video game is incredibly stupid" or something along those lines. Oh well, whatever.
@AielSavage Very well said...that's just the way society is these days...something is up and coming THE LOVE IT...something becomes "Too popular or successful" it's automatically "overrated" "Crap" "Or doesn't deserve all the attention it gets" As if someone could so who deserve what amount of attention.
Like I Said it happens all the time...everything "Indie" or "Different" from what's popular is always going to be considered "better" while things that gain too much popularity will be called "overrated"
Like I Said it happens all the time...everything "Indie" or "Different" from what's popular is always going to be considered "better" while things that gain too much popularity will be called "overrated"
Instead of hackers attacking websites and things like PSN they need to concentrate on ALL the app stores, ESPECIALLY Apple's!
Anybody who "weeps for the industry" because of games like Angry Birds must have never played an Atari. Get over yourselves and realize that simple games can be just as fun and addictive as complex games.
@Gwendolyn
I thought I'd let you know that this is my first comment on destructoid. I made this account just so I could tell you that you've mimicked my opinion of Angry Birds down to the letter. Very well said!
I thought I'd let you know that this is my first comment on destructoid. I made this account just so I could tell you that you've mimicked my opinion of Angry Birds down to the letter. Very well said!
Angry birds is a great time waster, but after rovio started going on about how they were the greatest thing since sliced bread I developed a massive hatred for them.
They made something big, that is awesome, but calling 4 reskins and ports separate games is bullshit. By that logic pop cap has made at least 6 "entries"in the plants vs zombie series alone.
They made something big, that is awesome, but calling 4 reskins and ports separate games is bullshit. By that logic pop cap has made at least 6 "entries"in the plants vs zombie series alone.
You are looking at this all wrong. The idea that a game like this is killing anything is preposterous and short-sighted horsecrap. Companies need to realize that their transition from making quality games to sequel churners for fast cassh are what's killing the industry, or was Dragon Age 2 really all that great to you people.
I'm old school. I've been playing since the Atari 2600 was bleeding edge, hell, I was throwing my allowance away a quarter at a time when Joust and Pac-Man ruled the earth. I'm dedicated enough to remember booting up Ultima 7 on a 386 PC and loving every minute of it, or to have played Nintendo Hard games back in the day during all nighters with friends.
You cocky blowhards can bleat all you want, but the truth is Angry Birds does what a lot of $60 games like Duke Nukem Forever or Fable 3 can't; it offers a good time. Tetris did it, and the brilliant yet underrated Wario Ware Inc did it too. Uncomplicated, unconvoluted, inexpensive fun. Have a problem with video games being fun? That's your problem. I'll be the one enjoying a nice game of Angry Birds while I wait for my meal at a restaurant, or in the lobby at my doctor's office, or hell, while I wait for my fancier games like Just Cause 2 or Dragon Age to load up.
Jim, if anything makes me sad, it is simply that the propagandistic bullshit the industry has been flinging at us is being echoed by the industry's journalists now (sarcastically or not). I only wish people would see this for what it is rather than taking what's being fed to them like good little sheep and crying about how a few games on a person's phone is doing more harm than Dragon Age 2, Brink, or Duke Nukem Forever.
I'm old school. I've been playing since the Atari 2600 was bleeding edge, hell, I was throwing my allowance away a quarter at a time when Joust and Pac-Man ruled the earth. I'm dedicated enough to remember booting up Ultima 7 on a 386 PC and loving every minute of it, or to have played Nintendo Hard games back in the day during all nighters with friends.
You cocky blowhards can bleat all you want, but the truth is Angry Birds does what a lot of $60 games like Duke Nukem Forever or Fable 3 can't; it offers a good time. Tetris did it, and the brilliant yet underrated Wario Ware Inc did it too. Uncomplicated, unconvoluted, inexpensive fun. Have a problem with video games being fun? That's your problem. I'll be the one enjoying a nice game of Angry Birds while I wait for my meal at a restaurant, or in the lobby at my doctor's office, or hell, while I wait for my fancier games like Just Cause 2 or Dragon Age to load up.
Jim, if anything makes me sad, it is simply that the propagandistic bullshit the industry has been flinging at us is being echoed by the industry's journalists now (sarcastically or not). I only wish people would see this for what it is rather than taking what's being fed to them like good little sheep and crying about how a few games on a person's phone is doing more harm than Dragon Age 2, Brink, or Duke Nukem Forever.
I don't understand the haters. These little casual games are no more pointless or retarded than the G&W and other handheld games from the dawn of gaming. You're not going to want to play a "hardcore" round of $extremegaem while you're killing time on the can, are you?
AielSavage and Runtheplacered: Who ever said anything about hating the game or it not being fun? Please stop assuming things or putting words on other people mouth just to justify your condescension and smartness. Keep on staying classy, I guess.
As I said, I just don't like the precedent these kind of games are making, just like I don't like the precedent a lot of Hollywood movies make by giving us mainly eye-candy and explosions. Those numbers are telling the companies that our quality bar is super low and they don't need to put much effort into their product, so why bother crafting something elaborate?
I'm not a big gamer or anything, but even I can understand that usually you get as much quality as effort you put into any project.
As I said, I just don't like the precedent these kind of games are making, just like I don't like the precedent a lot of Hollywood movies make by giving us mainly eye-candy and explosions. Those numbers are telling the companies that our quality bar is super low and they don't need to put much effort into their product, so why bother crafting something elaborate?
I'm not a big gamer or anything, but even I can understand that usually you get as much quality as effort you put into any project.
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@Gwendolyn - all Angry Birds indicates is that plenty of people will try a game which is free or costs a couple of bucks, especially if it's widely marketed. Considering the astronomical amount of conventional software units that was sold over the past year, pocket games aren't eating into anyone's market.
If a publisher is struggling with a quality title, then they really need to assess their marketing and price points, as this is more a case of poor business than it is of market competition.
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