Dear Game Developers,
While I appreciate all the wonderful games you have given me in the past (Assassins Creed, Borderlands, Call of Duty, Rock Band, ect), I am finding it more and more difficult to keep up with the game market. I believe I have done well (Xbox 360 collection alone is at 198 games, PS3 30, and Wii.. Well... 3) but I cannot keep up with a new sequel a year that is only 10 hours.It all feels rushed to just make a quick buck now.
While this saddens me, I have had to make cuts on the games I will buy new this year, and as much as I hate to say it, my list of Used Game purchases will be going up.
How can we fix this you may ask?
Well luckily I am a smart cookie, and realize a simple solution. That is to say, STOP! Lets take a breather and extend the life of the game, (and the series!) Lets focus on making a quality game rather than a game with a minor upgrade (Please note I do not want more "Madden's" floating around). Lets go back to when a game would take at least 20 hours, if not 30-40. While I enjoy multiplayer, I do not believe I will be deeply let down by the lack of a COD style every year that just changes the genre in a minor way (ohh Modern war! back to WWII (but wait Zombies must be included here!) and back to Modern war!)
I hope for the best on your endeavors, and hope that I may continue to support the great work you do, but just to be warned, continue on this path, and I will be forced to pay for only the best games new, and let the mediocre go to my used list.
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I know many other people feel this way. I just when through and made a list of games this year alone that I would like, and quite a few of them are just remakes, leading me to question the value of buying a game brand new, or waiting a month or 2 until its 30-40 bucks used.... We will see but i have a feeling it is just going to get worse as time goes alone.
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This formula allows for a longer dev cycle (every two years), but fans of the game can still get some form of content available to them via the shorter less expensive PSN game, and there were also some PSP handheld games.
I like the idea of using DLC as an option for those that want it and I think that sports games could learn a valued lesson on this. Release Madden every 2 or 3 years and just charge for a chunky DLC update each season.
COD... no hope. People seem to want a game every year. I have no idea why... it's really pretty much the same game with only minor changes. :(
The huge RPG's and online action games save my ass, I can spend months without caring about what's coming out. Then I go on a used game binge for a couple months until the next big thing catches my fancy.
@ Elsa:
I wonder though, how many people outside of INFORMED gamers, really get into DLC, if at all?
Pretty much I want the games to be worth it, cut back on the amount they come out, and then make it worth it by using that extra time to add more content.
Sadly it seems DLC (which I do love the idea of) to put what should have been in the original game, out on the market for a fee... Not everbody does this keep in mind. I just would like to see longer development cycles.
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On the side note, yes its great to be a gamer in this time when so many great games come out, but for the article Im just hoping one day to afford my hobby! lol
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Great Idea, I think I will start up this tactic.... Better to be involved with a game and not focus on ever game coming out and trying to dip my feet into them all.