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Sonic 4 for being as shit as I expected. Sonic Colors for starting out awesome and reverting back to the old shit. FF14 for being a tremendous failure. Epic Mickey for being an epic letdown. Sony and Microsoft's motion controls having really shitty software.
Other than that, I thought this year was pretty great.
Other than that, I thought this year was pretty great.
Most of my disappointments involve things that have been going on for a while that have gotten noticeably worse this year.
1. Preorder bonuses being actual in-game content that you'll never get if you didn't preorder.
2. Preorder bonuses being exclusive to one store and another store having another preorder bonus, all of which are unavailable in game.
3. Too many news releases about games simply to keep up the hype (I'm looking at you Capcom).
4. Games for the most part get pushed back from a set release date. Rarely do you see the release date moved up. Here's an idea for publishers and devs: Announce the release date when you're done with the game. Nobody gains anything except added stress on everybodies part. If the game ain't gold I don't wanna be told... I'm so sorry for that.
5. STOP WITH THE FUCKING INCOMPLETE GAMES. Yes, we know you can patch it later. STOP IT.
6. To Squeenix and Sony: Figure something out and do it with regards to PSOne Classics and PSP titles. Please?
7. If you don't like a title, don't pick fights over them being made/released. Some of us DO like Megaman pre-MMX. I remember Colette made a post about EDF:IA and there were some very unkind words directed at her for posting news of this game. Remember not everybody has the same taste.
8. All the Sony and Xbox fans picking at each other's line ups. Just stop it. This includes crap like Halolz, PoS3 or whatever.
9. All the lawsuits against other companies: Show some maturity and live up to some semblance of honor will ya guys?
I think that's it. I'll post more vitriol as it comes to me. This should make up for Jesse and Chad so they don't have to be bitter people. Let those of us who have tons of anger do it for the nice people every once in a while.
1. Preorder bonuses being actual in-game content that you'll never get if you didn't preorder.
2. Preorder bonuses being exclusive to one store and another store having another preorder bonus, all of which are unavailable in game.
3. Too many news releases about games simply to keep up the hype (I'm looking at you Capcom).
4. Games for the most part get pushed back from a set release date. Rarely do you see the release date moved up. Here's an idea for publishers and devs: Announce the release date when you're done with the game. Nobody gains anything except added stress on everybodies part. If the game ain't gold I don't wanna be told... I'm so sorry for that.
5. STOP WITH THE FUCKING INCOMPLETE GAMES. Yes, we know you can patch it later. STOP IT.
6. To Squeenix and Sony: Figure something out and do it with regards to PSOne Classics and PSP titles. Please?
7. If you don't like a title, don't pick fights over them being made/released. Some of us DO like Megaman pre-MMX. I remember Colette made a post about EDF:IA and there were some very unkind words directed at her for posting news of this game. Remember not everybody has the same taste.
8. All the Sony and Xbox fans picking at each other's line ups. Just stop it. This includes crap like Halolz, PoS3 or whatever.
9. All the lawsuits against other companies: Show some maturity and live up to some semblance of honor will ya guys?
I think that's it. I'll post more vitriol as it comes to me. This should make up for Jesse and Chad so they don't have to be bitter people. Let those of us who have tons of anger do it for the nice people every once in a while.
Really? Idiotic Wii rant about them actually having good games is the first thing we get? REALLY? Are you all fucking high?
Naughty Bear for getting me to preorder for $60 on the hype train and realizing I'd been duped, it's a steaming pile of poo. (luckily I hit eject before a single achievement :-p )
25th anniversary super mario bros won biggest disappointment this year from the manasteel88 Game of the Year awards brought to you by Dorito's.
my disappointments are
DLC/preorder bonuses,
the increasing amount of money needed to enjoy a decent game.
patches/bugs
single player being pushed aside for more multi player modes.
multi player EVERYTHING! tacked on multi player. leveling up for multi player items. sometimes its cool, but why does every online game make you go up levels. i dont have that kind of time, i want to see everything the game has to offer me without spending 200 hours on every game. i remember when single player things unlocked multiplayer content.
lack of same screen coop/multi. splitscreen. for the psn/xbla games. its so obvious this needs to be used more. i mean how many games use al the 6-7 ps3 controllers?
