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My only problem with Angry Birds is that it blew up to insane popularity when all it did was rip off Crush the Castle :/
I don't think they ever gave credit for that either, did they?
I don't think they ever gave credit for that either, did they?
Agreed.
However, I personally enjoy AB: Seasons and AB: Rio over AB: Vanilla, because there is much more gameplay variety to be had there.
However, I personally enjoy AB: Seasons and AB: Rio over AB: Vanilla, because there is much more gameplay variety to be had there.
I think it's more to do with the fact that the majority of Angry Birds install base as predominantly casual gamers consider it to be one of the greatest gaming experiences around. It's understandable that that would annoy more long-term gamers, considering there's not much to the game aside from progression through trial and error.
Sure it's a time waster, but as a game, it's nothing spectacular.
Sure it's a time waster, but as a game, it's nothing spectacular.
I think it's more to do with the fact that the majority of Angry Birds install base as predominantly casual gamers consider it to be one of the greatest gaming experiences around. It's understandable that that would annoy more long-term gamers, considering there's not much to the game aside from progression through trial and error.
Sure it's a time waster, but as a game, it's nothing spectacular.
Sure it's a time waster, but as a game, it's nothing spectacular.
@Fr0gg0
Exactly This
it's not bad per se but for most it gets boring real fast.
Not everyone gets that click where they have to keep playing it and master all the levels,.
Exactly This
it's not bad per se but for most it gets boring real fast.
Not everyone gets that click where they have to keep playing it and master all the levels,.
It's not my cup of tea, but any game that is as successful as Angry Birds deserves its share of respect. I have nothing against it whatsoever. Although its creator (Vesterbacka) does have a tendency to irritate me.
It isn't that I have anything against Angry Birds really, I'm just sick of hearing about it. It's fuckin' everywhere these days.
Of course, I'm also sick of hearing about Mass Effect 3, and that's one of my that I'm really looking forward to. All of this constant exposure makes games a little less exciting for me.
Of course, I'm also sick of hearing about Mass Effect 3, and that's one of my that I'm really looking forward to. All of this constant exposure makes games a little less exciting for me.
My issue with Angry Birds is, like how others have said, the fact that it is not a revolutionary game by any means, but Rovio treats it like it is. They've marketed it in every way possible, without really trying to innovate at all. It's a despicable practice in my eyes. I hate Rovio more than I hate Angry Birds.
anyone that hates on this game is not a true gamer... b/c they cant get 3 stars on a stage... wahhhhh....
try getting 3 stars on all stages, its a challenge... the stages are different, the birds are different...
what b/c you didn't think of such a simple idea you get jealous...
its a great game, and i been gaming since 85'
Angry birds is the dane cook of video games
try getting 3 stars on all stages, its a challenge... the stages are different, the birds are different...
what b/c you didn't think of such a simple idea you get jealous...
its a great game, and i been gaming since 85'
Angry birds is the dane cook of video games
@SpineStomper
"Angry birds is the dane cook of video games"
Damn... I mean, I think you meant that in a good way, but that's the best description ever.
"Angry birds is the dane cook of video games"
Damn... I mean, I think you meant that in a good way, but that's the best description ever.
It seems like people take out their hate towards the hype surrounding Angry Birds on the game itself.
Nice Jimquisition. You should make the next one about how people need to fuck off about Lollipop Chainsaw and "generic zombie games". Or, to spite me, take the opposite stance.
Fucking love Angry Birds, and pretty much anything artillery. Crush the Castle 2 is more fun, but AB is definitely anything but a bad game.
The only people who really complain about games like this are the bubblegum hardcore. Its almost too ironic that the segment of gamers who didn't care about gaming beyond a few games 10 years ago, then suddenly became the driving force of the industry when games were simplified and homogenized to fit their mook brained spending habits, are now the ones who decide what a real game is or is not based on its simplicity.
These are the same people who called Halo 2 multiplayer "hardcore". Ugh.
The only people who really complain about games like this are the bubblegum hardcore. Its almost too ironic that the segment of gamers who didn't care about gaming beyond a few games 10 years ago, then suddenly became the driving force of the industry when games were simplified and homogenized to fit their mook brained spending habits, are now the ones who decide what a real game is or is not based on its simplicity.
These are the same people who called Halo 2 multiplayer "hardcore". Ugh.
Is the game number 15245378467835635 of making things fall. Sorry if this made by God game don't appease me.
Angry Birds is an awesome pick-up style game. If I'm waiting around for an appointment or not quite tired enough to sleep yet, Angry Birds is a great choice. Congrats to Rovio for hitting a gold mine.
My nerd rep dawg, my nerd rep. I can't have my nerd rep up if I ain't hatin' on those angry birds, yo!