DLC/preorder bonuses,
the increasing amount of money needed to enjoy a decent game.
patches/bugs
single player being pushed aside for more multi player modes.
multi player EVERYTHING! tacked on multi player. leveling up for multi player items. sometimes its cool, but why does every online game make you go up levels. i dont have that kind of time, i want to see everything the game has to offer me without spending 200 hours on every game. i remember when single player things unlocked multiplayer content.
lack of same screen coop/multi. splitscreen. for the psn/xbla games. its so obvious this needs to be used more. i mean how many games use al the 6-7 ps3 controllers?
I think my greatest disappointment this year was the severe lack of anything interesting to buy on my DS this holiday season. GS dark dawn and then.... nothing... nothing interesting anyway. You know what im taking this a step further, this entire season was a disappointment. I think the only game I bought was a used copy of Persona 4 for a friend who had never played it. Everything else I rented for a week to beat and then return.
I am disappointed that they still haven't released Keith Courage on the Virtual Console yet. Also, disappointed that the new standard price for XBLA games is $15.
@Colette: I don't think it's fair to blame the Enix side. I didn't play Dragon Quest IX, but I heard only good things about it from everyone who did and Dragon Quest is an Enix franchise.
Also, the people making the new Final Fantasy games are the same people who were involved in making the games during Square's lifetime. They may not have a Sakaguchi level of influence, but it's not like Enix replaced everyone with their own people. At this point, maybe Enix should just give Final Fantasy to Level-5.
Also, the people making the new Final Fantasy games are the same people who were involved in making the games during Square's lifetime. They may not have a Sakaguchi level of influence, but it's not like Enix replaced everyone with their own people. At this point, maybe Enix should just give Final Fantasy to Level-5.
Subcon: It sounds more like she's just disappointed with the company since the merger, not singling out the Enix side.
Since I'm currently a Nintentard, I didn't get to experience any of the 'failures' other consoles carried like XIII and all that DLC.
Offhand, I didn't see anyone say anything about the DS, which I'm cool with seeing as the DS PROBABLY HAD ITS BEST YEAR EVER.
Offhand, I didn't see anyone say anything about the DS, which I'm cool with seeing as the DS PROBABLY HAD ITS BEST YEAR EVER.
My biggest disppointment?
Same as last year.
Developers releasing incomplete games and people buying them anyway to "support the devs." Right, like Bioware and Obsidian are starving artists living under the harsh tyranny of EA and Bethesda. Those guys always release a roll-up GotY edition eventually, an admittance of how incomplete their games were.
I don't care if they were fun games with good stories, I'll just wait for the roll-up and if your game fails before it happens, it deserved to.
What really gets me about that, though, is how utterly forgiving people are to these developers when they release games full of bugs and DLC with stat-destroying glitches.
It blows my mind that something like Fallout New Vegas can be released in such an embarrassing state and still garner favorable reviews. Sorry, Fallout NV deserves a 5/10 for being released like it was and nothing above an 8 after the fixes are in.
Same as last year.
Developers releasing incomplete games and people buying them anyway to "support the devs." Right, like Bioware and Obsidian are starving artists living under the harsh tyranny of EA and Bethesda. Those guys always release a roll-up GotY edition eventually, an admittance of how incomplete their games were.
I don't care if they were fun games with good stories, I'll just wait for the roll-up and if your game fails before it happens, it deserved to.
What really gets me about that, though, is how utterly forgiving people are to these developers when they release games full of bugs and DLC with stat-destroying glitches.
It blows my mind that something like Fallout New Vegas can be released in such an embarrassing state and still garner favorable reviews. Sorry, Fallout NV deserves a 5/10 for being released like it was and nothing above an 8 after the fixes are in.
@Tony Ponce- I don't see what your point is about how Nintendo's games could have been done on the Gamecube. So what? I'm Super Meat Boy could have been done on the GC, or Mother 3 could have been done on the SNES (ok, probably not, but you get what I mean). And just because there wasn't a heavy emphasis on motion controls doesn't make it worse, they just didn't want to go overboard. They used to motion controls to make a more streamlined and slightly more immersion experience.
This was an amazing year from Nintendo, I just hope it doesn't end up sucking next year :C
This was an amazing year from Nintendo, I just hope it doesn't end up sucking next year :C
I was disappointed with most of the year, because it all came after Deadly Premonition, which made it seem kind of lame.
Let me start with some positive thoughts. First, I got to experience several excellent games in 2010 thanks to people and companies who are not quite mainstream. The English version of Game Dev Story was awesome. The fan translation of Tokimeki Memorial Girls Side for DS was much more compelling than I expected. And independent game creators released some amazing content -- I thoroughly enjoyed The Flower Shop: Summer in Fairbrook and RE:Alistair.
That said, I did not enjoy many relatively mainstream games in 2010. I found a few Wii titles that were fun in single-player and multi-player modes. But I spent most of 2010 ignoring the huge number of very serious and very dark games. I know some of them are selling squillions of copies, but I have chosen not to buy them.
Right now I can only name a few games planned for 2011 that are relevant to my interests. (I will buy Dragon Quest 6 on DS, will almost certainly purchase The Flower Shop: Winter in Fairbrook, and will strongly consider buying Ghost Trick and Okami-den.) I want to be optimistic about the 3DS, but a lot of the planned software is sequels and enhanced ports, and the system might not justify its high price tag for quite some time.
Also, there are some XLBA download-only games which are single-player only if you don't pay extra for a Gold account. I would like to play the TMNT arcade game and Bomberman with friends in the same room without having to pay for Gold.
That said, I did not enjoy many relatively mainstream games in 2010. I found a few Wii titles that were fun in single-player and multi-player modes. But I spent most of 2010 ignoring the huge number of very serious and very dark games. I know some of them are selling squillions of copies, but I have chosen not to buy them.
Right now I can only name a few games planned for 2011 that are relevant to my interests. (I will buy Dragon Quest 6 on DS, will almost certainly purchase The Flower Shop: Winter in Fairbrook, and will strongly consider buying Ghost Trick and Okami-den.) I want to be optimistic about the 3DS, but a lot of the planned software is sequels and enhanced ports, and the system might not justify its high price tag for quite some time.
Also, there are some XLBA download-only games which are single-player only if you don't pay extra for a Gold account. I would like to play the TMNT arcade game and Bomberman with friends in the same room without having to pay for Gold.
Yeah, I have to agree with Jonathan... I can't think of any online shooter games that have recently released that weren't full of bugs, glitches, connection issues, etc. Very sad. :(
@Maurice... yeah, but mobile gaming is something I do while waiting in a queue to play MAG! They can both co-exist... at the same time. I use my IPad, but I know others that use their IPhone.
@Jordan... even worst is when they announce a release date... then constantly delay it. :(
@Niero and Tony... yeah, the Move and Kinect games released to date have been super disappointing. So much wasted potential to do something really different. :(
@Andrew... DLC doesn't bother me much. For games I really enjoy I don't mind lengthening out the enjoyment by having some additonal DLC, but for other games, meh.. I've already moved on to another game.
@Jonathan... yeah, pirates are why we can't have nice things (like the "other OS" option on the PS3)
For me the biggest disappointment was the lack of a really solid shooter game this year. There were so many possibilities, but none of them panned out. MAG is still in beta testing, with constant changes and really bad map imbalances, COD and Battlefield were just another re-tread of their previous games. and not much else really took off and developed a following. Everyone is going to the perks thing and I don't think devs realize that gamers are bored of this...we want something DIFFERENT. Ah well, next year there is Brink, Homefront and a few others... hopefully we see something unique... and actually FUN.
@Maurice... yeah, but mobile gaming is something I do while waiting in a queue to play MAG! They can both co-exist... at the same time. I use my IPad, but I know others that use their IPhone.
@Jordan... even worst is when they announce a release date... then constantly delay it. :(
@Niero and Tony... yeah, the Move and Kinect games released to date have been super disappointing. So much wasted potential to do something really different. :(
@Andrew... DLC doesn't bother me much. For games I really enjoy I don't mind lengthening out the enjoyment by having some additonal DLC, but for other games, meh.. I've already moved on to another game.
@Jonathan... yeah, pirates are why we can't have nice things (like the "other OS" option on the PS3)
For me the biggest disappointment was the lack of a really solid shooter game this year. There were so many possibilities, but none of them panned out. MAG is still in beta testing, with constant changes and really bad map imbalances, COD and Battlefield were just another re-tread of their previous games. and not much else really took off and developed a following. Everyone is going to the perks thing and I don't think devs realize that gamers are bored of this...we want something DIFFERENT. Ah well, next year there is Brink, Homefront and a few others... hopefully we see something unique... and actually FUN.
"It's not good to hold that poison in, fellas!"