I don't hate Angry Birds,I hate Rovio,everytime someone from Rovio opens their mouths it makes me rage.
But the game is pretty good in short spurts I guess.
But the game is pretty good in short spurts I guess.
I dont like the gameplay, I dont like the aesthetic, and I dont like the company. Can't hang with you on this one, Jim.
Up there with Tetris and Pac-Man? Wow. The difference between Angry Birds and those games is that they were wildly original when they came out and turned video games on their head through INNOVATION. Angry Birds is, as you pointed out, extremely derivative. I feel like that alone should keep it out of such good company.
And Jim, Angry Birds' success IS a big deal. SOME OF US don't want to live in a future where artistic and innovative console games are overshadowed by middling cellphone time-wasters, and where the industry is driven by whatever faddy shit office workers fiddle with on the bus on their way to work. I won't fucking apologize for it.
And Jim, Angry Birds' success IS a big deal. SOME OF US don't want to live in a future where artistic and innovative console games are overshadowed by middling cellphone time-wasters, and where the industry is driven by whatever faddy shit office workers fiddle with on the bus on their way to work. I won't fucking apologize for it.
"And Jim, Angry Birds' success IS a big deal. SOME OF US don't want to live in a future where artistic and innovative console games are overshadowed by middling cellphone time-wasters, and where the industry is driven by whatever faddy shit office workers fiddle with on the bus on their way to work. I won't fucking apologize for it."
This reminds me-Jim, you really need to do one about the OH JESUS GOD NO CASUAL APOCALPYSE ALL OUR "HARDCORE" GAMES ARE GOING AWAY thing that a lot of people seem to think is a real thing that is happening all around us.
This reminds me-Jim, you really need to do one about the OH JESUS GOD NO CASUAL APOCALPYSE ALL OUR "HARDCORE" GAMES ARE GOING AWAY thing that a lot of people seem to think is a real thing that is happening all around us.
@spinestomper
"angry birds is the dane cook of video games"
I think that is a great desicprtion.Is dane cook my favorite stadn up comedeain?hell no but do peopel love him? yes its becasue he is entertaining even if i think that somepeople are much much more funnier than him.
"angry birds is the dane cook of video games"
I think that is a great desicprtion.Is dane cook my favorite stadn up comedeain?hell no but do peopel love him? yes its becasue he is entertaining even if i think that somepeople are much much more funnier than him.
It's like Heavy Rain - it's not bad that non-gamers like it, it's even pretty decent, but the asshole who heads it up acts like it's god's gift to pixels - and it aint. Both Cage and the Angry Birds Top Guy mouth off about how great and innovative their products are when they both just ripped off older stuff and put it in a pretty package.
@ScorPWNok
Oh please. The console industry's ability to innovate in the field of driving their own costs through the roof was a huge factor in the birth of the now thriving indie games genre. These "middling cell phone time wasters" would probably not be thriving as well as they are if they weren't acting as a market counterbalance to the overpriced homogenous wasteland of action games that is the modern console games industry.
If not for the fact that the console games industry is a tired mess of expensive streamlined action titles devoid of anything artistic and innovative, the highly artistic and innovative indie scene would not be half as big as it is now. If the console games market gets overshadowed by a simple and fun cell phone game, the only people to blame will be the publishers who spent so long painting themselves into a corner that it became too expensive to properly expand into a risky market segment, not the indie devs who are almost completely priced out of the full retail games market, and are forced to make smaller more cost effective games instead.
Oh please. The console industry's ability to innovate in the field of driving their own costs through the roof was a huge factor in the birth of the now thriving indie games genre. These "middling cell phone time wasters" would probably not be thriving as well as they are if they weren't acting as a market counterbalance to the overpriced homogenous wasteland of action games that is the modern console games industry.
If not for the fact that the console games industry is a tired mess of expensive streamlined action titles devoid of anything artistic and innovative, the highly artistic and innovative indie scene would not be half as big as it is now. If the console games market gets overshadowed by a simple and fun cell phone game, the only people to blame will be the publishers who spent so long painting themselves into a corner that it became too expensive to properly expand into a risky market segment, not the indie devs who are almost completely priced out of the full retail games market, and are forced to make smaller more cost effective games instead.
It's not a bad game. But it certainly not my cup of tea, and I'm not going to pretend it is just because everyone else does.
Angry birds isn't a bad game itself, but it's what it represents. By making a game that costs 10 dollars to make in half an hour, it discourages developers such as Bethesda to make huge games when they could make a silly game like Angry Birds and be met with similar success.
Angry birds doesn't suck, but the fact that people behind it are ignorant pricks that ripped off a better flash game (Crush The Castle) does suck. And that's why I won't buy angry birds.