Tony, are you suggesting that they 'let the poison out?'
Tony, are you suggesting that they 'let the poison out?'
Final Fantasy XIV was disappoint. Could have been awesome.
Also, as always: annoying DRM is the constant, it can eat a sack of raindeer penises.
Also, as always: annoying DRM is the constant, it can eat a sack of raindeer penises.
Metroid: Other M. The last thing that series needed was a complex story and it seemed like that they spent more time on it then the gameplay.
That was all I could think of when I started the article, but reading others, I have to agree emphatically with fetusmilk about multiplayer being tacked on to everything. Especially when it seems to get more focus than the single player.
And what Scoville said about Pincus is about as depressing as it is disappointing. Looks like Kotick is going to have some serious competition next year for Douchebag CEO of the year.
And I can't believe that E3 granted video coverage exclusivity. Crossing my fingers that this ends up biting them in the ass. I'm just gonna stop now before I get more grumpy.
That was all I could think of when I started the article, but reading others, I have to agree emphatically with fetusmilk about multiplayer being tacked on to everything. Especially when it seems to get more focus than the single player.
And what Scoville said about Pincus is about as depressing as it is disappointing. Looks like Kotick is going to have some serious competition next year for Douchebag CEO of the year.
And I can't believe that E3 granted video coverage exclusivity. Crossing my fingers that this ends up biting them in the ass. I'm just gonna stop now before I get more grumpy.
I too have an axe to grind with Squeenix.
Final Fantasy XIII was supposed to be the best game of the year. It wasn't. It would be fine if this was because it was awesome and there were other slightly more awesome games overtaking it.
But no.
It was because FFXIII was all style and no substance. All overcooked backstory and no character. It was like Squeenix had looked at the positive reviews for Advent Children and thought "Okay, this is how we are making our game". When instead they should have looked at the positive reviews for games like Mass Effect, Radiata Stories, and Final Fantasy X and taken cues from that.
But as it stood, it got obliterated by Mass Effect 2. WHat should have been a neck and neck 'Best of the Western vs Best of the Eastern' style RPG GOTY face off, ME2 was perfect and FFXIII was mediocre.
And also, I just want them to shitcan FFVersus XIII, have a serious talk with all their staff, and move onto making FFXV absolutely awesome. 2011 could be their year.
Square: Your fans still want to love your flagship franchise. Its just getting harder and harder to get behind a name that used to only be attached to one game per year (at most), which is now stuck on every new RPG idea they want to sell. No more sequels, side stories, Crystal Chronicles, portable remakes, sequels to portable remakes etc.
Final Fantasy XIII was supposed to be the best game of the year. It wasn't. It would be fine if this was because it was awesome and there were other slightly more awesome games overtaking it.
But no.
It was because FFXIII was all style and no substance. All overcooked backstory and no character. It was like Squeenix had looked at the positive reviews for Advent Children and thought "Okay, this is how we are making our game". When instead they should have looked at the positive reviews for games like Mass Effect, Radiata Stories, and Final Fantasy X and taken cues from that.
But as it stood, it got obliterated by Mass Effect 2. WHat should have been a neck and neck 'Best of the Western vs Best of the Eastern' style RPG GOTY face off, ME2 was perfect and FFXIII was mediocre.
And also, I just want them to shitcan FFVersus XIII, have a serious talk with all their staff, and move onto making FFXV absolutely awesome. 2011 could be their year.
Square: Your fans still want to love your flagship franchise. Its just getting harder and harder to get behind a name that used to only be attached to one game per year (at most), which is now stuck on every new RPG idea they want to sell. No more sequels, side stories, Crystal Chronicles, portable remakes, sequels to portable remakes etc.
I agree with the assertion that SvR2011 is crap. I hope they do a major overhaul for the next game, maybe skip 2012 if they need to.
the only grievance i have is that they just announced meatboy was cancelled for the wii. team meat, you are officially on my shit list.
Square is probably the most inconsistent gaming company on the planet. However, they are becoming more consistent..... consistently disappointing. Having never been a huge fan, it's easier for me to just write them off and move on. I can see why it would be harder for a fan.
Seriously though, let's not build up SquareEnix games as future classics until they are played. They have lost the rights to pre-release hype.
Seriously though, let's not build up SquareEnix games as future classics until they are played. They have lost the rights to pre-release hype.
I strongly disagree that the Wii was truly revolutionary, and everything else now is "the exact same as the Wii's launch period".
I remember when the Wii launched, I bought it, and was sorely disappointed. I hated waggle with a passion, and the Wii version of Twilight Princess was actually HARDER than the GCN version, due to the imprecise controls. It was a step backward in many ways, IMO, soccer moms were just oogling at the technology and marketing.
Kinect and Move actually *feel* easier, as opposed to the other way around.
I remember when the Wii launched, I bought it, and was sorely disappointed. I hated waggle with a passion, and the Wii version of Twilight Princess was actually HARDER than the GCN version, due to the imprecise controls. It was a step backward in many ways, IMO, soccer moms were just oogling at the technology and marketing.
Kinect and Move actually *feel* easier, as opposed to the other way around.
@Rabite - "1. Preorder bonuses being actual in-game content that you'll never get if you didn't preorder.
2. Preorder bonuses being exclusive to one store and another store having another preorder bonus, all of which are unavailable in game. "
I agree with those points completely. I hate those types of things so much.
2. Preorder bonuses being exclusive to one store and another store having another preorder bonus, all of which are unavailable in game. "
I agree with those points completely. I hate those types of things so much.
@ Tony:
I couldn't agree more.
Nintendo's devs are interested in what only they want to make, and make you sit through their "vision".
Kirby was the only good game I played from them this year. Other M was trash, Mario Galaxy 2, er Galaxy 1.5, was an unnecessary sequel, and pales in comparison to NSMB Wii, and DKC Returns required waaay too much perfection, time I could use for better games.
I couldn't agree more.
Nintendo's devs are interested in what only they want to make, and make you sit through their "vision".
Kirby was the only good game I played from them this year. Other M was trash, Mario Galaxy 2, er Galaxy 1.5, was an unnecessary sequel, and pales in comparison to NSMB Wii, and DKC Returns required waaay too much perfection, time I could use for better games.
The Smackdown vs. Raw series needs a rest.
I know I say that about all annual titles, but let's face it. Madden is, at least consistently playable. Smackdown vs. Raw gets WORSE every year. I don't know how they do it! SvR 2011 was a joke and it bugs me that the majority of reviewers didn't point out how broken it was.
I know I say that about all annual titles, but let's face it. Madden is, at least consistently playable. Smackdown vs. Raw gets WORSE every year. I don't know how they do it! SvR 2011 was a joke and it bugs me that the majority of reviewers didn't point out how broken it was.
Dunno. The general feeling over at the wrestling forum I post at is that SD Vs. Raw 2011 is the only good Smackdown game since HCTP. Fuck graphics when the physics engine can make you laugh so much on local multiplayer and if they continue on the path of yearly releases, looking at the gameplay engine is a good start.
And although the structure of the RTWMs sucked, the content of Christians made up for it... Kazoos rule!
And although the structure of the RTWMs sucked, the content of Christians made up for it... Kazoos rule!
This year I'm disappointed in a few things. The press being one of them. The entire state of videogame "journalism" is just in complete fuck shambles and while I know it's nothing new this year it was really fucking obvious. The lack of effort, of finding the answers instead of just asking the question, the constant pushing of trendy news and popular opinions over shit that matters, it was awful. Especially as a journalism major watching it unfold just hurt. It really bothered me.
I've also been kinda bummed out with the GOTYs this year. RDR in particular which is just mesmerizing but some others too. They've all followed the pattern of flash and no substance. There's these tour de force games, cinematic triumphs of story and execution, that completely fall flat as actual fucking games. If I gut out the story and presentation and leave purely the game and I can't enjoy the game I don't care how great your presentation is as a game it still either fails or fails to impress. Particular criminals of this law are Red Dead Redemption, Final Fantasy XIII, and Heavy Rain. They're just so lukewarm and all that gives them any legs is the pointless fluff. The actual game doesn't really deliver much. There was a lot of that going around which wouldn't bother me nearly as much if it weren't for the fact that the critics just constantly keep rewarding these games with accolades and recommendations. I'm not one to say you're wrong for having an opinion but how anyone can get anything but the most basic vanilla shooter out of RDRs gameplay is just absolutely puzzling to me. I've yet to meet the one person who can tell me why RDR deserves any more praise than your most fundamental shooter with a weaker presentation. Heavy Rain and FFXIII I think get fairer criticisms but RDR is right up there too and...AUGH!