What wilding said. Not that it's a bad game or anything, but the fucking merchandising, amongst other things, just have me tired of it.
That and the dude who runs Rovio is a jackass.
That and the dude who runs Rovio is a jackass.
On the contrary Jim, angry birds IS TOTAL SHIT. A paint drying app would provide more entertainment.
It's a fun little game, but it seems a lot of people who defend the game try to argue it's more than what it actually is: an addicting time-waster. It's certainly nothing special, and certainly doesn't belong in any top 100 list along side full blown console releases. (yes, that's a stab at a certain gaming publication)
If people are going to compare it to something, it should be compared to flash games, because that's basically what Angry Birds is, with the difference being that it's super popular.
If people are going to compare it to something, it should be compared to flash games, because that's basically what Angry Birds is, with the difference being that it's super popular.
Truly it is Rovio I despise, not Angry Birds. Any developer or publisher that over emphasizes how great their game is is just asking for public backlash. While I do understand that about every single developer/publisher is going to do this in order to sell their game, there is a fine line between patting yourself on the back and demanding fellatio for the godsend you are to gamers. For a $1 bathroom-break title, Angry Birds is okay. For a developer who just knew how to create a marketable skin for their physics game, they are insulting.
"Angry birds is the dane cook of video games."
If that's not a backhanded compliment, I don't know what it.
If that's not a backhanded compliment, I don't know what it.
@OneRed
I don't know what you're Oh Pleasing me about. I agree with all of what you said and it actually supports my point. Sterling said Angry Birds being popular wasn't important and insulted people who thought it was. I think it is and you've put its success in great context as a result of other shitiness in the industry. I think we're on the same page.
I don't know what you're Oh Pleasing me about. I agree with all of what you said and it actually supports my point. Sterling said Angry Birds being popular wasn't important and insulted people who thought it was. I think it is and you've put its success in great context as a result of other shitiness in the industry. I think we're on the same page.
I like angry birds. I just don't like Rovio. They are fuck faces that need to shut their god damn mouths.
I was with you until you said "Wrongggggggg."
You condemn hardcore gamers for talking shit, but give Rovio a complete free pass for talking unbelievable shit on the entire games industry. Why is that?
And you say the game is no threat to us. However, I've probably read about 10,000 stories this year about how mobile is killing portable gaming - about how this sad, simple little montage of "paper airplane simulations" is supposed to eclipse all the deep portable gaming out there. That is a threat to us.
So you're wrong on two counts. Don't say we have no point when we're reacting to things completely logically.
You condemn hardcore gamers for talking shit, but give Rovio a complete free pass for talking unbelievable shit on the entire games industry. Why is that?
And you say the game is no threat to us. However, I've probably read about 10,000 stories this year about how mobile is killing portable gaming - about how this sad, simple little montage of "paper airplane simulations" is supposed to eclipse all the deep portable gaming out there. That is a threat to us.
So you're wrong on two counts. Don't say we have no point when we're reacting to things completely logically.
Hows this for an argument Gym - When people I consider stupid, celebrities and common folk alike, revere this game, I therefore deem it not worthy of my time.
I agree Jim. The only thing that bothers me is Rovio's bold talk and possible consequences of overrated investment values. In my opinion Rovio tries to provocate such overrating. It is pretty normal for a company to do so and Rovio is not the only one. But since Rovio is such a prime example of mobile game company success, a possible financial scandal surrounding Rovio may have big negative shock-like impact on investments into the gaming sector.
Once upon a time in Germany there was a game called Moorhuhn which is a game about shooting birds and was extremely popular (I think in Germany even more popular than Angry Birds now). The company behind the game attained a market value of up to 1.2 billion Euro and guess what the bubble burst.
Once upon a time in Germany there was a game called Moorhuhn which is a game about shooting birds and was extremely popular (I think in Germany even more popular than Angry Birds now). The company behind the game attained a market value of up to 1.2 billion Euro and guess what the bubble burst.
The only reason Jim defends Angry Birds is primarily because he defends the platform itself. He wants iOS games and its ilk to succeed, so obviously he must stand shoulder to shoulder with the flagship brand.
If this game came out 5 years ago for a console or gameboy/ds, it would have gotten run the fuck out of the building. Reviewers would have killed it upon arrival. This game was an evolution of ridiculous flash based time wasters. For this game to make the money it has is a fucking shame.
If this game came out 5 years ago for a console or gameboy/ds, it would have gotten run the fuck out of the building. Reviewers would have killed it upon arrival. This game was an evolution of ridiculous flash based time wasters. For this game to make the money it has is a fucking shame.
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