My last disappointment is how everyone pisses on shit becase it's cool. Which I know isn't new (again) but App Store games and Kinect are fucking fun people. Pull the god damn stick out of your fucking ass and have fun. Game Dev Story on the App Store is one of 2010's best and who cares if you look silly playing Dance Central or if the Kinect is a fad? If it's fun is that not what it's all about? The majority of people who shit on Kinect never even played it. The bandwagon effect is really getting to me. I accept that there are fair critics but they seem far and in between.
Oh, and the lack of Rock Band 3 getting any GOTY nomination love. I get it that critics are all enthralled with the pretty pretty shiny shiny but that game from a design perspective is absolutely astonishing. It's incrdibly well made and actually transcends it's own space into the real world. C'mon, that's nominee worthy right?
I guess that's it. Boy, I feel like shit.
I've also been kinda bummed out with the GOTYs this year. RDR in particular which is just mesmerizing but some others too. They've all followed the pattern of flash and no substance. There's these tour de force games, cinematic triumphs of story and execution, that completely fall flat as actual fucking games. If I gut out the story and presentation and leave purely the game and I can't enjoy the game I don't care how great your presentation is as a game it still either fails or fails to impress. Particular criminals of this law are Red Dead Redemption, Final Fantasy XIII, and Heavy Rain. They're just so lukewarm and all that gives them any legs is the pointless fluff. The actual game doesn't really deliver much. There was a lot of that going around which wouldn't bother me nearly as much if it weren't for the fact that the critics just constantly keep rewarding these games with accolades and recommendations. I'm not one to say you're wrong for having an opinion but how anyone can get anything but the most basic vanilla shooter out of RDRs gameplay is just absolutely puzzling to me. I've yet to meet the one person who can tell me why RDR deserves any more praise than your most fundamental shooter with a weaker presentation. Heavy Rain and FFXIII I think get fairer criticisms but RDR is right up there too and...AUGH!
My last disappointment is how everyone pisses on shit becase it's cool. Which I know isn't new (again) but App Store games and Kinect are fucking fun people. Pull the god damn stick out of your fucking ass and have fun. Game Dev Story on the App Store is one of 2010's best and who cares if you look silly playing Dance Central or if the Kinect is a fad? If it's fun is that not what it's all about? The majority of people who shit on Kinect never even played it. The bandwagon effect is really getting to me. I accept that there are fair critics but they seem far and in between.
Oh, and the lack of Rock Band 3 getting any GOTY nomination love. I get it that critics are all enthralled with the pretty pretty shiny shiny but that game from a design perspective is absolutely astonishing. It's incrdibly well made and actually transcends it's own space into the real world. C'mon, that's nominee worthy right?
I guess that's it. Boy, I feel like shit.
I have a few thoughts on the topic of the media..
I think the 'dumbening' of game journalism is an inveitable result of gaming really taking off as a mass media. All those focus group dumbasses have finally noticed that 'gee these videogame kids really are a cash cow! lets get amongst it people!'.
As a result you get big, dumb organisations like Spike (MTV), who seem to be seeping more and more into all facets of game press. I remember on gametrailers, when that got comandeered by Spike, their first order of business was "hey lets get some models and make them play games in lingerie! My big marketing book tells me that sex sells!". Thus the quite intellectually insulting section 'Girls of Gaming' was born.
I don't know if its just because of this, but it really does seem that a large portion videogame news and coverage is starting to dumb back down to the mid 90's when it was a thing for boys who like explosions, console wars, and boobs exclusively.
I suppose the fact that there are about 10 really big gaming newsblogs and all need to vie for the hits. Using either 'Look! Boobs!', or 'Hey reader, some industry guy said your favorite system was for fags!', does bring in the initial hits. A bit like how the mainstream news has gone.
At least we have destructoid. Hopefully they stay self managed for as long as possible.
I think the 'dumbening' of game journalism is an inveitable result of gaming really taking off as a mass media. All those focus group dumbasses have finally noticed that 'gee these videogame kids really are a cash cow! lets get amongst it people!'.
As a result you get big, dumb organisations like Spike (MTV), who seem to be seeping more and more into all facets of game press. I remember on gametrailers, when that got comandeered by Spike, their first order of business was "hey lets get some models and make them play games in lingerie! My big marketing book tells me that sex sells!". Thus the quite intellectually insulting section 'Girls of Gaming' was born.
I don't know if its just because of this, but it really does seem that a large portion videogame news and coverage is starting to dumb back down to the mid 90's when it was a thing for boys who like explosions, console wars, and boobs exclusively.
I suppose the fact that there are about 10 really big gaming newsblogs and all need to vie for the hits. Using either 'Look! Boobs!', or 'Hey reader, some industry guy said your favorite system was for fags!', does bring in the initial hits. A bit like how the mainstream news has gone.
At least we have destructoid. Hopefully they stay self managed for as long as possible.
Grievances:
White Knight Chronicles was a huge disappointment, in my books. I realized, whilst running from monsters that were inexplicably dealing damage from the other side of the map, that this game was truly broken. The terrible dialogue and voice acting only added insult to injury. I couldn't believe this came from Level 5.
As far as I'm concerned Final Fantasy 13 was a giant let-down, so much so that it doesn't deserve its own roman numerals. I've had it with running through sterile tubes while having my intelligence insulted by a nonsense story told via corny voice acting. Sure, it's a pretty game, but it was also an extremely vacant, unfinished one.
I'm pretty unsatisfied with the state of the console RPG at the moment, particularly the JRPG. I'm a huge fan of the genre, but I can't think of a single satisfying JRPG that made its way to consoles in 2010. I spent a good part of the year playing PS2 JRPGs, and SRPGs on my DS and PSP. I'm thinking of picking up a 360 to play Lost Odyssey and a few others, but I don't want to get burned.
Half Life 2: Episode 3, or the lack thereof. Don't get me wrong, I love Valve, and I love the Half Life series. If the first three games in the Half Life 2 universe hadn't been so amazing, I wouldn't be frothing at the mouth for another one. Portal 2 will tide me over, but I was very disappointed about not hearing a peep about Episode 3 in 2010.
Praise:
Despite the decline of the PSP and DS in 2010, I'm still playing the hell out of them. Handhelds have been my saviour this year.
I'm digging the beefed up line-up on the Wii. No More Heroes 2, Sin and Punishment 2, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid: Other M and Kirby's Epic Yarn were all awesome this year. Let's hope they keep it up for 2011.
Steam Sales: way to continually part me with my money, Valve. How can I resist games like Mass Effect 2, Left for Dead 2 and The Witcher in the sub $10 range?
White Knight Chronicles was a huge disappointment, in my books. I realized, whilst running from monsters that were inexplicably dealing damage from the other side of the map, that this game was truly broken. The terrible dialogue and voice acting only added insult to injury. I couldn't believe this came from Level 5.
As far as I'm concerned Final Fantasy 13 was a giant let-down, so much so that it doesn't deserve its own roman numerals. I've had it with running through sterile tubes while having my intelligence insulted by a nonsense story told via corny voice acting. Sure, it's a pretty game, but it was also an extremely vacant, unfinished one.
I'm pretty unsatisfied with the state of the console RPG at the moment, particularly the JRPG. I'm a huge fan of the genre, but I can't think of a single satisfying JRPG that made its way to consoles in 2010. I spent a good part of the year playing PS2 JRPGs, and SRPGs on my DS and PSP. I'm thinking of picking up a 360 to play Lost Odyssey and a few others, but I don't want to get burned.
Half Life 2: Episode 3, or the lack thereof. Don't get me wrong, I love Valve, and I love the Half Life series. If the first three games in the Half Life 2 universe hadn't been so amazing, I wouldn't be frothing at the mouth for another one. Portal 2 will tide me over, but I was very disappointed about not hearing a peep about Episode 3 in 2010.
Praise:
Despite the decline of the PSP and DS in 2010, I'm still playing the hell out of them. Handhelds have been my saviour this year.
I'm digging the beefed up line-up on the Wii. No More Heroes 2, Sin and Punishment 2, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid: Other M and Kirby's Epic Yarn were all awesome this year. Let's hope they keep it up for 2011.
Steam Sales: way to continually part me with my money, Valve. How can I resist games like Mass Effect 2, Left for Dead 2 and The Witcher in the sub $10 range?
Grievances:
White Knight Chronicles was a huge disappointment, in my books. I realized, whilst running from monsters that were inexplicably dealing damage from the other side of the map, that this game was truly broken. The terrible dialogue and voice acting only added insult to injury. I couldn't believe this came from Level 5.
As far as I'm concerned Final Fantasy 13 was a giant let-down, so much so that it doesn't deserve its own roman numerals. I've had it with running through sterile tubes while having my intelligence insulted by a nonsense story told via corny voice acting. Sure, it's a pretty game, but it was also an extremely vacant, unfinished one.
I'm pretty unsatisfied with the state of the console RPG at the moment, particularly the JRPG. I'm a huge fan of the genre, but I can't think of a single satisfying JRPG that made its way to consoles in 2010. I spent a good part of the year playing PS2 JRPGs, and SRPGs on my DS and PSP. I'm thinking of picking up a 360 to play Lost Odyssey and a few others, but I don't want to get burned.
Half Life 2: Episode 3, or the lack thereof. Don't get me wrong, I love Valve, and I love the Half Life series. If the first three games in the Half Life 2 universe hadn't been so amazing, I wouldn't be frothing at the mouth for another one. Portal 2 will tide me over, but I was very disappointed about not hearing a peep about Episode 3 in 2010.
Praise:
Despite the decline of the PSP and DS in 2010, I'm still playing the hell out of them. Handhelds have been my saviour this year.
I'm digging the beefed up line-up on the Wii. No More Heroes 2, Sin and Punishment 2, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid: Other M and Kirby's Epic Yarn were all awesome this year. Let's hope they keep it up for 2011.
Steam Sales: way to continually part me with my money, Valve. How can I resist games like Mass Effect 2, Left for Dead 2 and The Witcher in the sub $10 range?
White Knight Chronicles was a huge disappointment, in my books. I realized, whilst running from monsters that were inexplicably dealing damage from the other side of the map, that this game was truly broken. The terrible dialogue and voice acting only added insult to injury. I couldn't believe this came from Level 5.
As far as I'm concerned Final Fantasy 13 was a giant let-down, so much so that it doesn't deserve its own roman numerals. I've had it with running through sterile tubes while having my intelligence insulted by a nonsense story told via corny voice acting. Sure, it's a pretty game, but it was also an extremely vacant, unfinished one.
I'm pretty unsatisfied with the state of the console RPG at the moment, particularly the JRPG. I'm a huge fan of the genre, but I can't think of a single satisfying JRPG that made its way to consoles in 2010. I spent a good part of the year playing PS2 JRPGs, and SRPGs on my DS and PSP. I'm thinking of picking up a 360 to play Lost Odyssey and a few others, but I don't want to get burned.
Half Life 2: Episode 3, or the lack thereof. Don't get me wrong, I love Valve, and I love the Half Life series. If the first three games in the Half Life 2 universe hadn't been so amazing, I wouldn't be frothing at the mouth for another one. Portal 2 will tide me over, but I was very disappointed about not hearing a peep about Episode 3 in 2010.
Praise:
Despite the decline of the PSP and DS in 2010, I'm still playing the hell out of them. Handhelds have been my saviour this year.
I'm digging the beefed up line-up on the Wii. No More Heroes 2, Sin and Punishment 2, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid: Other M and Kirby's Epic Yarn were all awesome this year. Let's hope they keep it up for 2011.
Steam Sales: way to continually part me with my money, Valve. How can I resist games like Mass Effect 2, Left for Dead 2 and The Witcher in the sub $10 range?
Pretty much what PG said, minus everything non-Sonic. Not having any HD consoles or the time and money to support buying games for them, I've only really focused on Sonic this year, and while Sonic 4 and Sonic Colors weren't as great as they should've been, I wasn't terribly disappointed. Too busy enjoying the games and airing my specific grievances about them now and then on forums. What can I say? It's keeping me busy.
Sonic 4 was particularly disappointing. Sonic Colors was only mildly disappointing.
Sonic 4 was particularly disappointing. Sonic Colors was only mildly disappointing.
I'm gonna say Sonic 4 and FF XIV.
Really, Sonic4 looked great at first, until SEGA says "oops, oh yeah, it's gonna be episodic. Oh! And we brought back the worst zones from each game too, so, technically, that doesn't make it an original game at all!"
As for XIV, well, the ED article says it all.
Really, Sonic4 looked great at first, until SEGA says "oops, oh yeah, it's gonna be episodic. Oh! And we brought back the worst zones from each game too, so, technically, that doesn't make it an original game at all!"
As for XIV, well, the ED article says it all.
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